Program Coordinator - UT for Me

General Notes

Our goal is to recruit and support staff and students with a wide range of backgrounds, ideas and viewpoints. Must be eligible to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer.

Program Coordinator - UT for Me

UT For Me

All Applicants

40

Exempt from FLSA

Immediately

Expected to Continue

UT MAIN CAMPUS

Our goal is to recruit and support staff and students with a wide range of backgrounds, ideas and viewpoints. Must be eligible to work in the United States on a full-time basis for any employer.

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

$50,000+ depending on qualifications

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

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.

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.

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

The University of Texas at Austin, as an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, complies with all applicable federal and state laws regarding nondiscrimination and affirmative action. The University is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all persons and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,…