Careers Job Description
General Description
Science Technology Entry Program is a New York state funded initiative to increase the number of historically underrepresented and economically disadvantaged students prepared to enter college, and improve their participation rate in mathematics, science, technology, health-related fields, and the licensed professions. To achieve academic and institutional excellence, we actively recruit, engage, and retain students, faculty, staff, and community partners who represent the diversity of our region, nation, and world.
Reporting directly to the Director of STEAM Educational Programs, the Program Coordinator, in collaboration with the school, faculty, and staff, is responsible for providing, organizing and implementing services and activities related to STEP at partnering schools.
Other Duties
- Must be able to work Saturdays, after-school hours and some evenings
- Work closely with the Director to:
- Organizing enrichment opportunities for students
- Creating and tracking program budgets
- Oversee and monitor the recruitment and retention of student participants
- Assessment of services and program activities
- Collaborate with College departments for joint programming
- Essential duties include recruitment, outreach, networking, planning and implementation, data collection and tracking, advisement, and essential communication duties
- Assist the Deputy Director of Operations with the following NYSED Requirements:
- Assist with data collection, and reporting
- Overseeing student experiences and records for compliance
- Coordinate program-wide activities, including Summer Bridge, internships, conferences, field trips, Saturday College, and tutoring
- Serve as STEP Liaison to school administrators, teachers and counselors
- Travel with, transport, or help chaperone STEP students on field trips, conferences and college tours
- Supervise Tutors and Enrichment Educators
- Coordinate the high school to college activities
- Oversee and assist with the direct services provided to student
- Attend local, regional and state STEP conferences and meetings
- Contributes to, supports, and maintains an equitable, inclusive, and collaborative College environment
Qualifications
- Earned bachelor's degree or higher in Education, STEM discipline, or related field from a regionally accredited higher education institution
- Bilingual (English/Spanish)
- Demonstrated success with and commitment to supportive and inclusive environment, including infusing diversity and inclusion in student activities
- Proven successful advisement and mentoring experience
- Experience with developing and implementing curriculum
- Experience and knowledge with community outreach and partnerships
- Ability to travel locally on a regular basis
- Minimum of two years' experience in a supervisory position
- Experience working with community organizations and external partners
- Experience working in a STEM field/licensed profession or on a STEM related project
- Two years' experience working with middle and/or high school students in educational environments
- Minimum of three years of running youth programs
- Pass the NYS Fingerprinting Clearance
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.
RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Center for School/College Collaboratives
Full Time
$60,000.00 - $63,000.00
Jul 01, 2024 (Or Until Filled)