Summary
Operating Title TRIO Education Coordinator Long Classification Title Educational Program Coordinator II Campus Location Durham Department UNH Center for Academic Resources Summary of Position
Under the general supervision of the Director, TRIO-SSS, the TRIO Academic Educational Counselor designs, implements, and delivers required services to TRIO Scholars participants, facilitates programming with other departments for TRIO freshmen and sophomores to maximize their transition experience to UNH, and provides holistic and personalized counseling to a caseload of students. The TRIO Academic Educational Counselor documents all services, and participates in a continuous improvement cycle of program planning, implementation, and assessment.
Acceptable minimum level of education Bachelor's Acceptable minimum years of experience 1 year Additional Job Information Posting Number PS4766FY25 Other minimum qualifications
- Demonstrated success in planning, organizing, and evaluating program effectiveness.
- Demonstrated success teaching and/or counseling college students or upper level high school students.
- Knowledge of college student development, metacognitive skills, and academic mindsets.
- Experience working with/coaching students with disabilities
- Excellent communication/ interpersonal skills, allowing effective work with diverse student body, families, faculty and staff.
- Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities;
- Demonstrated strong attention to detail.
- Strong computer literacy skills, including demonstrated facility with the full suite of Microsoft Office applications as well as databases and student success platforms.
- Willingness and ability to adapt to change and learn new skills.
Additional Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree (or in progress) preferred and two years' experience in college educational counseling, or two years of designing and implementing learning enhancement programs. May consider a bachelor's degree in a relevant field and at least 3 years' experience in higher education programming working with diverse student populations.
- Strong commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion; demonstrated success in working wtih low-income, first-generation college students, students with disabilities and/or students with other historically marginalized identities.
- Preference for candidates who have a former low-income and/or first-generation college student background to reflect the students we serve, and/or experience in TRIO programs.
- Knowledge of principles of online marketing and comfort with professional use of social media for student-centered promotion of programming. Familiarity with learning management systems such as Canvas or BlackBoard, media space, and multi-use student success platforms such as EAB's Navigate a plus.
Salary Information
Salary is complemented by a comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental, retirement, tuition, and paid time off.
Quicklink for Posting https://usnh-sb.peopleadmin.com/postings/62255 Percent Time Information (FTE) 1.00 Grade 18 EEO Statement
The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access/Affirmative Action employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.
Institution Information
The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire's lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.
The UNH Diversity Resource Guide with information and programming available in the seacoast area, New Hampshire, and the region can be found here: https://www.unh.edu/hr/diversity-resource-guide