Job Details

Upward Bound Coordinator

Position Number: 6151407
Location: Claremont, CA
Position Type: Admissions/Enrollment

Upward Bound Coordinator
Harvey Mudd College

Part Time
REQ-7202

NOTE TO APPLICANT: Some positions require a resume, cover letter and/or other documents to be submitted with your application. Please submit these as one attachment in the My Experience section of the application under the "resume/CV" upload section. Once you submit your application, you will not be able to attach additional documents.

Job Posting Title:
Upward Bound Coordinator

Job Description:

(1 week of staff training, 6 weeks of summer programming)

Description: 7 weeks, Monday- Friday typically from 8:00 AM - 5:00PM, hours and days however, this varies due to the needs of the assigned summer site (residential or non-residential) at an hourly rate of $19.00. This position is temporary and subject to termination at will with or without notice or cause and is contingent on grant funding and U.S. Department of Education approval.

Program Description:

The Harvey Mudd College Upward Bound Program is a federally funded program designed to help low-income, potential first-generation college students generate the skills and motivation necessary to complete a program of secondary education and to enter and succeed in a program of postsecondary education. High school students form the East San Gabriel Valley participate in Upward Bound during the school year and the summer. During the academic year, students participate in weekly tutorials at their high school and monthly programs on the Harvey Mudd College Campus. During the summer students a staff of instructors and tutors led by a coordinator, instruct and supervise the students in various summer sites.

Calendar: Dates and times may be modified slightly.

Staff Training Week from (9AM- 5PM):
June 9-13, 2025

Rigorous schedule: workshops and structured activities 9am-5pm;

Orientation Week (8AM-5:00PM, hours will vary)
June 16-20, 2025

Responsibilities include classroom supervision, student recreation and community activities, driving students as needed and continued staff training sessions

Summer Programming (hours and dates will vary, depending on site
June 22 - July 25, 2025

Responsibilities include classroom supervision, student recreation and community activities, driving students as needed and continued staff training sessions

Coordinator Job Responsibilities:

The coordinator represents the director at the summer site and therefore, has broad responsibilities for all aspects of program management. These responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

Supervising the overall effort of students and staff to create a challenging but supportive academic and personal environment promoting self-esteem, critical thinking, cultural and ethnic awareness, and an enthusiasm for college level education

Ensuring that the students and staff conduct themselves in a safe and responsible manner at all times and responding to and managing emergency situations in the name of the director

Facilitating communication between staff members and students and maintaining daily communication with the central office in Claremont and the project director

If applicable, management of internship component including leadership during internship preparation seminars, follow up on student journals, distribution and collection of evaluation instruments, and coordination of staff follow up visits to mentor

Representing the project director and the program to host parents, campus officials, internship mentors, and any other community representative and officials

Managing the on-site budget and financial resources and coordinating employment administrative procedures such as paycheck distribution, filing of worker's compensation cases, etc.

Coordination of staff designed and led cultural enrichment, recreation and other non-academic activities

Coordinating the daily and weekly schedules and other logistics at the site including transportation, room and board, and resource and facilities management, based on the site needs

Supervising, monitoring and evaluation of site instructors and tutors

Supervision and coordination of study halls

Like all staff members, coordinators are required to participate in all aspects of the summer program including recreation time, cultural enrichment activities, study hall, driving, meals, and internship supervision.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree required; masters preferred

A minimum of two years full time, administrative and/or instructional experience at the high school or college level or significant experience in residential settings

Demonstrated ability to organize, plan, and supervise

Demonstrated success working with youth groups, particularly historically underrepresented students

Knowledge of the psychological, behavioral, and educational issues affecting the learning potential of low-income, potential first- generation college bound youth

Possession of personal characteristics appropriate for summer programming and instruction (such as sensitivity, sense of humor, resilience, compassion, and the ability to establish good rapport with program participants)

Experience in a residential setting preferred but not required, when site requires residential

Educational and/or economic background similar to target population preferred but not required

Spanish speaking skills preferred but not required

Basic CPR and First Aid Certification preferred

Physical Requirements:

While performing the duties of this job, the staff member is regularly required to sit; stand, use hands and fingers and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The individual must regularly lift and/or carry up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Classification:

This is a grant-funded, non-exempt, full-time, non-benefits-eligible position.

Reporting:

Reports to the Upward Bound Program Director

Application Process:

Please visit www.hmc.edu/employment to view a complete job description for this position and obtain information on how to submit an application. Information about HMC's competitive benefits package is available at www.hmc.edu/hrbenefits.

Deadline to apply:

Position will remain open until filled.

Additional Information:

This job description defines the essential job duties of the position. Harvey Mudd College expects that employees hired for this position can perform the essential functions of the job without imposing risk of substantial harm to the health or safety of themselves or others. It may also include marginal functions, generally defined within Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Regular employment at the College is for no specified period; conditions and status of employment (hours, pay, title, duties, etc.) are subject to change at any time. Employment is at-will and employees, and likewise the College, are free to end the employment relationship at any time, for any reason, with or without notice or cause, unless otherwise prohibited by law.

Harvey Mudd College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will be given consideration for employment without regard to age, race, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, protected veteran's status, disability, or any other characteristics protected by applicable law.

Please note that in order to be considered an applicant for any staff position at Harvey Mudd College you must apply for each position for which you believe you are qualified.

To apply, visit https://theclaremontcolleges.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/HMC_Careers/job/Platt-Campus-Center/Upward-Bound-Coordinator_REQ-7202