Brandeis University
Upward Bound Director
Brandeis - Waltham Campus, USA · Director · Contract
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About the role
- Join Brandeis University as the Director of Upward Bound!
- Are you passionate about making a lasting impact on students' lives and empowering first-generation and low-income high schoolers to achieve their college dreams?
- Brandeis University invites applications for the Director of Upward Bound, a pivotal role in guiding the next generation of scholars from Waltham High School toward academic success and higher education.
Responsibilities
- Engaging Students and Families: Recruit and enroll students, deliver engaging informational sessions for parents, and design impactful activities during the academic year and summer.
- Building a Team: Supervise and inspire a diverse team, including the Program Coordinator, graduate instructors, and undergraduate mentors and tutors, ensuring a collaborative and high-performing environment.
- Driving Outcomes: Track participation, evaluate program success, and manage budgets while maintaining compliance with federal and university policies.
- Providing Support: Advise and mentor students, offering both academic and personal guidance to help them thrive in high school and beyond.
- This is a full-time, grant-funded role offering a unique opportunity to lead a federally supported program.
- Recruit and enroll students, deliver engaging informational sessions for parents, and design impactful activities during the academic year and summer.
- Track participation, evaluate program success, and manage budgets while maintaining compliance with federal and university policies.
- Providing Support:
Requirements
- A Master's degree and 3-5 years of relevant experience, including program development, academic advising, and team supervision.
- A track record of success in supporting college preparatory initiatives, including instruction, assessment, and standardized testing.
- Familiarity with TRiO or similar programs is highly valued.
Nice to have
- Bilingual proficiency in Spanish is a plus, enhancing your ability to connect with diverse families and students.
Compensation
- The University's pay ranges represent a good faith estimate of what Brandeis reasonably expects to pay for a position at the time of posting.
- The pay offered to a selected candidate during hiring will be based on factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience and education/training, internal peer equity, and applicable legal requirements.
- Pay Range Disclosure
Benefits
- With a mission rooted in equity and access, the program builds strong partnerships with Waltham High School staff and community organizations to transform aspirations into achievements.
- This position is fully grant-funded through the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) and is contingent upon continued DOE funding.
- As we enter the final year of the current five-year grant cycle, Upward Bound at Brandeis is a thriving program ready for your leadership and vision.
Company info
- What We Are Looking For:
Equal opportunity
- Statement
- Brandeis University is an equal opportunity employer which does not discriminate against any applicant or employee on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religious creed, gender identity and expression, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy, age, genetic information, disability, caste, military or veteran status or any other category protected by law (also known as membership in a "protected class").
- Equal Opportunity Statement
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