CPCP MSI Coordinator - Summer 2022

Company: New Jersey Institute of Technology
Location: Newark
Posted on: March 16, 2023

Job Description:

Title:
CPCP MSI Coordinator - Summer 2022

Department:
Pre-College Programs

Reports To:
Director of Special Projects

Position Type:
Staff

Position Summary:
Work
on-campus as the Center for Pre-College Program (CPCP) MSI Summer Coordinator
for the NJIT/Newark Math Success Initiative (MSI) - a 6-week summer offering
which is implemented through the Center for Pre-College Programs (student
component) and the Department of Mathematical Sciences (teacher component) at
NJIT! The MSI program is designed to identify and strengthen Newark high
school students' mathematics knowledge, skills, and preparation of college
work. Program participants are rising-12th graders from five public high
schools within the Newark school district. The CPCP MSI Summer Coordinator
works collaboratively with the project team to oversee the student component
of the MSI project and ensures the efficient day-to-day operations of the
learning experiences for a group of up to 50 high school students during the
virtual program implementation. Provides support to the classroom instructors
in activities related to students' academic development and enrichment in an
NJIT mathematics enrichment course plus additional classes in SAT/ACT
preparation, real-world mathematics applications, career exploration, and
college preparatory/readiness skills development. Employment and/or continued
employment are subject to successfully passing State Mandated Criminal
Background Check. There is one (1) CPCP MSI Summer Coordinator position
available.

Position Dates: June 1 - August 19, 2022 (Mondays - Thursdays from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm until June 30, 2022 then 8:00 am - 3:30 pm until August 12, 2022 during program implementation; Fridays from 9:00 am - 4:00 pm).

Program Dates: July 5 - August 12, 2022 (Mondays - Thursdays from 8:30 am - 3:00 pm) plus staff trainings, student testing, student and parent orientation, setup, and wrap-up days before and after the program implementation which includes several half-days on Saturdays in June and Closing Ceremony on Friday, August 12, 2022.

Essential Functions:
- Evaluates and monitors students' behavior including the supervision of
students during recreation.
- Ensures project instructors complete an evaluation of students' classroom
assignments, final projects, and test results.
- Oversees the Teaching Assistant staff for the project.
- Counsels and serves as a mentor students in the project, with a professional
emphasis on building positive bonds while remaining sensitive to any and all
difficulties they may have.
- Maintains a line of communications between MSI Project staff in CPCP and
Department of Mathematics Sciences to ensure efficient daily operations of
the program regarding student learning experiences and oversight of Teaching
Assistants.
- Assist in the recordkeeping of program implementation including student
evaluation, data collection and performance documentation.
- Assists in the administration and evaluation of assessment instruments.
- Assists in leading a healthy social and psychological learning environment
that will facilitate student's desire to learn and help the development of
cognitive, and affective and psychosocial skills such as self-efficacy,
self-advocacy, goal setting, time management, etc.
- Attends all staff development and training sessions.
- Serves as an informal mentor through leading by example to provide support
and assistance to students and staff as encouragement for college readiness,
particularly in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
- Assists in conducting sessions on challenge time, 21st century life skills,
college preparatory and readiness skills development, education planning, and
SAT/ACT, when necessary.
- Leads the supervision of recreation experiences each week.
- Accompanies participants on field trips and other activities related to the
program, when appropriate.

Additional Functions:
The
CPCP MSI Summer Coordinator is required to attend all general meetings with
program directors and staff, training sessions, parent/student mandatory
orientation, and closing ceremony.

Prerequisite Qualifications:
- Applicants
must have a bachelor's degree in education, school counseling, or a science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) field. Preferably candidates
should possess a master's degree or relevant experience with at least 3-5
years of experience in the management of pre-college learning experiences.

- Applicants must be available for mandatory training starting mid-to-end of
June 2022 and be available to work the duration of the face-to-face summer
program through August 19, 2022 or using virtual platforms such as WebEx and
Google Classroom for Education, when necessary.
- At the university's discretion, the education and experience
prerequisites may be exempted where the candidate can demonstrate to the
satisfaction of the university, an equivalent combination of education and
experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position.

FLSA:
Non-Exempt
Full-Time
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