Assistant Director, TRIO Student Support Services

NEIU; Illinois; On-site; USD 55,000 - 63,000; Full time

Job summary

Northeastern Illinois University is hiring an Assistant Director for the TRIO Student Support Services - Access (Disability) program. The role reports to the Executive Director and focuses on recruitment, enrollment, academic support, and supervision of program staff.

Responsibilities include data collection, progress tracking, advising, and collaboration with campus stakeholders to enhance retention and graduation outcomes for participants under a federally funded TRIO program.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in education, counseling, counselor education, psychology, special education, student personnel, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Assist in supervising project programming, budget management, recruitment initiatives and social media presence for SSS.
• Responsible for academic monitoring and follow-up tracking.
• Collect and organize data necessary for program effectiveness.
• Hire, supervise, train and evaluate SSS Advisor, peer coaches, and faculty coaches.
• Develop, implement and evaluate tracking system for enrollment/academic progress.
• Serve as academic advisor for program participants.
• Assist with coordination of developmental education for program participants.
• Assist Executive Director in writing reports, evaluations, and budgets.
• Collect, monitor and maintain participant records.
• Assist in coordinating process of recruiting and selecting SSS participants.
• Meet with SSS Participants regularly to monitor progress and complete a Student Success Plan for each participant.
• Provide support for graduate school admissions, and financial aid.
• Provide academic advising, career, financial literacy, and scholarship activities for SSS participants.
• Assist in developing and implementing new participant orientations for SSS.
• Support establishing and maintaining collaborative efforts to identify scholarship/job shadowing/internship opportunities for SSS participants.
• Provide support for completion and submission of Annual Performance Reports for the SSS Program.
• Design and implement activities to increase retention and graduation rates of SSS participants.
• Coordinate collaborative student-driven activities between TRIO Programs including conferences and graduate school visits.
• Perform job duties on campus.
• Serve on committees as assigned or supported by the SSS Executive Director.
• Participate in related professional organizations related to TRIO programs.
• Participate in state, regional and national TRIO conferences.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the SSS Executive Director.

Skills

Recruitment

Academic mentoring

Follow-up tracking

Verbal and written communication

Organizational skills

Diversity experience

Education

Master’s degree in education, counseling, psychology, or related field

Tools

Word

Excel

Access

Job description

Northeastern Illinois University is hiring an Assistant Director for the TRIO Student Support Services - Access (Disability) program. The role reports to the Executive Director and focuses on recruitment, enrollment, academic support, and supervision of program staff.

Responsibilities include data collection, progress tracking, advising, and collaboration with campus stakeholders to enhance retention and graduation outcomes for participants under a federally funded TRIO program.