Prison Edu Student Success&Reentry Navigator

Job Description

Wilmington College in Wilmington, Ohio, is a career-oriented liberal arts institution founded by and closely affiliated with the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers). Access for students to education where they are located is part of the institution’s DNA. The College has a long history of serving incarcerated students and is pleased to be offering degree programs to these students. We encourage you to review our website and learn about our history, what we are doing today, and how we are preparing students for tomorrow ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).).

Wilmington College invites applications for an administrative position as Student Success and Reentry Navigator for the Prison Education Program, to begin as soon as possible. This is a full-time, 12-month administrative position that is responsible for assisting currently and formerly incarcerated Wilmington College students with the resources and support they need to achieve their academic goals. Wilmington College currently provides bachelor’s degree programs at Lebanon Correctional Institution (LeCI), Warren Correctional Institution (WCI), and Dayton Correctional Institution (DCI).

To support students’ academic goals, the Student Success and Reentry Navigator works with incarcerated students to determine what resources are needed to reach the student’s academic and professional goals. For students who transition into the community, the Navigator will engage with formerly incarcerated students as an initial point of contact. In addition, the Navigator provides learning services to support students enrolled at the College’s Prison Education Program sites.

The Navigator liaises with the PEP Academic Area Coordinator, Site Coordinators, the PEP Program Manager, and the Academic Resources Office at the main campus to oversee and coordinate the recruiting, training, and evaluation of tutors, including peer tutors. This position also oversees and coordinates the supplemental instruction program as needed by PEP instructors.

This position works directly with incarcerated students in the correctional facilities and is expected to work alternating sites for program support in the Lebanon Correctional Institution, Warren Correctional Institute, and Dayton Correctional Institute, including some evenings each week. Travel to the Wilmington College campus is also required.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Serving as primary academic support and student success liaison to the Wilmington College main campus, LeCI, WCI, and DCI for enrolled students, maintaining strong working relationships with ODRC staff and Wilmington College PEP team members
• Collaborating with colleagues to recruit, train, and evaluate students, including incarcerated students, and other interested individuals who will serve as tutors
• Designing, executing, and evaluating a tutoring and academic success plan that best serves the students of the PEP program
• Providing tutoring in an area of academic need (such as writing support, quantitative skills, or business management skills)
• Working with English faculty to provide undergraduate writing support services
• Working with Business and Math faculty to provide quantitative skills and business skills support services
• Coordinating the assignment of peer tutors to students requesting assistance
• Tracking the time and schedule for all tutors
• Overseeing and coordinating a supplemental instruction (SI) program as needed by PEP instructors
• Collaborating with faculty on a regular basis regarding the SI program, including soliciting student names regarding SI positions
• Facilitating scheduling times and locations for SI sessions
• Supervising, tracking time, and evaluating SI leaders
• Serving as a testing proctor for placement testing, assessment tests, midterms, and finals; responsible for organizing the distribution and collection of course evaluations
• Developing specific program standards and helping identify areas in need of development and training for student support personnel
• Working with the PEP Academic Coordinator and a team of key individuals to develop a multi-year student success strategic plan for PEP that includes sustainable budgets to support PEP and institutional strategic goals
• Working with the PEP Area Coordinator to update sections of the PEP catalog, student handbook, and faculty/adjunct handbook related to academic and student success each year as appropriate
• Working to understand PEP retention each semester and find solutions for increasing student retention at all locations
• Conducting data analysis of entering and continuing cohorts, as well as reentry st