SEO Project Coordinator Upward Bound Laramie County Coordinator

JOB TITLE:

Upward Bound Laramie County Coordinator SEO

JOB PURPOSE:

This position is located in Cheyenne Wyoming in UWs Outreach Center at Laramie County Community College. This position will serve high school students in Cheyenne and Burns WY.

Under limited supervision this position provides services to first generation and low-income high school students and their families to ensure academic success in high school and successful application to and graduation from college. The coordinator will design and implement academic career personal college access retention and graduation and financial aid and financial/economic literacy advising and programming. This position provides services under the federally-funded Upward Bound and Upward Bound Math/Science TRIO programs.

PLEASE NOTE:Temporary relocation to the University of Wyoming in Laramie WY for seven weeks during June and July to participate in coordinating and implementing a residential summer academic program for participants is required. Housing and food costs are covered.

This position is grant-funded and considered at-will employment.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Independently recruit eligible and suitable first generation/low-income high school students for participation in this college preparatory program.
• Develop and maintain positive productive relationships with teachers administrators and counselors in the schools served as well as with community agencies and state and federal agency staff serving low-income clients.
• Design and provide grade-appropriate individualized services group workshops and enrichments for eligible participants.
• Collect verify and document extensive participant data and educational outcomes including accurate data entry and organized participant file management.
• Maintain confidentiality of student records as well as strict compliance with federal legislation and regulations OMB directives and UW and SEO policies and procedures.
• Undertake small- and large-scale event planning and implementation and advertise program services and successes to the public.
• Engage in planning and execution of Upward Bounds six-week summer program and manage administrative oversight supervisory and instructional duties for participants which will require working additional evening and weekend hours on the UW campus in Laramie in June and July.

SUPPLEMENTAL FUNCTIONS:

• Provide training to program and activity support staff and supervise hourly staff..
• Serve on committees and represent the program at meetings and events.
• Work effectively under distance supervision.
• Travel by personal vehicle in all seasons within your service area to recruit and provide services to participants. Successful candidates will be required to have access to a safe and reliable personal vehicle and will be reimbursed mileage for official travel to selected high schools in Cheyenne and Burns WY.
• After-school and some evening and weekend hours will be required to provide effective services during the academic year and more regularly during the summer residential program held on the UW campus in Laramie WY.
• Plan and administer specific initiatives and perform other duties as required.
• In- and out-of-state overnight travel to professional conferences and trainings.

COMPETENCIES:

• Individual Leadership
• Organization
• Collaborative relationships
• Strategic Planning
• Innovation
• Integrity

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

Education: Bachelors degree

Experience: 2 years work-related experience

Required licensure certification registration or other requirements:

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Ability to recruit eligible and suitable participants for program participation and to build and maintain positive and productive relationships with students parents and school staff.
• Knowledge of the barriers to academic success and college access commonly found among first generation/low-income students.
• Experience designing preparing and delivering educational workshops and course curriculum.
• Ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.
• Familiarity or experience working with federal educational grants under accountability standards.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing to foster a productive and cooperative work environment.
• Experience planning organizing and implementing both small- and large-scale events.
• Proven ability to motivate students to undertake actions and activities that promote their academic and personal success
• Proficiency in Microsoft office programs and comfortable learning new software.

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

In addition to the UW online application please provide:
1. A cover letter
2. A resume that specifically address the duties and qualifications for the position
3. Contact information for four work-related references
4. A one-page statement that addresses both of the following questions. You may attach this to your application or email it directly to :
- What specific challenges do low-income and first-generation college students face in graduating from high school and enrolling in and completing college
- How are you qualified to help students address and overcome the challenges you identified

Incomplete applications that do not include all required materials listed above will not be considered.