Program Director, Project Rebound

Key Responsibilities

• Provide individualized pre-enrollment services to prospective Project Rebound students (e.g., academic assessment, financial aid advising) to help them prepare for admission to SJSU
• Provide ongoing direction, support, and programming for enrolled PR students to maximize their opportunities for success in graduation and career planning
• Communicate with parole and probation on behalf of current, graduated, and prospective students when necessary (both adults and juveniles).

Program Director will selectively produce letters of support to the Board of Parole Terms, potential employers, and academic programs

• Teach soft skills course to PR students
• Seek to foster collegiality and mentorship amongst Project Rebound students
• Recruit new and existing students for the program
• Organize and / or attend outreach activities
• Attend policy, advocacy, and community events to represent PR
• Develop and distribute outreach publications to create easy pathways to enrollment at SJSU for formerly incarcerated students
• Consult with Executive Director (ED) on development of annual budget
• Manage accounts, providing regular budget reports to the Principal Investigator
• Oversee purchases for the program, preparing and submitting all requisitions for contracts and purchase orders
• Develop criteria for awarding emergency funding, tuition and textbook financial assistance to students
• Assist ED in preparing annual Chancellor's report
• Assist ED with fundraising and preparing reports for funders
• Create regular reports for presentation to ED, Chancellor's Office, and other invested parties
• Develop and maintain strong records and statistical data regarding outreach, applications, admissions, retention, nature of program participation, and graduation rates, as a means of evaluating the program and articulating the expansion of services available to clients
• Lead staff and student volunteers / interns
• Advise Faculty Fellow on how they can best support the chapter and students

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Ability to use independent judgment and deal with matters of a confidential and sensitive nature
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, writing, and communication skills
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, Power Point, creating spreadsheets, graphs and relevant data for reports
• Adequate knowledge of data collection and methods; and the ability to interpret statistical data compiled from program activities
• Knowledge of the criminal justice and reentry system
• Ability to advise students individually or in groups on varied and complex matters
• Ability to communicate with constituents in a professional and respectful manner
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and appropriately handle sensitive communications with students, staff, faculty, and external agencies.
• Ability to provide high quality customer service in a high demand environment
• Ability to set expectations, determine accomplishments, and results and evaluate performance
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with the ability to provide high-level administrative support, multi-task and prioritize
• Ability to analyze complex data and propose solutions
• Ability to effectively train, develop & supervise staff
• Ability to work collaboratively with students, staff, faculty, and administrators
• Ability to analyze complex data and propose solutions
• Skilled in assessment of program and student learning outcomes and ability to adjust programs from feedback
• Ability to independently research answers to questions and make appropriate contacts of information and resolution of pertinent issues
• Ability to plan, coordinate and initiate actions necessary to implement administrative or group decisions or recommendations

Required Qualifications

• Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university in a related field plus upper division or graduate coursework in counseling techniques, interviewing and conflict resolution where such are job related
• Four years of progressively responsible professional student services work experience which includes experience in advising students individually and in groups, and in analysis and resolution of complex student services problems.

A master’s degree in Counseling, Clinical Psychology, Social Work or a job related field may be substituted for one year of professional experience.

A doctorate degree and the appropriate internship or clinical training in counseling, guidance or a job related field may be substituted for two years of the required professional experience for positions with a major responsibility for professional, personal or career counseling

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree
• Experience overcoming barriers similar to those confronting the project’s target population (i.e., a formerly incarcerated person)
• Two or more years of experience working with incarcerated and / or formerly incarcerated populations professional student services work experience (e.g., student advising)
• Experience supervising other staff
• Familiarity / experience with the Project Rebound program

Compensation

Classification : Student Services Professional IV

Anticipated Hiring Range : $6,200 / month - $6,900 / month

CSU Salary Range : $6,019 / month - $8,585 / month

San José State University offers employees a comprehensive benefits package typically worth 30-35% of your base salary. For more information on programs available, please see the Employee Benefits Summary .