Program Coordinator - UT for Me

Program Coordinator - UT for Me

Hiring Department: UT For Me

Position Open To:
All Applicants

Weekly Scheduled

Hours:

40

FLSA Status:
Exempt from FLSA

Earliest

Start Date:

Immediately

Position Duration:
Expected to Continue

Location:

UT MAIN CAMPUS

Position will work with scholarship recipients and students for the Dell Scholars at UT Austin and UT for Me programs to ensure students stay on track to timely graduation. This position will interface directly with students, both individually and in groups, to provide academic, developmental, financial support and planning, career exploration and referrals, to campus resources.

Support first-time in college students from orientation through graduation and aid them in meeting their career goals. Interpret and analyze student's individual experience to formulate plan of action to accomplish goals and maintain academic persistence.

Manage a large caseload of students through regular contact in person, via email, text, and other forms of communication.

Provide individualized and organizational programming to promote retention and timely graduation with a focus on career outcomes; utilize holistic advising practices and key on- and off-campus resources to address both academic and non-academic concerns.

Communicate with on-campus student success programs, career services, and all undergraduate colleges and schools (CSUs), as well as regarding individual student situations.

Utilize various case management tools and data sources to manage large caseload, including Grad Snapp, Advisors Toolkit, EAB Navigate, and multiple dashboards and databases.

Other duties as assigned

Bachelor's degree. Three years experience coordinating or administering a program working with college students or high school students in a college readiness capacity, orientation, counseling, advising, retention, student life, residence life, service learning, financial aid counseling, or closely related field. Strong written and verbal communication skills. Capability to use technology on a daily basis. Knowledge of student development, campus ecology, community development, and student learning theories and their applications in practice.

Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate.

Master's degree in Higher Education administration or related field. Experience with UT Austin academic advising, student success programming or other intensive student-facing support programs. Bilingual in English and Spanish. Excellent planning, evaluation and assessment, time management, marketing, and problem-solving skills

Salary Range: $50,000+ depending on qualifications

Working Conditions:

May work around standard office conditions

Repetitive use of a keyboard at a workstation

• Resume/CV
• 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor
• Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers:
You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.

Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers:
As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs. If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply. This information will be pulled in to your application.

The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume. In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) that were noted above.

Employment Eligibility:
Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers. Staff who are promotion/transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility:
The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Background Checks: A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.

Equal Opportunity

Employer:

The University of…