Category:: Administrative Professionals
Department:: Center for Excellence and Innovation
Locations:: Garden City, NY
Posted:: Feb 4, 2019
Closes:: May 31, 2019 - 11:59 PM EDT
Type:: Full-time Temporary

About Nassau Community College:

Nassau Community College (NCC), a member of the State University of NY (SUNY) system of Colleges and Universities, is a diverse and multi-cultural campus. NCC provides equal employment opportunity and prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, marital, or veteran status. NCC promotes positive efforts in recruitment to achieve equity and inclusion and is conducting a search to fill anticipated staff and administrative vacancies. All vacancies are filled pending budget approval.

Job Description:

Nassau Community College GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness & Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) provides support and assistance for administrators, teachers, parents and students to enhance students' preparation for post-secondary education. The Community Outreach Coordinator will expand the GEAR UP Program's potential by developing firm relationships with business, government and community agencies in support of the program mission and vision.

This position will be responsible for planning, coordinating and implementing targeted outreach to build support for program, student and family needs;

Developing GEAR UP Advisory Board and overseeing meetings and distribution of minutes;

Developing and managing opportunities for public presentation to enhance awareness of GEAR UP;
Seeking out internships and job shadowing opportunities for Program youth;
Creating invitation letters, flyers, and electronic campaigns promoting programming, events, and community initiatives;
Evaluating the effectiveness of outreach efforts by tracking attendance at meetings and Program events, collecting data from surveys, and documenting community support efforts;
Managing regular email communication with participants and sites;
Supporting "community schools" initiative by connecting and building community interaction within partnering schools;
Developing, planning and implementing youth program events;
Other duties as directed.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
• Three years prior experience in conducting outreach to community-based organizations working with a diverse community of parents, youth and families, and middle/high school staff
• Bi-lingual Spanish
• Ability to develop partnerships and new initiatives
• Ability to garner community resources and services to support programming
• Knowledge of issues in education (K-16), particularly in college access and readiness
• Strong interpersonal, written and oral communication skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Applications, specifically PowerPoint, Word and Publisher

Additional Information:

The GEAR UP Community Coordinator will report directly to the Director of GEAR UP.

Will be required to perform additional duties as assigned.

Application Instructions:

Resume and application documents must be uploaded by May 31, 2019.