Hofstra University Hiring for Program Coordinator, Center for Educational Access and Success ( positions available) at Hempstead, NY Full Time

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Position Title:

Program Coordinator, Center for Educational Access and Success (2 positions available)

Position Number:

896658, 897424

School/Division:

School of Education

Department:

School of Education, Center for Educational Access and Success

Full-Time or Part-Time:

Full-Time

Description:

Reporting to the Associate Dean/Executive Director, the Program Coordinator works through several programs, including the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP), the Liberty Partnerships Program (LPP), and the Science and Technology Entry Program (STEP). CSTEP, LPP, and STEP are New York State grant-funded initiatives. The Program Coordinator assists with advising pre-collegiate and collegiate students including assistance with mentoring, tutoring, and facilitating fall, spring, and summer academic classes. Travel for student conferences, field trips, and college tours are planned annually. The position includes Saturday hours, travel to local school districts, and occasional overnight obligations for conferences and tours. This position is contingent upon grant funding.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Meets pre-collegiate and collegiate students, on-campus or online, from assigned caseload covering topics including academic goal setting, action plans, and follow-up—schedules meetings through students and parents where relevant, whether by email or letter.
• Meets with students to discuss academic progress, tutoring, and programmatic adjustments and maintains record-keeping for reports.
• The position also includes being available for drop-in meetings with parents and students and facilitating group sessions covering various topics.
• For pre-collegiate participants, collaborates with partner school counselors covering student programming and student progress and to plan student activities and collect yearly data on programming services.
• Helps coordinate student programming and activities, including student registration, enrollment, classroom assignments, and orientation.
• Collaborates with staff to plan and help facilitate the annual academic bowl, academic showcase, and recognition ceremony.
• Oversees planning and coordination of educational laboratory visits.
• Performs database management including collecting data for midyear and final reports.
• Helps collect and record student data for the New York State Education Department reports, including maintaining reports on all CSTEP, LPP, and STEP program participants.
• Coordinates with staff members to manage student enrollment and participation.
• Assists with organizing the mentoring program, including onboarding student mentees and collegiate student mentors, hosting mentoring training workshops, colloquiums, and facilitating mentor-mentee relationships.
• Assists with organizing the tutorial program, including hiring, training, and pairing student tutors with tutees as well as hosting information sessions and organizing guest speakers.
• Manages relationships with parents or guardians for pre-collegiate tutees and the tutorial schedule.
• Assists with directing and overseeing recognition and celebratory activities for pre-collegiate and collegiate student populations performing duties to include sending invitations, producing student certificates, teacher evaluations, etc.
• Assists with coordinating all activities associated with conference preparation for students (pre-collegiate and collegiate), including registration, research presentations, hotel accommodations and travel arrangements, pre-trip meetings, etc.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• At least one year of successful administrative experience in educational or social programs.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent verbal and demonstrated written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) speaking candidates are encouraged to apply.

Deadline:

Open Until Filled

Date Posted:

02/23/2024

EEO Statement:

Hofstra University is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering diversity in its faculty, administrative staff and student body, and encourages applications from the entire spectrum of a diverse community.

Salary/Salary Range:

$62,400