Assistant Director, TRIO Talent Search

Kankakee Community College; Kankakee (IL); On-site; USD 66,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Kankakee Community College is seeking a TRIO Talent Search Coordinator to execute program goals in line with U.S. Department of Education guidelines.

You will oversee policy development, APR submissions, and data-driven improvements, collaborating with college staff to ensure academic support and participant services. You will lead recruitment and training of staff, design instructional components for participants, monitor expenditures, and present the program at schools and community events.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; master's degree in student personnel services or counseling preferred. Major in education, psychology, or sociology preferred.
• Work experience in student personnel services with socio-economically at-risk students at high school or college level preferred.
• Two years teaching and/or counseling experience at high school or college level preferred.
• Work experience with high school students in an educational setting strongly preferred.
• Work experience with federal or state grant programs preferred.
• Candidates with similar cultural and academic backgrounds to target population preferred.
• Experience with university residence hall living and staff supervision and evaluation preferred.
• Qualified candidate must have strong reading, writing, and computation skills, as well as strong computer experience with Microsoft office or comparable software applications. Bilingual preferred.

Responsibilities

• Interprets U.S. Department of Education regulations applicable to the grant programs, and ensures internal accountability by developing, implementing, and updating program policies and procedures as needed to ensure compliance with federal regulations.
• In collaboration with program staff and other college administrators, prepares and submits Annual Performance Report (APR) to the U.S. Department of Education and grant renewal application, in addition to other college departmental reports as required by the Director of Support Services.
• Coordinates the collection and analyzation of data for decision-making to continuously improve services and outcomes of the program. This includes selecting appropriate evaluation methods, administering assessments, collecting data, and working with staff to evaluate results.
• Supervises the recruitment, selection, and training of project staff. Provides support and supervision to assigned staff and completes an annual evaluation for each staff member.
• Develops, supervises, and provides leadership for the design, implementation, and evaluation of instruction, tutoring, cultural/recreational activities, and residential and non-residential summer components for program participants.
• Works collaboratively with the Director of Support Services and Business Office personnel to reconcile expenditures and calculate projections to maintain fiscal control of and accountability for the program budget.
• Organizes the development and implementation of annual strategic plan for academic programming and participant recruitment, which includes: Planning strategies for program publicity, determination of participant eligibility, methods of recruitment, documentation, and follow-up services. Development includes supervising and monitoring communications shared on social media, text message, email, and a biannual newsletter.
• Represents the college as a speaker/presenter, for the TRIO Talent Search program, in high schools, service clubs, community events, and other activities of a similar nature.

Skills

Reading skills

Writing skills

Computation skills

MS Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred in student personnel services or counseling

Tools

MS Word

MS Excel

MS Power Point

MS Access

MS Outlook

Job description

Description
Executes the goals and objectives of the TRIO Talent Search program in accordance with the U.S. Department of Education and guidelines of Kankakee Community College.

Description
Executes the goals and objectives of the TRIO Talent Search program in accordance with the U.S. Department of Education and guidelines of Kankakee Community College.
Examples of Duties
A, Interprets U.S. Department of Education regulations applicable to the grant programs, and ensures internal accountability by developing, implementing, and updating program policies and procedures as needed to ensure compliance with federal regulations.
B. In collaboration with program staff and other college administrators, prepares and submits Annual Performance Report (APR) to the U.S. Department of Education and grant renewal application, in addition to other college departmental reports as required by the Director of Support Services.
C. Coordinates the collection and analyzation of data for decision-making to continuously improve services and outcomes of the program. This includes selecting appropriate evaluation methods, administering assessments, collecting data, and working with staff to evaluate results.
D. Supervises the recruitment, selection, and training of project staff. Provides support and supervision to assigned staff and completes an annual evaluation for each staff member.
E. Develops, supervises, and provides leadership for the design, implementation, and evaluation of instruction, tutoring, cultural/recreational activities, and residential and non-residential summer components for program participants.
F. Works collaboratively with the Director of Support Services and Business Office personnel to reconcile expenditures and calculate projections to maintain fiscal control of and accountability for the program budget.
G. Organizes the development and implementation of annual strategic plan for academic programming and participant recruitment, which includes: Planning strategies for program publicity, determination of participant eligibility, methods of recruitment, documentation, and follow-up services. Development includes supervising and monitoring communications shared on social media, text message, email, and a biannual newsletter.
H. Represents the college as a speaker/presenter, for the TRIO Talent Search program, in high schools, service clubs, community events, and other activities of a similar nature.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; master's degree in student personnel services or counseling preferred. Major in education, psychology, or sociology preferred.
• Work experience in student personnel services with socio-economically at-risk students at high school or college level preferred.
• Two years teaching and/or counseling experience at high school or college level preferred.
• Work experience with high school students in an educational setting strongly preferred.
• Work experience with federal or state grant programs preferred.
• Candidates with similar cultural and academic backgrounds to target population preferred.
• Experience with university residence hall living and staff supervision and evaluation preferred.
• Qualified candidate must have strong reading, writing, and computation skills, as well as strong computer experience with Microsoft office or comparable software applications. Bilingual preferred.
  

Supplemental Information
Hiring range: $66,407/yr. min. - $76,368/yr. 1st quartile - $86,329/yr. mid.
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After reviewing the job description can you perform the essential functions of the job with or without an accommodation?

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Indicate your highest "conferred" degree. (transcript or diploma of highest degree will need to be presented at time of interview)

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Do you have at least 2 years of teaching and/or counseling experience at high school or college level?

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Do you have work experience with high school students in an educational setting?

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Computer Experience

• MS Word or comparable application
• MS Excel or comparable application
• MS Power Point or comparable application
• MS Access or comparable application
• MS Outlook or comparable application
  

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