Program Director, Upward Bound
Program Director, Upward Bound
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Position Title: Program Director Upward Bound
Department: Ctr Student Success and Retention
Advertised Pay: Upper $70000s
Campus Location:Washburn University
Application Deadline:Application review will begin as applications are received and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants can be assured of full consideration if submitted by July 31 2025.
Position Summary: Washburn University is a teaching-focused student-centered public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students. Washburn has a student body of over 5500 undergraduate graduate and law students a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.
Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a dynamic faculty staff and student body and cultivating a robust learning and working environment and curriculum. We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages an excellent benefits program and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion modernization partnership achievement community and 2024 Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for according to Great Colleges to Work For program.
Washburn Universitys Upward Bound Program is directly sponsored by the Vice President of Academic Affairs. Both the Upward Bound Project Director and the Dean of University Libraries and the Center for Student Success and Retention regularly report to the Vice President of Academic Affairs on the Student Success agenda for Washburn University. The Upward Bound Program Director under the direction of the Dean of University Libraries and the Center for Student Success and Retention and the Associate Dean for Student Success is responsible for developing and administering the Washburn University Upward Bound Program. This includes hiring training supervising and evaluating project staff; managing fiscal resources; developing and managing projects; and liaising with the target area communities. The Upward Bound Director also provides direct services to Upward Bound participants approximately 60 low-income first-generation or at-risk students at Topeka High School representing youth from under-served communities. This is a grant-funded position contingent upon the continued availability of grant funding.
Essential Functions:
Coordinates all participant assessments to determine the extent of academic personal and career counseling needs
Directs participant recruitment and selection of students; meets individually and in groups with participants regularly to provide information and assistance supporting successful school completion and post-secondary entry
Assists participants with exploration goal setting planning and follow-through monitors participants progress
The Director regularly works with parents and participants who do not speak English fluently and many are Spanish speakers translation skills may be necessary
Conducts Upward Bound informational presentations at participating schools and community agencies
Develops and implements all services and activities to meet the Upward Bound objectives with the project staff
Directs a coordinated approach among processes to assess participants needs delivers services and monitors participants progress
Collaborates with the programs Internal Evaluation Team to review monitor and evaluate program effectiveness through objective and accurate data and information reports shared with the Internal Evaluation Team
Administers the annual budget works with Washburn finance and accounting staff to ensure that fiscal planning budgeting and financial reporting are managed in compliance with grant and University regulations requirements policies and procedures and prepares continuation budgets
Hires trains supervises and evaluates Upward Bound staff
Serves as a liaison to departments target school administrators and community agencies
Supervises the maintenance of accurate Upward Bound data to generate monthly/quarterly/annual reports and to evaluate the performance of participants and the attainment of project objectives
Prepares and submits Annual Progress/Performance Reports utilizing university procedures
Prepares formative and summative program evaluations
Maintains confidentiality of information exposed to during business regarding students supervisors or other employees
Contributes to a safe educational and working environment by participating in all drills and training and being prepared to act should a health or safety emergency occur
Coordinates and leads project-related meetings
Requires the kind of teamwork supervision and personal interaction that cannot be had in a home office situation; therefore regular and predictable on-site attendance is a job requirement
Performs additional job-related duties as assigned or as appropriate
Required Qualifications:
A masters degree in a relevant field (education counseling etc.)
Minimum of three years of experience in staff supervision budget management and/or program development and evaluation/reporting which included compliance with federal regulations
At least three years of experience managing and implementing educational programs for at-risk students
Demonstrated sensitivity to the needs of youth from under-served communities
Proven ability to use discretion in dealing with student records and demonstrated knowledge of FERPA guidelines
Demonstrated knowledge of issues affecting the academic potential of low-income first-generation college-bound youth
Proven effective written and interpersonal communication skills
Demonstrable ability to work effectively independently and in teams
Preferred Qualifications:
Doctorate in educational leadership liberal arts social/behavioral sciences administration social work counseling or related field
Experience administering federal grants and federal budgets
Bilingual Spanish
Personal or professional experience overcoming obstacles similar to those of the Project participants
Exempt Full time Background Check Required
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
