Assistant Director Upward Bound

Upward Bound Program Academic Advisor

Assists the Upward Bound Director in administering and managing program activities. Responsible for the organization and provision of the program's academic advising component.

Job Duties:

• Advises high school participants regarding academic performance, career planning and college admissions in the schools and at the university. Develops curriculum for college preparation seminar courses in both academic year and summer components.
• Leads academic advising efforts on projects, including the design of curriculum for use within individual academic advising sessions and the administration of academic and career testing.
• Recruits, employs, orients and supervises part-time academic tutors.
• Develops a program wide recruitment plan. Identifies, screens and recruits participants from target middle and high schools.
• Maintains documentation of student services and compiles data for use within program reports.
• Develops parent meeting curriculum and facilitates individual parent meetings.
• Maintains program awareness through the creation and maintenance of social media accounts.

Additional Duties:

• Cooperates and collaborates with other employees in the spirit of teamwork and collegiality and interacts with confidence, patience and integrity to provide professional leadership during emergencies.
• Complies with all Trinity University policies and guidelines.
• Performs other duties as required.

Education:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.

Preferred:

• Master's degree in Education, Social Work, Counseling or related field from an accredited institution.

Experience:

Required:

• Three years of experience in academic advising, academic counseling or social work with an emphasis on academic development.
• Two years of professional experience in the design and implementation of educational case management programs, academic advising programs or academic counseling programs.
• Three years of experience in direct service to first-generation and low-income students.

Preferred:

• Experience in TRiO programs.
• Written and oral fluency in Spanish strongly preferred.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Required:

• Excellent leadership as well as verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.

Preferred:

• An understanding of the philosophy of TRiO programs.
• Fluency in Spanish, written and oral.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

Work leadership of one or more employees.

Number of Direct Reports:

None

Decision Making:

Plan and perform complex work where only general policies or procedures are available.

Budget Responsibility:

No responsibility for budget, revenues, and/or expenditure authority.

Financial Responsibility:

None