Position Description – Upward Bound Program coordinator
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POSITION DESCRIPTION |
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Position
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Program
Coordinator |
FLSA
Status: Exempt |
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Reports to: |
Kenneth Newkirk |
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Department:
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Trio/
Upward Bound |
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Date
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March
10, 2009 |
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BASIC
FUNCTION This person
is responsible for providing leadership in the areas of personnel
supervision; Curriculum development ;instructional strategies; program services
and student activities. |
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NATURE
& SCOPE The program is comprised of
two components: an academic year component which includes after-school
tutorial assistance and once a month Saturday classroom instruction. The
second component is the summer residential component which consist six weeks of classroom instruction,
guidance/counseling intervention, cultural enrichment activities, residential
living experience and social and recreational activities. The program
Coordination is involved in every aspect of the day-to-day program operation. |
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PRINCIPAL
ACCOUNTABILITIES |
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1 Personnel
supervision Ø
2 Curriculum development Ø
3 Program planning Ø
4 Participant recruitment Ø
5 Maintaining participants files Ø
6 Documenting program services Ø
7 Overseeing the tutorial program Ø
8 Monitoring participant behavior Ø
9 Preparing federal and institutional
reports |
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BUDGETARY
RESPONSIBILITIES |
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Responsible for the issuing of stipends to
program participants. |
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SPECIALIZED
KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED |
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Supervisory skills, knowledge of curriculum, familiarity
with Georgia High School graduation Requirements, basic guidance/ counseling skills and
basic computer skills. |