Shire Jobs

Responsible for overall development, coordination and implementation of the TRIO Upward Bound Program and for providing outreach and case management services to students, individual advising sessions, workshops, and other project activities..Responsible for the selection and delivery of services to eligible participants from the target secondary schools.Working closely with parents, target school officials, and community leaders to decrease the high school dropout rate and increase the post secondary enrollment and retention rate of students in the target area.Provide outreach and case management services such as dropout prevention, and college, career and financial aid information services to students at target schools.Provide direct services such as career exploration, study skills improvement and self-esteem building, conduct grade-appropriate workshops and activities involving college, career and FA information, PSAT-SAT-TSI-ACT test preparation, scholarship information, technical assistance with college admissions and FA applications, and college field trips.Responsible for the collection, establishment, maintenance, and data entry of all assigned student records and required forms.Assist the Director with submission of documentation to governmental agencies as well as grant proposals.Other functions as assigned..Bachelorand#x2019;s degree with two (2) years of administrative, program coordination or project management experience or the equivalent experience..Bachelor's degree in Education, Social Work, Communications, or related field from an accredited institution.Three (3) years of experience working for a dropout prevention and/or post secondary opportunity program or the equivalent experience.Experience providing direct case management services to secondary school students.Experience working for a Federal TRIO program (UB, UBMS, TS) or other dropout prevention and post secondary opportunity program.Ability to speak and write in Spanish.Experience working with high school students and parents.Experience providing outreach and academic advising services to disadvantaged secondary school students with college, career and financial aid information, experience coordinating and conducting student and parent presentations, workshops, and other individual/group activities for low-income and disadvantaged first-generation college students.Valid Class C Operator's license (or other states' equivalent for driving a personal vehicle) or higher, for possible use of a UTA owned vehicle.