Director of Student Support Services (SSS)

The Project Director for the Student Support Services Program at MSUN will be a 12-month, 100% position. The Director will be responsible for the overall design, management, supervision, evaluation and implementation of the grant components, especially the current grant cycle modifications. The Director also will be the primary individual responsible for informing the campus of the SSS goals/objectives and achievements and for establishing collaboration with other campus departments to serve first generation, low income and disabled students. The primary objectives for this TRIO grant are increasing retention of students served; increasing the number of students served who are in good standing; and increasing the completion rate for those students who are served. The Director also will ensure correct and proper reporting to the US Department of Education.   A federal TRIO Student Support Services grant funds this position. The purpose of the Student Support Services Program (SSS) is to increase the number of disadvantaged low-income college students, first-generation college students, and college students with disabilities in the United States who successfully complete a program of study at the postsecondary level (US Department of Education). Funding is available for the five-year period of the grant; MSUN has received TRIO SSS grants for over two decades.    Required Qualifications

1. Master’s Degree in Education, Administration or related field
2. Progressively responsible positions in an educational setting
3. Minimum 1 year appropriate and relevant experience in managing a TRIO program or similar program for disadvantaged students

Preferred Qualifications

1. Experience in financial aid or financial literacy
2. Formal training or demonstrated work experience in fields related to improving retention rates of first generation and low income students.
3. Formal training or demonstrated work experience developing programs to assist students in maintaining good academic standing. 
4. Preference will be given to qualified individuals who have overcome barriers similar to those experienced by TRIO program participants.