Assistant Director, Student Support & Access Programs

Northeastern Illinois University; United States; On-site; USD 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental and vision benefits

Sick leave and vacation days

State Universities Retirement System (

Job summary

Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago invites applications for the Assistant Director of TRIO Student Support Services - Access (Disability). Under the Executive Director, you will coordinate recruitment, enrollment and academic support for program participants.

You will supervise staff, manage budgets, develop tracking systems, provide academic advising and transition support, and help with reports, evaluations and grants while promoting student success.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in education, counseling, psychologist, special education, student personnel or a related field.
• Extensive knowledge of recruitment, academic mentoring, follow-up tracking.
• Minimum two years of experience in a student support services setting in four-year college or university.
• Minimum two years of experience working with students with disabilities in higher education.
• Strong verbal and written communication.
• Experience in developing student programming that fosters confidence-building, leadership, and academic skills.
• Ability to teach in individual and small group instruction settings.
• Demonstrated knowledge of academic, career and advising principles and practices.
• Experience in academic advisement in higher education or related field.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, customer service, communication and time management skills with attention to details.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate recruitment, enrollment and academic support for SSS participants.
• Supervise staff including advisors, peer coaches and faculty coaches.
• Develop and evaluate tracking systems for enrollment and academic progress.
• Provide academic advising and graduate school guidance for participants.
• Assist with coordination of developmental education for program participants.
• Contribute to reports, evaluations and budgets for the SSS program.
• Monitor participant progress and support retention and graduation goals.
• Foster collaborations with campus and off-campus partners for scholarship/internship opportunities.
• Prepare and submit Annual Performance Reports for the SSS Program.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Program coordination

Data tracking

Collaboration with diverse groups

Education

Master’s degree

Tools

Word

Excel

Access

Job description

Northeastern Illinois University in Chicago invites applications for the Assistant Director of TRIO Student Support Services - Access (Disability). Under the Executive Director, you will coordinate recruitment, enrollment and academic support for program participants.

You will supervise staff, manage budgets, develop tracking systems, provide academic advising and transition support, and help with reports, evaluations and grants while promoting student success.