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Posted: 23-Mar-23
Location: Claremont, California
Type: Full-time
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ACADEMIC COORDINATOR IN UPWARD BOUND
UPWARD BOUND
Position Summary:
A full-time, twelve-month, grant funded position, the Academic Coordinator has primary responsibilities for college advising, parent outreach, and the planning and implementing of a satellite summer residential program. The Academic Coordinator will have supporting responsibilities for a large academic year cross age tutorial program, math and science instructional components, student advising, student recruitment, and cultural enrichment activities. The Academic Coordinator will report to the Director of the Upward Bound Program.
About Harvey Mudd College:
Located in the heart of Claremont, California, 35 miles east of Los Angeles, Harvey Mudd College is a highly selective undergraduate liberal arts college offering degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. HMC enrolls about 800 students and is a member of The Claremont Colleges, which comprises five undergraduate colleges and two graduate institutions. According to students, professors, and alumni, what makes Harvey Mudd distinctive is its collaborative, cross-disciplinary nature. The working environment is built on collaborative relationships between and among all members of the campus community and a deep commitment to the College’s mission to educate students “so that they may assume leadership in their fields with a clear understanding of the impact of their work on society.”
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Set up internship component and logistics for La Jolla Science summer residential programs
- Coordinator of one of our residential sites (this requires living on-site for 5 weeks)
- Coordination of parent outreach efforts
- Coordination of our Saturday program logistics
- Compile test scores and alumni tracking data for performance reports
- Supervision of two tutorial sessions at target high schools each week
- Lead the math and science pedagogy training and supervision of college age tutors
- Academic advising for a cohort of Upward Bound participants
- Provide support for alumni outreach programs coordinated
- Development of math and science academic instruction for students during Saturday and summer programs
- Coordination of college exploration enrichment activities and trips
- Supporting role for all outdoor education, community service, and fine arts enrichment activities
- Weekly visits to target schools to follow up with students and teachers
- Recruitment of new program participants at two Upward Bound high schools each year; this includes presentations, assessment interviews, selection recommendations and, as needed, support for home visits by the director
- Manage and update the programs website
- Drive students and tutors to various program activities and functions
- Performs other duties as assigned
Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university required
Experience:
- A demonstrated record of successful experience working in educational programs and/or community services targeting students similar to those served by Upward Bound (low income, potential first-generation college-bound students)
- Prior experience in a residential summer or year-round program for low income and/or first-generation college-bound students (such as an Upward Bound, Summer Bridge, or MESA Program) preferred
- One year of high school or college level teaching experience in math or science preferred
- Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
- Personal and/or professional experience that has generated an understanding of the issues facing the ethnic, cultural, and socio-economic groups served by the Harvey Mudd College Upward Bound Program.
- Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office & Google Suites
- Bilingual (Spanish or other language spoke in our communities) speaking and writing skills preferred but not required
Licenses/Certifications: Possess and maintain a valid driver’s license and driving record acceptable to the College’s automobile insurance carrier, Class B preferred.
Physical Requirements:
While performing the duties of this job, the staff member is regularly required to sit; stand use hands and fingers and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The individual must regularly lift and/or carry up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Other:
Hours: The regular hours are Tuesday – Friday 9AM-5PM, Saturdays 7:00AM-2:00PM. Hours will vary due to the needs of the department.
Classification:
This is a grant funded, exempt, full-time, benefits-eligible position.
Salary
The anticipated starting salary is $64,480.00/year.
Reporting:
Reports to the Director for the Upward Bound program.
Application Process:
Please visit www.hmc.edu/employment to view a complete job description for this position and obtain information on how to submit an application. Information about HMC’s competitive benefits package is available at www.hmc.edu/hrbenefits.
Deadline to apply:
Position will remain open until filled.
Additional Information:
All faculty and staff (including contract workers) who are employed at HMC and for whom the COVID-19 vaccine is approved/authorized by the FDA, must be vaccinated against COVID-19, including the COVID-19 vaccine booster and provide proof of vaccination and booster, unless an exemption from this policy has been granted as an accommodation or otherwise.
This job description defines the essential job duties of the position. Harvey Mudd College expects that employees hired for this position can perform the essential functions of the job without imposing risk of substantial harm to the health or safety of themselves or others. It may also include marginal functions, generally defined within Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Regular employment at the College is for no specified period; conditions and status of employment (hours, pay, title, duties, etc.) are subject to change at any time. Employment is at-will and employees, and likewise the College, are free to end the employment relationship at any time, for any reason, with or without notice or cause, unless otherwise prohibited by law.
