Umoja is a community of educators and learners committed to the academic success, personal growth and self-actualization of African American and other students. The Umoja Community seeks to educate the whole studentbody, mind and spirit. Informed by an ethic of love and its vital power, the Umoja Community will deliberately engage students as full participants in the construction of knowledge and critical thought. The Umoja Community seeks to help students experience themselves as valuable and worthy of an education.
Umoja Community is currently seeking a full-time Regional Coordinator to help us as we strive to meet our mission. The primary duty of the Regional Coordinator is to develop and implement programs and strategies for community colleges. This position provides Umoja coordinators with integral knowledge about culturally relevant pedagogy specifically designed to enhance the lives of African American and other disproportionately impacted students in the community college setting, and trains and supports Umoja coordinators and other faculty at their work sites. Umoja Community is currently seeking a full-time Regional Coordinator to support community colleges within the South Bay Area region to help us as we strive to meet our mission.
Scope
Provides content expertise and develops innovative training strategies and materials based on research for supporting students' paths to four year-institutions. Provides curriculum and pedagogy to coordinators and instructors teaching in a Umoja Program and supports all data collection from the sites, ensures compliance regarding site-level data collection, provides context and support for analysis. Serves on special project committees as necessary and works under the direction of the Regional Coordinator Program Director.
Key Responsibilities
Training and Research
- Develop and implement year-round, research-based, and differentiated training activities and materials that are responsive to Umoja Community practices, curriculum, and pedagogy needs
- Participate in the design and development of Umoja Community professional development plan, and participate in developing a training framework, which supports the Umoja Model
- As part of a cross-disciplinary team, develop and conduct the 5-day institute to train Umoja coordinators and design and implement ongoing training workshops throughout the year
- Keep up-to-date with research and trends for educationally underrepresented student populations and provide innovative strategies and methods for site coordinators and faculty to apply in their coordination of the program at their sites
- Contribute to basic Umoja training offerings through the creation of training material, especially within the area of student support services and instructional support
- Develop materials for mentor and service-learning components.
Program Implementation and Site Support
- Develop a strong relationship with the assigned college Umoja program coordinators and act as a liaison between the college district and the Umoja Community
- Participate in the overall development, implementation, and evaluation of the Umoja community college program
- Work collaboratively with campus-based Umoja program staff to provide training, models, templates, and strategies to local programs
- Through e-mail, telephone conversations, and site visits, support the work of coordinators
- Work collaboratively with community college coordinators in the implementation of the Umoja model, and apply quality assurance practices · Assist with expansion of new community college sites
- Support community college initiatives, such as Guided Pathway, Chancellor’s Office Vision, and professional development for non-Umoja practitioners. ·
- Collaborate with campus-based Umoja program coordinators ensuring a relationship with transfer centers, local area high schools, and other institutions of higher education(e.g., HBCU, CSU, and UC) to establish pipelines for Umoja students
- Assist college-based Umoja program coordinators with development and implementation of strategies and professional development training on culturally relevant pedagogy specifically designed to enhance the lives of African American and other disproportionately impacted students ·
- Develop a plan for Umoja programs that defines and implements schedules of all program components, including feedback, research, and analysis of program strengths and weaknesses
- Share and model strategies to assist in accessing equity and/or other college-based or statewide funds
- Provide ongoing regional training and resources to support the learning and development of strong practices that work with students
- Ensure appropriate data collection as well as accurate repo