Spalding University
Director, TRIO Student Support Services (SSS)
Spalding University, Louisville, Kentucky, us, 40201
Director, TRIO Student Support Services (SSS)
Institution: Spalding University – Louisville, KY Position Type: Full-Time, Exempt, Grant-Funded Position Overview The Director of the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) program provides strategic leadership and day-to-day management of Spalding’s new SSS program. The SSS program supports 140 eligible students who are first-generation, low-income, or have disabilities. This role is responsible for ensuring strong student engagement, delivering holistic and effective support services, maintaining compliance with federal regulations, and using data to drive continuous improvement. Key Responsibilities
Provide leadership for the SSS program to ensure strong student engagement, effective program services, and progress toward program outcomes. Oversee recruitment, selection, orientation, and continued engagement of 140 program participants annually, ensuring compliance with federal guidelines and supporting long-term student retention and success. Develop and execute assessments of all program components to guide data-informed improvements and enhance outcomes for program participants. Ensure timely, accurate submission of compliance reports to the Department of Education, including documentation of student participation and budget expenditures, in full accordance with federal requirements. Actively participate in regional and/or national TRIO communities to ensure compliance with current SSS policies and federal regulations and serve as a knowledgeable resource to assist campus colleagues in understanding and meeting program requirements. Collaborate with campus service providers to encourage program participants to fully utilize all available supports. Provide holistic support to program participants. Supervise and develop professional staff through clear goal setting, regular feedback, formal performance evaluations, and professional development opportunities, while fostering a student-centered, collaborative team environment focused on achieving program outcomes. Collaborate with Academic Affairs on related projects and fully participate in the SSS Program grant renewal. Other duties as assigned. Requirements
Master's degree required, Doctoral Degree preferred in Student Development, Higher Education Administration, Social Work, Education, Counseling, or a related field Five or more years of experience counseling students in academic and/or career planning. Two or more years of experience directing federal TRIO programs, academic support programs or similar programs serving low-income, first-generation college students, and/or students with disabilities. Three or more years of experience providing administrative oversight of professional and student staff; budget management; program development delivery and evaluation; and demonstrated compliance with all federal grant regulations. Working Conditions And Expected Hours Of Work This is a full-time position working 12 months per year with a 40 hour work week. This position may occasionally be required to work weekends or evenings in support of program objectives. Funding Statement This position is grant funded through TRIO SSS grant and is dependent on continued Department of Education funding of the college's SSS program. Spalding University is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
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Institution: Spalding University – Louisville, KY Position Type: Full-Time, Exempt, Grant-Funded Position Overview The Director of the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) program provides strategic leadership and day-to-day management of Spalding’s new SSS program. The SSS program supports 140 eligible students who are first-generation, low-income, or have disabilities. This role is responsible for ensuring strong student engagement, delivering holistic and effective support services, maintaining compliance with federal regulations, and using data to drive continuous improvement. Key Responsibilities
Provide leadership for the SSS program to ensure strong student engagement, effective program services, and progress toward program outcomes. Oversee recruitment, selection, orientation, and continued engagement of 140 program participants annually, ensuring compliance with federal guidelines and supporting long-term student retention and success. Develop and execute assessments of all program components to guide data-informed improvements and enhance outcomes for program participants. Ensure timely, accurate submission of compliance reports to the Department of Education, including documentation of student participation and budget expenditures, in full accordance with federal requirements. Actively participate in regional and/or national TRIO communities to ensure compliance with current SSS policies and federal regulations and serve as a knowledgeable resource to assist campus colleagues in understanding and meeting program requirements. Collaborate with campus service providers to encourage program participants to fully utilize all available supports. Provide holistic support to program participants. Supervise and develop professional staff through clear goal setting, regular feedback, formal performance evaluations, and professional development opportunities, while fostering a student-centered, collaborative team environment focused on achieving program outcomes. Collaborate with Academic Affairs on related projects and fully participate in the SSS Program grant renewal. Other duties as assigned. Requirements
Master's degree required, Doctoral Degree preferred in Student Development, Higher Education Administration, Social Work, Education, Counseling, or a related field Five or more years of experience counseling students in academic and/or career planning. Two or more years of experience directing federal TRIO programs, academic support programs or similar programs serving low-income, first-generation college students, and/or students with disabilities. Three or more years of experience providing administrative oversight of professional and student staff; budget management; program development delivery and evaluation; and demonstrated compliance with all federal grant regulations. Working Conditions And Expected Hours Of Work This is a full-time position working 12 months per year with a 40 hour work week. This position may occasionally be required to work weekends or evenings in support of program objectives. Funding Statement This position is grant funded through TRIO SSS grant and is dependent on continued Department of Education funding of the college's SSS program. Spalding University is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.
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