Job Summary:

Essential Duties:

• Directly oversee supervision of GO Centers and mentors at partner local school districts.
• Coordinate, plan and carry out special activities directly related to the program, including parent workshops, community outreach events, as well as orientations and training for new and existing mentors.
• Assist in collection and analysis of data gathered from various program's components for reporting purposes.
• Ensure mentors and other personnel bi-monthly records/time sheets are collected and processed for payment.
• Provide presentations at different schools and organizations in the community to promote Go Center Mentor Program's events on media, including districts and agencies to further promote program's components and goal by attending meetings, workshops and training.
• Devises and implements departmental programs and projects.
• Provides direction and recommends improvements to program processes.
• Supervises and coordinates the activities and personnel involved in assigned programs and projects.
• Ensures program operations. Interacts with university departments, special groups and external agencies in administering programs.
• Serves on various committees as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in any field.
• Three (3) years of experience counseling students in academic and scholastic matters, with a broad knowledge of institutional admission requirements.
• Two (2) years of coordination of recruitment activities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Three (3) years of experience in Admissions, Recruitment, Residence Life, or Advising.

• Excellent communications skills, including the ability to speak in front of large groups.
• Computer skills, including, but not limited to Microsoft Office.

Special Instructions:

EEO Statement:

UTA is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action institution. Minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply. Additionally, the University prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of sexual orientation. A criminal background check will be conducted on finalists. The UTA is a tobacco free campus.

Open Until Filled: No

Location: Dallas

About The University of Texas at Arlington

With annual research expenditures in excess of $100M, the University of Texas at Arlington is a Carnegie Research-1 “highest research activity” institution committed to life-enhancing discovery, innovative instruction, and caring community engagement. A leading institution in the heart of the thriving North Texas region, UTA nurtures minds within an environment that values excellence, ingenuity, and diversity. With a total global enrollment of over 59,000 in AY 2018-19, UTA is one of the largest institutions in the University of Texas System. Guided by its Strategic Plan Bold Solutions | Global Impact, UTA fosters interdisciplinary research and teaching to enable the sustainable megacity of the future within four broad themes: health and the human condition, sustainable urban communities, global environmental impact, and data-driven discovery. UTA was cited by U.S. News & World Report as having the second lowest average student debt among U.S. universities in 2018. U.S. News & World Report also ranks UTA fourth in the nation for undergraduate diversity. The University is a Hispanic-Serving Institution and is ranked as the top four-year college in Texas for veterans on Military Times’ 2018 Best for Vets list.

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