Careers Job Description
General Description
The Return to Learning Program is a grant-funded program designed to support the return of first-time, full-time students that have stopped out of Lehman College since the start of the pandemic-impacted semesters. This position reports to the grant PIs and will require an in-person schedule and Saturday and evening hours. This position is an 18-month position.
Other Duties
Job Responsibilities
• Manage the day-to-day operations of the Return to Learning Program
• Create outreach campaigns to stopped-out students via multiple outreach strategies such as email, social media, phone and text
• Meet the Return to Learning Program enrollment target per semester
• Provide individual academic transition plans for students
• Develop and assess return to learning weekend curriculum
• Assist students in addressing enrollment barriers
• Collaborate with campus offices such as financial aid, bursars, advising, etc. to support students’ seamless transition back to campus
• Collaborate with Community-based organizations to support student return to campus
• Leverage technology including EAB Navigate, early alerts and communication tools to monitor students’ success and semester-to-semester persistence; create interventions aimed at reducing stop outs and improving metrics for success and retention
• Manage student grants/stipends
• Coordinate in-person and online weekend workshops for students
• Connect students with Career Services and other resources on campus as needed
• Provide Academic Coaching for student participants
• Maintain data on student participation and retention from semester-to-semester
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelors degree in Counseling or Education or related field with a minimum of two years experience in higher education .
• Possess excellent writing skills
• Strong presentation and problem-solving skills
• Ability to adapt to the changing needs of students
• Collaborative and inclusive
• Some evening and weekend hours
• MS Office Skills (Word, PPT and Excel)
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout 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
Key Features
Enrollment Management
Full Time
$60,000.00 - $65,000.00
Mar 04, 2023 (Or Until Filled)