Student Success Services Project Coordinator - SEO

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JOB TITLE:   

Student Success Services Project Coordinator

JOB PURPOSE:

Design, deliver, and coordinate services to SSS-eligible UW students (first generation, low-income students and students with disabilities) to facilitate their good academic standing, persistence, and timely degree completion. Provide academic, career/major, financial, and personal support and services through one-on-one, holistic advising to mitigate the barriers to educational achievement commonly found among disadvantaged students and to promote habits and skills leading to student success. 

PLEASE NOTE: This is a 10-month position that is grant-funded and is 'at-will' employment. The work calendar for this position starts in late July and ends in late May. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Design and deliver appropriate, individualized advising services and provide group workshops for program participants.

Independently recruit and serve program participants under federal and SEO guidelines.

Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with UW colleges, departments, and offices and implement initiatives to further postsecondary success for participants.

Maintain strict compliance with federal legislation, regulations, and grant guidance as well as UW and SEO policies and procedures.

Undertake small- and large-scale event planning and implementation.

Market program services and advertise participant successes to the public.

Collect, verify, and document extensive participant data and educational outcomes in an accurate and timely manner.

Use Microsoft Office applications daily to complete tasks and present information.

SUPPLEMENTAL FUNCTIONS:

Represent Student Success Services (SSS) on UW committees to foster an institutional climate supportive of the success of SSS-eligible students.  

Maintain a working knowledge of federal legislation and regulations governing SSS.

Assist the SSS Project Director with administrative duties and undertake special projects, as assigned. 

Occasional evening and weekend hours.

Periodic, in-state travel by car and out-of-state travel to professional conferences and trainings.

COMPETENCIES:

• Individual Leadership
• Organization
• Collaborative relationships
• Strategic Planning
• Innovation
• Integrity

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:  

Education:  Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Experience:  2 years comparable experience

Required licensure, certification, registration or other requirements:  

Valid driver's license with a motor vehicle record (MVR) compliant with the