Rutgers University- Newark (RU-N), an urban public research university and anchor institution, located in Newark, New Jersey, a city of promise is seeking a Senior Program Coordinator. The Senior Program Coordinator will assist in all aspects of administering the assigned campus’s Mountainview Community (consisting of formerly incarcerated college students). Their duties include and are not limited to:

• Manages all administrative tasks and program communications, as well as supervision of students workers and tracking all program data and generates reports;
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• Works collaboratively with a multitude of university offices to expand services, program outcomes and better assist program participants;
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• Facilitates recruiting efforts and has sole determination whether a student is qualified to join the Mountainview community;
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• Responsible to liaise with other campus units including Enrollment Services such as Admissions, Financial Aid, etc.;
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• Responsible to accept and verify referrals, manage potential student inquiries and liaise with colleagues within NJ STEP and assigned campus, as well as, partner programs at Community Colleges;
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• Plans, directly provides, or procures all support services for students such as course specific tutoring, academic advising and course selection support, drug and alcohol or personal counseling, academic coaching/study skills, campus employment, choosing a major/career, interviewing and job search skills, preparing personal statements and resumes, and managing aspects of reentry;
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• Provides weekly checks to state parole and DOC regarding student status; pre-semester registration checks; maintaining up to date contact lists of all students; tracking of student progress, grades and accomplishments;
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• Keeps program staff, volunteers and university administrators abreast of program developments and accomplishments; and coordinates faculty steering, committee and operational committee meetings;
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• Coordinates and runs bi-annual Mountainview student meetings;
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• Coordinates annual graduation ceremony; and maintains all program files and records;
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• Exercises discretion in developing academic and non-academic success plans for program participants and represents the program to New Jersey’s Department of Corrections personnel in prisons and halfway houses for mentoring and recruitment efforts when operations are in effect.

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