Job Title: HSE Connect Coordinator
PVN ID: BM-2103-003912
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: BOROUGH OF MANHATTAN C. C.

Job Description

General Description

The HSE Connect initiative creates a seamless pathway to postsecondary education for New York City based, justice system involved adult learners who need their high school equivalency (HSE) diploma through a partnership between the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the Manhattan Educational Opportunity Center. This initiative seeks to serve court-involved justice system-involved adults or those leaving the Rikers Island Jail complex, New York State correctional facilities, and those connected to community based organizations, who lack a high school diploma or HSE credential. 

The new MEOC HSE Connect Coordinator will support efforts to engage and enroll eligible participants into the MEOC academic programs including Numeracy, Literacy Development, Developmental Study Skills, Into to HSE and HSE.  The HSE Connect Coordinator will work with the Institute’s HSE Connect Intake Specialist to ensure a smooth transition into MEOC programming, give regular updates on students throughout their HSE attainment journey, and support students in re-engaging with the Institute’s College Initiative (CI) program upon HSE attainment, for college application support.

 

Job Responsibilities:

This HSE Connect position is located at the Manhattan Educational Opportunity Center, at 163 West 125th Street, New York, NY. This is a grant funded position with support from the NYC Office for Economic Opportunity. Continued employment in this position is contingent upon ongoing funding. This position supports program coordination of the HSE Connect initiative including, but not limited to the duties listed below.

The HSE Connect coordinator will:

  • Accept eligible referrals from the Institute
  • Complete the MEOC Application process with students through all steps from application through to registration
  • Track student’s program placement and progress with in program (i.e., attendance in class, grades, etc.)
  • Report student progress to the Institute as needed.
  • Refer and monitor student usage of supplemental instruction (i.e. tutoring, online instruction, ATTAIN, etc.)
  • Refer students who’ve earned their HSE diploma to the Institute and/or MEOC programming for college application assistance, college prep programming and college retention support
  • Connect HSE Connect students to CUNY and other campus based resources, including a campus-based mentor where available
  • Acculturate students to college through exposure to local and other college campuses, facilitating campus navigation support
  • Complete other related duties as assigned

Other Duties

Qualifications

The ideal candidate will:

  • Have a minimum of an Associate’s Degree in human services, education, social work, criminal justice or a related field 
  • Have at least two years of experience in case management or academic advisement
  • Experience engaging diverse stakeholders and service providers to coordinate services
  • Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multifaceted, complex administrative processes
  • Basic proficiency in Microsoft Office suite
  • Knowledge of Adult Education programming and HSE attainment
  • Demonstrated experience working with adult learners, particularly those who are working to earn their HSE diploma and apply to postsecondary education and who have been justice system-involved

A Bachelor's Degree is preferred. 

 

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).

RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
MEOC
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$55,000.00 - $60,000.00
Closing Date
Dec 15, 2021 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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