Description

Title: TRIO Student Support Services Director

Reports To: Dean of Retention and Academic Support Services 

Department: Academic Affairs

Status: Full-time 

Classification: Staff

Deadline to Apply: Until filled

Start Date: Immediately

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Notre Dame College (NDC) invites applications for the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Director position. A federal TRIO Student Support Services grant funds this position. Funding is available for the five-year period of the grant, with a possibility for renewal. The purpose of the SSS Program is to increase the number of disadvantaged low-income college students, first-generation college students, and college students with disabilities in the United States who successfully complete a program of study at the postsecondary level.

The Director is responsible for the overall design, management, supervision, evaluation and implementation of the grant components. The Director also is the primary individual responsible for informing the campus of the SSS goals/objectives and achievements and for establishing collaboration with other campus departments to serve first generation, low income and disabled students. The primary objectives for this TRIO grant are increasing retention of students served; increasing the number of students served who are in good standing; and increasing the completion rate for those students who are served. The Director also will ensure correct and proper reporting to the US Department of Education.

Essential Duties:

1. Provides overall project management in compliance with the US Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) and Uniform Guidance, all other applicable Federal regulations and requirements, and NDC policies and procedures.

2. Ensures accomplishment of SSS project objectives. Coordinates and supervises evaluation of the effectiveness of the SSS project and its services.

3. Advertises for, interviews, hires, trains, supervises, and evaluates SSS Staff. 

4. Develops Managed Achievement Plans (MAPs) for, monitors and advises caseload of 20 program participants. 

5. Coordinates SSS graduate/professional school advising/enrollment services, the Special Orientation Seminar, the Success Skills Seminar, cultural activities, and disability accommodations and monitors personal counseling referrals.

6. Collaborates in the development and administration of the program budget.

7. Oversees participant assessment, monitoring, and implementation of services and activities.

8. Markets and informs prospective students as well as other campus constituents including faculty and staff about SSS objectives, services and procedures. 

9. Works with other NDC departments to monitor participant retention and develop policies that will improve student retention. 

10. Prepares Annual Performance Reports for the Department of Education, NDC, and any other entities that require them. 

11. Attends professional development opportunities, including national and regional focused TRIO leadership opportunities, to enhance program success.

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

· Master’s Degree in Education Administration, Guidance/Counseling, College Student Personnel, or related field

· Minimum 5 years of higher education experience in student success, retention, adult education

· Minimum 2 years of experience designing, managing, or implementing SSS or a similar project, including budget management

· Federal grants management, budget management, and staff supervision experience

· Excellent communications skills

· In-depth knowledge of academic, social, cultural, socio-emotional and economic needs of disadvantaged students

Preferred Qualifications:

· Doctorate in Education Administration, Guidance, Counseling, College Student Personnel, or related field