Project Rebound Coordinator

California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly); San Luis Obispo (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) is seeking a Project Rebound Coordinator to oversee the program, advising, and services for formerly incarcerated and justice-impacted students. You will coordinate recruitment, enrollment, retention, and success through comprehensive advising, case management, and campus partnerships.

The role involves collaboration with departments, community organizations, and reentry programs to ensure students access academic support, financial aid, and

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in Counseling, Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Higher Education, or related field.
• Progressive experience in student services with counseling/case management.
• Experience serving formerly incarcerated or justice-impacted students is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and implement the Project Rebound program.
• Advise and provide case management to support persistence and degree completion.
• Collaborate with campus and community partners to ensure access to academic and basic needs resources.

Skills

Advising skills

Counseling basics

Group counseling

Student services

Sensitive issues handling

Education

Master's in Counseling

Graduate counseling coursework

Four-year degree plus related coursework

Doctorate substituted for experience

Job description

Job Summary

Under the general direction of the Sr. Associate Dean of Students, the Project Rebound Coordinator is responsible for the coordination, implementation, and ongoing operation of the Project Rebound program. The position serves as the primary resource for supporting the recruitment, enrollment, retention, and success of formerly incarcerated and justice-impacted students through comprehensive advising, case management, and program services.

The Project Rebound Coordinator collaborates with campus departments, community-based organizations, partner institutions, and correctional and reentry programs to establish and maintain a continuum of support for students. The position is responsible for managing program operations, facilitating outreach and enrollment efforts, and ensuring students are connected to appropriate academic, financial, and basic needs resources to support persistence and degree completion.

Department Summary

The mission of the Dean of Students (DOS) Office is to serve as a resource for helping students resolve university-related issues and concerns and advance to degree. The office is committed to supporting the academic success of students by fostering the development of integrity and problem-solving skills; teaching self-advocacy and personal responsibility; and providing students with opportunities to learn and practice the fundamental principles of good citizenship, responsible leadership, and the importance of diversity in a global society.

Key Qualifications

• Thorough knowledge of the principles of individual and group behavior, and general knowledge of individual counseling techniques and non-clinical case management practices as applied in a higher education setting.
• Knowledge of the issues, barriers, and systemic challenges facing formerly incarcerated and justice-impacted populations, and the ability to apply that knowledge to support student access, transition, and success in a university environment.
• Ability to advise students individually and in groups on varied and complex matters, including those involving sensitive personal, academic, financial, and reentry-related issues.
• Ability to analyze complex situations accurately, interpret and evaluate descriptions of student concerns, define problems, and develop and implement appropriate courses of action or intervention.
• Ability to determine appropriate techniques and approaches when engaged in personal interactions of a sensitive, emotionally charged, or potentially adversarial nature, utilizing tact, diplomacy, and sound professional judgment.

Education and Experience

• Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university in a related field, including or supplemented by upper division or graduate coursework in counseling techniques, interviewing, and conflict resolution where such are job-related.
• Possession of these knowledge and abilities is typically demonstrated through the equivalent of three years of progressively responsible professional student services work experience. One year in the program area to which assigned may be preferred but is not required.
• A master’s degree in Counseling, Clinical Psychology, Social Work, Higher Education, or a directly related field may be substituted for one year of experience.
• A doctorate degree and the appropriate internship or clinical training in counseling or guidance may be substituted for the three years of experience for positions with a major responsibility for professional career or personal counseling.

Salary and Benefits

Anticipated Hiring Range: $69,804 - $77,951 Per Year

Classification Range: $66,480 - $94,716 Per Year

Factors in determining the appropriate compensation for a role include experience, skills, knowledge, abilities, education, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The Anticipated Hiring Range referenced in the job posting is the budgeted salary or hourly range that the University reasonably expects to pay for this position. The Classification Range may be broader than what the University anticipates paying for this position, based on internal equity, budget, and collective bargaining agreements (when applicable).

Cal Poly offers a best-in-class benefits program, including health, dental and vision insurance, retirement participation in the Public Employees' Retirement System, and educational benefits for eligible employees.

Equal Opportunity and Excellence in Education and Employment

This position is open and available to all regardless of race, sex, color, ethnicity or national origin. Consistent with California law and federal civil rights laws, Cal Poly provides equal opportunity in education and employment without unlawful discrimination or preferential treatment based on race, sex, color, ethnicity, or national origin. Cal Poly complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the California Equity in Higher Education Act, California's Proposition 209 (Art. I, Section 31 of the California Constitution), other applicable state and federal anti-discrimination laws, and CSU’s Nondiscrimination Policy.

Supplemental Information

Satisfactory completion of a background check (including a criminal records check) is required for employment. Cal Poly will make a conditional offer of employment, which may be rescinded if the background check reveals disqualifying information, and/or it is discovered that the candidate knowingly withheld or falsified information.

The person holding this position is considered a 'mandated reporter' under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

Cal Poly is not a sponsoring agency for staff or management positions. Applicants for staff and management positions must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Education Code 89521 Requirements: Applicants will be required to disclose whether they have received a final administrative decision or final judicial decision determining that they have committed sexual harassment within the last 7 years only after a determination is made that they meet the minimum qualifications for the position, and before an offer of employment is extended. Applicants who reach the final stages of the application process must also sign a release form that authorizes the release of information by the applicant’s current and/or former employers to the CSU concerning any substantiated allegations of misconduct.

Positions are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days.