Associate Director - TRiO Talent Search

Responsibilities

• Managing key partnerships within Abilene Christian University Talent Search target schools, local service agencies, local partners, and area postsecondary institutions.
• Monitoring regional grant objectives and aligning regional program activities to improve performance.
• Serve on committees and collaborate with education institutions and professional organizations for development and to share best practices; serve on College committees and perform other job-related duties as assigned.
• Review, adapt, and present TS college access curriculum to participants/school administration at assigned schools in an effort to assist students with career exploration, goal setting, planning, and follow-through, and postsecondary preparation.
• Basic Responsibilities
• Monitor participants' academic progress, including GPA and test scores.
• Identify the academic needs of program participants based on high school grades and develop IDP (Individual Development Plan) for new students within 60 days of entering the program and update as needed.
• Work with Abilene ISD at-risk counselors, office staff, and administrators to acquire six-week grade reports, transcripts, and standardized test scores (SAT, ACT, PSAT, PLAN, and TAK) for all program participants to maintain accurate, up-to-date participant records.
• Conduct advising sessions with participants and parents each semester to discuss progress toward academic and personal goals.
• Document all student contacts and monitor progress toward grant objectives to ensure compliance with program policies and federal regulations.
• Recruit eligible students for the program.
• Coordinate recruiting efforts at Abilene ISD target school campuses in accordance with grant guidelines.
• Assist with developing various media to enhance recruiting and retention outcomes.
• Participate in the recruitment, application, interviewing, and selection process for new participants each program year.
• Monitor the receipt and collection of new applications
• Schedule interviews and meeting spaces for applicants and parents.
• Aid in planning and scheduling program activities during the academic year and summer component.
• Secure classrooms and transportation at ACU and Abilene ISD during the academic year and summer component for program use.
• Create and maintain current academic year and summer component calendars.
• Collaborate with the Program Director and staff regarding specific program curriculum, calendar formats, session dates, and times for the academic year and summer component.
• Assist with the management of participants during program activities as well as summer advisors.
• Assist in monitoring the compliance of the Talent Search program with federal requirements

Additional Information

ACU is affiliated with the fellowship of the Church of Christ. This position requires the employee to be a professing Christian and to be willing to support the Christian mission of ACU. Abilene Christian University's Talent Search/TRIO programs are grant-funded by the US Department of Education and designed to provide essential pre-college support to income-eligible participants from families in which neither parent holds a bachelor's degree. Abilene Christian University Talent Search serves seven target schools in the Abilene Independent School District to ensure students successfully pursue and complete higher education.

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