Academic Coordinator

Job Summary:
Upward Bound is one of the eight TRIO Programs funded through the U.S. Department of Education. The Academic Coordinator will assist the Upward Bound Program Manager in carrying out essential program services to 78 participants from two local high schools (Putnam City West and Western Heights). This position will be responsible for empowering first generation college, under-resourced, and or academically at risk students gain the necessary skills to graduate from college within six years of completing high school. These goals are met by providing educational workshops, offering a personalized hands on guidance through high school into college, career or college major advising, and facilitating other activities throughout the year.

Essential Job Functions:

1. Monitors, advises and provides educational counseling for program participants.
2. Will make frequent visits to the two target schools Western Heights and Putnam City West to meet with participants during the academic year to provide workshops or provide guidance on educational endeavors.
3. Documents on-going student contact logs, class schedules, and transcripts via computerized database (Blumen)
4. Assists in the coordination of Upward Bound's social media (Facebook, etc.), Engage, text message, and email correspondence to students on a daily and weekly basis.
5. Serve as a liaison of Upward Bound to target schools and other community partners
6. Will assist Executive TRIO Director with collecting program data for annual performance report, campus reports or for the Upward Bound grant.
7. Assist with and /or conduct workshops, orientations, banquets, and seminars for participants and their family members in person or in a virtual setting
8. Participate with recruiting, interviewing, selecting and assessing new participants, and follow individuals through postsecondary.
9. Develops and implements new strategies for retention and post-secondary completion to ensure Upward Bound Objectives are met on a yearly basis.
10. Responsible for coordinating Bridge Component for program seniors, facilitating a college prep class during the summer to rising program seniors, and coordinate summer concurrent classes with OSU-OKC.
11. Participate in college committees as requested.
12. Completes all mandatory training and participates in a minimum of two professional development workshops each year which may include state, regional, and national TRIO meetings/programs as appropriate.
13. Performs other duties as assigned.

The duties listed in thisjob description are intended only as illustrations of the various types of workthat may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does notexclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logicalassignment to the position.