Title: Coach, TRiO Upward Bound Recruitment & Retention

Position Type: Professional Tech Full time

College: Pueblo Community College

Division: Student Affairs

Department: PCC TRIO Upward Bound

Campus: Orman Campus

Location: Pueblo

Salary: Salary for this position is $60,500 and may be up to 5% higher depending on relevant experience, education, and certifications when compared to others doing substantially similar work. While all offers are compliant with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, there is no guarantee that an offer will be above this value.

This is a grant-funded position with no expectation of employment beyond the end of the grant.

Job Summary:

The TRIO Upward Bound Program prepares eligible high school students for higher education and assists them to prepare for, enter, and graduate from college.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Essential Functions
•Oversees the recruitment and retention efforts for the TRIO Upward Bound grant by coordinating presentations and providing information on program requirements to target school principals, counselors, teachers, students and parents in order to actively recruit and retain program participants for the program.
•Remains current on best practices and new strategies to ensure participant retention.
•Initiates and coordinates student advising process for all new and continuing TRIO UB students.
•Develop curriculum, coordinates and facilitates workshops and seminars for participants to gain skills and knowledge in career fields, leadership, character development, financial literacy, lifelong learning, cultural diversity, transfer and articulation agreements, career planning, and college preparation.
•Advises and informs students and parents
•Prepares and maintains accurate accounting records for all expenditures requested in for advisement, recruitment and retention and service-learning activities provided to UB participants and ensures that guidelines outlined in the federal TRIO program regulations, EDGAR, OMB Super Circular, and procedures set by CCCS and PCC are strictly followed.
•Coordinates, facilitates, and serves as staff chaperone and supervisor during college campus visits, service-learning events, cultural enrichment activities, and summer residential and non-residential programming provided to program participants both in-state and out-of-state.
•Assists with outreaches to grant stakeholder programs to eliminate duplication of services to ensure participants have access to additional opportunities to enhance knowledge and skill levels.
•Assist with the planning, coordinating and facilitation of academic and summer program components for participants as outlined in grant.
•Establishes, coordinates, and maintains contact with area high schools, colleges, universities and community partners to build strong, positive working relationships and partnerships to effectively provide intentional and intrusive advising services for all UBMS participants.
•Assists TRIO UB staff interview, evaluate, and select qualified participants for the program.
•Manages grant data bases by entering student and program advising data into the Student Access database.
•Assists with the longitudinal data collection for reporting in the Annual Performance Report for submission to the United States Department of Education for all current and prior participants.
•Prepares and presents monthly statistical student and program data for staff meetings and quarterly reports for Grant Partner Steering Committee reporting purposes and real-time decision making.
•Participates in community or professional organizations in support of TRIO Upward Bound Program students, parents, objectives, and partnerships.
•Manages TRIO Upward Bound communications and club communications and all activities associated with the club.
•Supervises, trains, and evaluates performance of student and non-student hourly employees including instructors, tutors, and front office staff.

Additional Functions
•Works independently with little supervision or as part of a team.
•Communicates effectively with students, colleagues, and others.
•Interacts professionally and respectfully with students, colleagues, and others.
•Assesses individual and department work processes and recommends improvements.
•Complies with State Fiscal Rules, State Board policies, System and College protocols, and departmental procedures.
•Obtains and maintains proficiency with required systems and equipment.
•Maintains confidentiality of student and employee information as required.
•Completes all required compliance training within the established timeline.
•Serves on committees and other groups as assigned.

Competencies/KSAs:

• Knowledge of and experience with secondary education systems, including transition and retention issues.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office; working knowledge of Ellucian Banner
• Able to lift 15 pounds.
• Able to read and communicate in English.
• Mobility around campus.

Minimum Qualifications:

Education
• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution
Experience
• At least two years of experience in academic advising of disadvantaged first-generation high school students.
• Experience delivering one-on-one and group presentations.
• Experience gathering and analyzing statistical data.
Travel
• Colorado Community College System offices in Denver
• Fremont or Mancos, CO locations
• Conferences within or outside of Colorado
• Various locations within the college’s service area
Schedule
• Weekdays (State business hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm)
• Infrequent weekend and/or evening hours required

Pueblo Community College embraces continuous improvement and has adopted it as its culture and as a necessary part of every job. Our job descriptions incorporate and utilize the principles and tools of continuous improvement found in the Higher Learning Commission (HLC) Open Pathways model. The Open Pathways is unique in that its improvement component, the Quality Initiative, affords institutions the opportunity to pursue improvement projects that meet their current needs and aspirations.

Selection Process:

Review of applications begins immediately and closes at 5pm (Mountain) on August 31, 2026.

PERA retirees are not eligible to fill this position except on an interim basis and only in accordance with PERA work provisions.

Application Instructions: 

Pueblo Community College is not able to provide sponsorship for applicants who do not currently have the legal right to work in the United States or require transfer of a visa.

An employee must be a resident of Colorado or reside in Colorado on the first day of employment.

An applicant may redact any information on an unofficial transcript that reveals years of attendance, date of graduation, or age.