Assistant Director/Coordinator of Upward Bound

Job title: Assistant Director/Coordinator of Upward Bound

About the Role The Assistant Director/Coordinator of Upward Bound manages daily operations, supervises staff, coordinates activities, liaises with schools and families, tracks data, and supports college applications and financial aid. This role ensures program effectiveness and student success through leadership, data management, and coordinated services.

What You'll Do

• Identify, recruit, and retain 132 participants for the Upward Bound Program
• Assess each participant’s needs
• Design an educational plan and provide necessary services to ensure educational needs are met for retention and graduation
• Develop and provide cultural, social, and personal development activities and trips for participants
• Provide services and activities to ensure persistence and graduation
• Design and implement services to motivate participants to enroll in college
• Assess Program services and activities to ascertain the degree to which objectives are met (weekly meetings, monthly reports, file reviews, activities and services evaluation, semi-annual reports, and annual performance reports)
• Provide counseling and mentoring services
• Assist participants in applying for college
• Administer program assessment, score, compile, record, interpret, and submit a report for each assessment
• Monitor participants’ progress and maintain participants’ records
• Document services, activities, and make recommendations/suggestions for improvements
• Facilitate workshops based on participant needs
• Assist with follow-up and tracking participants
• Maintain program roster and demographic profile
• Attend campus meetings, programs, TRIO workshops, and conferences
• Assist with maintaining a waiting list and securing missing information needed to complete applications
• Develop and maintain uniform participant files
• Provide leadership in securing data and assist with writing proposals
• Perform other duties required to promote program effectiveness
• Other duties as assigned

What We're Looking For

• A master’s degree in guidance and counseling, education administration, or a related field is preferred
• 3 years of experience working with disadvantaged students or TRIO Programs
• Knowledge of counseling techniques
• Supervisory skills
• Microsoft Office and other programs
• Diagnostic testing
• Ability to facilitate small groups
• Ability to interact effectively with students who have different educational, social, and societal backgrounds (college and high school)
• Ability to provide academic advisement and counseling on personal, academic, and career matters with students

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary range: $50,000-$55,000 per year