Director, Upward Bound Program

Wilkes Barre, PA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 30+ days ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Wilkes University invites applicants for a TRIO Director of the Upward Bound Program in the Department of Office of Academic Success. This is a full-time 12-month administrative staff position reporting to the Executive Director. The successful candidate is responsible for leading designing implementing administering and managing all activities of the Upward Bound Program to successfully and consistently ensure achievement of its goal of low-income first-generation students attaining a college degree. The director ensures
compliance with the U.S. Department of Education regulations and university policies manages all aspects of program and is responsible for strategic planning staff supervision budget/fiscal management and student services through the program delivery.

A Masters degree is required in Education Social Services Counseling or a related field. The ideal candidate will have four or more years prior experience in educational leadership/educational programming (including design implementation and management) working with low-income and first-generation students and their families. Experience with demonstrated supervisory experience and fiscal/budgetary management is required.

Please be sure to include a cover letter resume or curriculum vitae and three references including names titles full mailing address telephone numbers and email addresses. Review of applications begins immediately.

Wilkes University is constantly seeking to become a more diverse community and to enhance its capacity to value and capitalize on the cultural richness that diversity brings. The University strongly encourages applications from persons with diverse backgrounds. Wilkes University does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of race color national or ethnic origin age religion disability pregnancy sex/gender gender identity and/or expression sexual orientation marital or family status military or veteran status or genetic information.

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