Student Success and College Readiness Coordinator
About The Position
The Research Foundation for SUNY at Binghamton is seeking a Student Success and College Readiness Coordinator to support the academic achievement, college readiness, career exploration, and postsecondary success of STEP participants. This role involves serving as the primary point of contact for student success initiatives, providing academic coaching, coordinating student support services, monitoring student progress, and assisting students in preparing for college and careers in STEM, health-related fields, and licensed professions. The position also requires maintaining student records, tracking participation and outcomes, and supporting assessment, reporting, and continuous improvement activities. Binghamton University is a premier public R1 research institution within the SUNY system, known for its interdisciplinary programs and vibrant research. The Research Foundation (RF) supports SUNY by providing administrative services that enable faculty to focus on education and research. The RF offers a comprehensive benefits package, promotes work-life balance, and provides career support through professional development, college savings plans, and tuition waivers.
Requirements
- One year experience in student affairs, college access, counseling, advising, educational support services, or related fields.
- Experience collecting, maintaining, and utilizing student data to support assessment, reporting, and student success initiatives.
- Ability to organize information, manage multiple priorities, and maintain accurate records and documentation.
- Experience working with students from a variety of educational, cultural, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships with students, families, school personnel, and community partners.
- Effective written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to student success, college access, and educational equity.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting middle school and high school students through college readiness, career exploration, or postsecondary planning initiatives.
- Experience coordinating, leading, mentoring, supervising, or training staff, student employees, tutors, interns, or volunteers.
- Experience with student information systems, databases, or data management platforms.
- Knowledge of college admissions, financial aid, scholarship opportunities, and postsecondary pathways.
- Experience working with historically underrepresented and underserved student populations.
- Experience supporting grant-funded educational programs or initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Lead and supervise support staff while directly providing academic coaching and student success support to students at two local middle schools and two local high schools.
- Supervise the student advisors and student tutors, including assigning responsibilities, coordinating service delivery, providing guidance, and supporting student success initiatives.
- Monitor student academic progress, participation, and engagement.
- Coordinate tutoring, mentoring, academic support, and intervention services.
- Support student retention, persistence, and program completion efforts.
- Assist in the development and implement individualized student success strategies, as appropriate.
- Coordinate college tours, campus visits, and college exploration activities.
- Assist students with college applications, scholarship opportunities, FAFSA completion, and financial aid literacy.
- Coordinate career exploration and STEM pathway programming.
- Facilitate workshops focused on leadership, professional skills, networking, and workforce readiness.
- Support dual enrollment and early college awareness initiatives.
- Maintain participant databases and student records.
- Track enrollment, attendance, participation, retention, graduation, scholarship, and postsecondary outcomes.
- Administer surveys and assessment tools.
- Collaborate with the Director to review and analyze student outcome data to identify trends and inform strategies that support student success, retention, persistence, and postsecondary outcomes.
- Assist the Director and Assistant Director in preparing monthly, semester, and annual student outcome and participation reports.
- Compile and organize student outcome data to support NYSED Annual Performance Reports and grant reporting requirements.
- Maintain documentation supporting compliance and evaluation efforts.
- Serve as a liaison to assigned schools and student populations.
- Support recruitment and outreach efforts.
- Collaborate with counselors, teachers, families, and community partners to coordinate student support services and promote student success.
- Assist with family engagement and communication initiatives; as needed.
- Monitor program effectiveness using quantitative and qualitative data.
- Assist the Director in developing systems that strengthen sustainability and institutional knowledge.
- Prepare draft reports and presentations for university leadership, NYSED, and stakeholders.
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Dependent care and healthcare spending accounts
- Employer retirement contributions at 7% of earnings
- Retiree health benefits
- Generous paid leave offerings
- Wellness resources for employees and their families
- Professional development opportunities
- College savings plans
- Access to public student loan forgiveness programs
- Tuition waiver program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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