Job Title: MathStart Recruitment Assistant
PVN ID: BX-1603-001063
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: BRONX C. C.

Job Description

General Description

CUNY Start is an intensive pre-matriculation program for incoming associate degree-seeking college students who need to increase their academic proficiency in reading, writing and mathematics. The CUNY Office of Academic Affairs, the University's community colleges, Medgar Evers College, and the College of Staten Island work collaboratively to provide students with an innovative approach to developmental education. CUNY Start is recognized for its carefully designed curriculum and pedagogy, ongoing professional development and supportive teacher approach. Since 2011, CUNY Start has undergone a large-scale expansion, and in 2015/16 will serve nearly 3,900 students at nine partner colleges.

 

CUNY Start’s intensive eight-week math program, known as Summer Start, is modeled on the semester-long CUNY Start math course and will undergo a large-scale expansion over the next four years with support from the City of New York. Summer Start will expand from having served 150 students at three campuses in 2015 to serve 1,000 students by the end of 2017.  In addition, CUNY Start is leading a range of special projects that include an initiative to support foster care youth in their transition into and through associate degree completion, expanded partnership with the University’s Accelerated Study in Associate Programs (ASAP), and development of assistive technology and universal design strategies for classroom use.  More information about CUNY Start can be found at www.cuny.edu/cunystart.

 

The Summer Start Recruitment Assistant will play a pivotal role in supporting student outreach, recruitment, and intake in order for the campus to meet its Math Start enrollment targets. This is a temporary position that will end on June 30, 2016

Other Duties

Reporting directly to the Summer Start coordinator, the Recruitment Assistant will:

 

  • Communicate program information to prospective students with integrity, clarity, sensitivity, and professionalism;
  • Work collaboratively with the Summer Start team to conduct outreach via phone, email, social media and in-person activities;
  • Assist staff with assessing eligibility and fit of prospective students;
  • Assist with Summer Start information sessions;
  • Interview prospective students;
  • Collect and track student documentation;
  • Perform other administrative tasks, as needed;
  • Supervise PT recruitment staff
  • Other related duties as requi

 

Qualifications

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree preferred. Outstanding applicants with associate’s degree will be considered;
  • Excellent presentation, communication and interpersonal skills;
  • Ability to handle sensitive student information with maturity;
  • Demonstrated comfortable rapport with students of all ages and backgrounds;
  • Detailed oriented and able to multi-task;
  • Ability to work collaboratively and independently in fast-paced work environment;
  • Ability to incorporate feedback and training into daily work;
  • Interest or experience in supporting college transition students and/or non-traditional learners;
  • Willingness to work evening hours, as need

 

Please include resume and cover letter.

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About 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

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
CUNY Start
Status
Full Time
Annual Salary Range
$45,000.00
Closing Date
May 18, 2016 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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