Do you have a heart for motivating students to get a degree? Do you have demonstrated experience helping students transition to college? You can be a part of a team that increases the likelihood of student retention and graduation from college.

Program Backgrounds

The University of Cincinnati Gen-1 Program incorporates a housing component designed to provide program residents with a safe, orderly, and highly structured environment in which to live, learn, and work. The Gen-1 Theme House opened in 2008 to provide a 24/7 structured living and learning environment for a student population that is most at risk for dropping out of college. The primary objective of the Gen-1 Program is to provide first-generation, Pell-eligible, full-time students with the academic support needed to make a successful transition from high school to college and to complete a college degree within six years or less. The Gen-1 Program continues to provide academic assistance and support through graduation to those first-generation, economically disadvantaged students who remain enrolled in UC following successful completion of the Gen-1 freshman year residential experience.

Position Duties and Responsibilities:

30% Advising and Counseling

• Take an intrusive approach in advising students on program expectations and objectives; and in helping students acquire resources and skills for academic success. Advising includes purposeful academic planning for studnets who are at academic risk.
• Manage communication to other advisors in the various colleges as necessary; collaborate with other advisors on complex student issues
• Collaborate with departments on campus to serve student needs
• Collaborate and support UC retention initiatives

25% Program Management and Execution

• Contribute in organizational meetings with faculty and staff directors on design, finance, and operational aspects of the program.
• Help to plan, design and execute summer orientation and summer bridge programs. Programs includes presentations and on-campus cultural and social activities.
• Hire and manage student staff
• Coordinate and train student volunteers
• Assist with day-to-day operations
• Prepare/update program materials, communications, websites, newsletters, and presentations
• Manage recruitment, application, and selection process.

20% Evaluation and Process Improvement

• Manages the program evaluation and assessment of learning objectives and outcomes
• Gather program data using the most relevant method (survey design, survey administration, focus groups, etc.).
• Run reports, analyze data, present findings and recommendations to stake holders and recommend actions for future programming and continuous improvement.

15% Teaching

• Develop, led, and support the Gen 1 living-learning community that integrates strength-based learning into the communityulture through co-curricular activities, mentoring, and a graded/credited course

10% Grant Writing

• Coordinating and managing grant writing functions
• Identify potential federal, state and private funding sources
• Work with director to develop necessary grant proposals
• Ensure compliance in grant budget record keeping and internal/external reporting

Required Qualifications: Bachelor degree with one (1) year of experience; -OR- Associate degree with three (3) years of experience; - OR-five (5) years of experience. Experience must be in student Affairs and/or working with underrepresented/disadvantaged youth in an educational setting.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with a diverse population, including underrepresented youth
• Strong technology skills, including familiarity with a variety of software and web-based programs
• Experience working for, in, or with Cincinnati Public Schools

Please submit your cover letter under the 'Additional Documents' section of the application. Failure to include a cover letter may remove you from consideration.

The University of Cincinnati, as a multi-national and culturally diverse university, is committed to providing an inclusive, equitable and diverse place of learning and employment. As part of a complete job application you will be asked to include a Contribution to Diversity and Inclusion statement.

As a UC employee, and an employee of an Ohio public institution, if hired you will not contribute to the federal Social Security system, other than contributions to Medicare. Instead, UC employees have the option to contribute to a state retirement plan (OPERS, STRS) or an alternative retirement plan (ARP).

The University of Cincinnati is an Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity Employer / M / F / Veteran / Disabled.

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