Director,TRIO Programs Job Plainfield area,Illinois USA,Education / Teaching

Position Title

Director, TRIO Programs

Job Description

POSITION TITLE:

Director, TRIO Programs
STATUS:
Full time
DEPARTMENT:
Center for Multicultural Access and Success (CMAS)
DIVISION:
Student Development
CLASSIFICATION:
Exempt
UNION:
Non‑union

REPORTS TO:

Dean, Multicultural Access and Success
PLACEMENT:
Administrative Grade S13
HIRING RANGE: $83,986 – $94,484 annually

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The student population at the college is diverse in ethnicity, gender, language, age and background. Joliet Junior College is an AA/EO employer and strongly encourages applications from candidates who would enhance the diversity of its staff.

Position Summary

The Director, TRIO Programs serves as the principal operational and strategic leader for College’s TRIO initiatives within the Center for Multicultural Access and Success (CMAS) and as a primary partner to the Dean of Multicultural Access and Success. This position provides comprehensive leadership for TRIO Programs, including Student Support Services (SSS) and Educational Talent Search (ETS), and serves as the liaison between CMAS, TRIO, and Joliet Junior College administrators, faculty, public school district partners, students, parents, and community stakeholders.

The Director is responsible for ensuring that the programs meet established goals, institutional objectives, and federal guidelines. This includes oversight of program development, implementation, and continuous improvement, management of daily operations, supervision, and evaluation of professional and support staff, budget planning, and implementation of strategies to improve student outcomes.

Essential

Job Duties and

Key Responsibilities

Provide leadership and supervision for TRIO Programs within the Center for Multicultural Access and Success, and in collaboration with the Dean to facilitate short and long‑range planning, program development, and assessment that supports student success outcomes which align with the mission, vision, and strategic goals of Joliet Junior College to the Centers, Managers, Coordinators, Success Coaches, and staff.

Responsible for TRIO grants administration, supervision of grant staff, federal compliance mandates, student file compliance and reporting required to achieve and report the goals and objectives outlined in each grant; and budget oversight for federal TRIO grants awarded.

Responsible for representing the College’s commitment to TRIO programs and services by communicating and advocating programs/services available which support the campus community, current and future TRIO students, and other stakeholders.

Effectively manage the program by ensuring that the TRIO Programs meets all grant obligations by developing comprehensive assessment and student tracking tools for reporting outcomes for the U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Labor.

Provide supervision and guidance for direct academic support services to Student Support Services and Educational Talent Search participants and supervise participants at activities, cultural events, and cultural trips. Responsible for all grant management, reporting, and compliance issues to provide accountability and standards for federal funding.

Foster a collegial collaborative relationship with internal and external stakeholders including college representatives, entities of the federal government (Department of Education and Labor), district high schools and community agencies.

Document the progress of TRIO Programs in achieving its funded objectives by coordination and evaluation of the project.

Responsible for developing a knowledgeable and skilled TRIO staff by recruiting, selecting, training, supervising, and evaluating staff members in compliance with the College’s established affirmative action/equal employment opportunity policies.

Effectively supervise the intake process to facilitate quality support services for diverse students. Analyze and distribute usage and learning outcomes data generated by TRIO; prepare regular reports (monthly and annually) related to programs, services, accomplishments and concerns.

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