Job Number: 201808153121 Full/Part Time: Full Time Schedule: 8AM - 5PM Salary: $44,200 - $54,950
Position Information:
The UECC/AmeriCorps grant is a partnership with AmeriCorps, UCR, the City of Riverside, and the Riverside Unified School District and funded via contributions from each partner. In coordination with the Executive Director of Educational and Community Outreach Programs, the University East-side Community Collaborative (UECC) Program Manger is responsible for planning, organizing, and administering the UECC/AmeriCorps program. Responsibilities include the hiring, training, placement and daily management of approximately 85 AmeriCorps members each year. Under the guidance of the Executive Director, the Program Manager builds relationships and works with eight schools in the Riverside Unified School District, four community centers in the City of Riverside, local and non-profit agencies, community groups and local businesses to implement various aspects and activities of the UECC/AmeriCorps Program. The Program Manager is responsible ensuring compliance with AmeriCorps polices and regulations to include the submission of required reports and documentation. In coordination with the Executive Director and the Fund Manager, the Program Manager will over see the budget process for the UECC/AmeriCorps grant.
Education:
Education Requirements Bachelor's degree in related area and/or equivalent experience/training. Required
Licenses
License
Valid Driver License Required
Experience:
Minimum of 5 years of related experience. Required
Minimum Requirements:
Strong communications (verbal and written) and interpersonal skills. Strong knowledge of high school graduation and college entrance requirements Knowledge of youth and adolescent development theory, including issues facing low-income, first generation urban youth. Ability to establish and maintains cooperative relationships with school district administrators, school counselors, principals, teachers, and community contacts. Strong knowledge of up-to-date information on K-12 and higher education policies and issues. Ability to assess their impact on program strategies. Knowledge of K-12 and higher education institutions (UC, CSU, CC, etc.), admissions and financial aid requirements, and the ability to interpret policies and procedures to youth, parents, and school representatives. Strong knowledge and experience working with educational equity programs serving a diverse student population. Significant experience advising and supporting educationally disadvantaged students regarding postsecondary opportunities and careers. Demonstrated cultural competency with respect to race, ethnicity, and socio-economic status. Ability to work occasional weekends, evenings and early mornings, and to travel occasionally.
Preferred Qualifications:
Working knowledge of community outreach programs.
Knowledge of AmeriCorps programs, policies and procedures.
Skill overseeing a Federal Grant program.
Additional Information:
In the Heart of Inland Southern California, UC Riverside is located on nearly 1,200 acres near Box Springs Mountain in Southern California; the park-like campus provides convenient access to the vibrant and growing Inland region. The campus is a living laboratory for the exploration of issues critical to growing communities'air, water, energy, transportation, politics, the arts, history and culture. UCR gives every student, faculty and staff member the resources to explore, engage, imagine and excel.
UC Riverside is recognized as one of the most ethnically diverse research universities in the country boasting several key rankings of which we are extremely proud.
Washington Monthly (August 2016) ranked UC Riverside 12th in the nation in its annual University and College Survey.\
Education Trust placed UC Riverside 9th in the nation for closing the graduation gap between black and white students by 1.7 percentage points.
In QS World University Rankings 2016/2017, UC Riverside's Department of Philosophy is #1 in the world for the frequency with which published papers are cited by other philosophers.
U.S. News and World Report Survey (September 2016) ranked UC Riverside 118th overall; earns "Great Schools, Great Prices."
Shanghai Jiao Tong University (August 2016) Academic Ranking of World Universities ranked UC Riverside among the top 151 to 200 institutions. This survey bills itself as "the most trustworthy precursor of global rankings of the world's top 500 universities."
U.S. News and World Report's Best Graduate Schools (2016) including:
Graduate School of Education - 62nd among ranked schools
Bourns College of Engineering - 71st among ranked schools
The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer with a strong institutional commitment to the achievement of excellence and diversity among its faculty and staff. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
