SVUB Community Outreach Coordinator

University Of Idaho; Coeur d'Alene (ID); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Idaho is hiring a Community Outreach Coordinator for the Silver Valley Upward Bound program. Based at a target school, you will recruit, mentor, tutor, and advise students to prepare them for college, while coordinating activities and trips with a team.

Summer programming runs six weeks with potential overnight components. A valid driver's license and willingness to travel are required, with on-site supervision during the summer program.

Qualifications

• Must possess a valid driver’s license and be able to meet requirements for driving university vehicles
• Ability to work nonstandard hours including evenings and weekends when necessary
• Ability to travel, occasionally overnight
• Ability to Live on-site to supervise students during six-week summer program
• Degree qualification required at time of application

Responsibilities

• Recruiting, serving, and tracking students at assigned school
• Provide mentoring, tutoring, advising, and counseling to help students go to college
• Develop and implement student activities, workshops, and field trips
• Collaborate with other outreach staff to meet recruitment targets
• Develop residential summer programming and supervise activities

Skills

Educational opportunity

Outreach program planning

Independent work

Communication

Student services

Travel

Education

Master’s degree in relevant field

Idaho teaching or counseling license

Tools

Computer software

Job description

Division/College College of Education, Health & Human Sciences

Department

Department TRIO-INSPIRE

Location

Location Off Campus Location - Kellogg, Wallace, IDl Office is located in Coeur D Alene

Posting Context Statement

Position Overview

TRIO - INSPIRE in the College of Education is a team committed to fostering access to transformational education and personalized support for our scholars. We value and sustain a professional environment that is vibrant, healthy, and supportive, in line with the University of Idaho’s vision of “Building Our Team.” Our core values are Commitment, Transformation, Intention and Collaboration: committed to be present and invested in our shared success, and fostering a transformative mindset that sustains life-long learning, intentional in what we do, collaboratively engaging in meaningful relationships.

Silver Valley Upward Bound has a strong focus on engaging with the target communities of Kellogg and Wallace in a meaningful, collaborative way that offers enriching opportunities for those communities in a way that strengthens partnerships and respects the values and traditions of community members. This position is one of two outreach staff serving the Silver Valley Upward Bound ( SVUB ) program. SVUB serves 65 students per year between the target schools of Kellogg High School and Wallace Jr/Sr High School.

The Community Outreach Coordinator is primarily based at one target school and is responsible for recruiting, serving, and tracking the students at that school. During the academic year, this position works with students in both individual and group settings, providing them with services such as mentoring, tutoring, advising, and counseling in order to help students go on to college. This position will work closely with the other outreach staff member to meet annual recruitment numbers and serve the appropriate number of students. Other academic year activities may include developing and implementing student activities, workshops, and field trips, some of which may include overnight components, such as college visits, or career fairs.

The Community Outreach Coordinator will also recruit new students as needed each year, often through informal classroom presentations and student referrals. During the summer, the community outreach coordinator works with a team to develop and implement six weeks of residential summer programming. This varies in nature by year but often includes travel and some overnight stays (such as during main campus visits in Moscow or the MOSS campus in McCall, or during capstone trips to other areas). Past capstone trips have been to Seattle, Alabama, and Los Angeles. This program includes transporting students, supervising students, developing activities and engaging in two weeks of informal instruction in literature and composition.

• Experience with concepts and factors related to educational opportunity for populations including low-income and non-traditional students
• Implementing the following into student outreach: concepts and factors related to educational opportunity
• Experience working independently; using project targets to develop and schedule student activities, meet recruitment and student contact goals, create connections with target area stakeholders, document services and schedule time appropriately
• Experience with editing and writing business correspondence using proper grammar and punctuation as demonstrated in application materials
• Experience in program planning and implementation and conducting independent research
• Experience in student service delivery; in planning and coordinating educational activities; teaching, supervising, or counseling non-traditional students

Required Education

Required Other

• Must possess a valid driver’s license and be able to meet requirements for driving university vehicles
• Ability to work nonstandard hours including evenings and weekends when necessary
• Ability to travel, occasionally overnight
• Ability to travel to visit with potential students where they are located, e.g. local educational institutions, public agencies and community organizations
• Ability to Live on-site to supervise students during six-week summer program

Additional Preferred

• Master’s degree in relevant field OR valid Idaho teaching or counseling license
• Skills with using computer operation and software programs
• Knowledge of: risk management as it relates to college going processes and procedures
• Experience with:
  • Major program planning, coordination and implementation
  • Developing professional, productive relationships in order to provide services
  • Program evaluation
  • Staff supervision
  • Writing reports
  • Developing policies and procedures
• Ability to manage project social media accounts and web presence, including updating social media and website with announcements, scheduled events, and other project missives to increase student engagement

Physical Requirements & Working Conditions

• None

Degree Requirement

Degree Requirement Listed degree qualification is required at time of application

Posting Information

FLSA Status

FLSA Status Exempt

Employee Category

Employee Category Exempt

Pay Range

Pay Range Commensurate with experience

Type of Appointment

Type of Appointment Fiscal Year

FTE

1

Full Time/Part Time

Full Time/Part Time Full Time

Funding

Funding This position is contingent upon the continuation of work and/or funding.

A visa sponsorship is available for the position listed in this vacancy.

Applicants who are selected as final possible candidates must be able to pass a criminal background check.

EEO Statement

The University of Idaho is an equal employment opportunity employer, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.

Required Documents

• Resume/CV
• Letter of Qualification

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  (Open Ended Question)

• * Are you currently authorized to work in the United States of America?
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• * Do you now, or in the future require sponsorship through the University of Idaho to continue working in the United States?
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