As a part of a diverse community of faculty and staff who represent many faith systems and worldviews, Marian University seeks a City Connects Program Manager to promote our Catholic Franciscan mission and identity by its primary responsibilities including individualized student support and programming, leadership and professional development, school-wide collaboration and community relations. City Connects is a school-based student support, collaboration program among schools, community agencies, and Boston College. The City Connects program is an innovative model of systematic student support implemented in K-12 schools in Indiana and Ohio. City Connects personnel assess the strengths and needs of each student in the school and connect students with a tailored set of supports and resources from inside and outside the school. City Connects and Marian University seeks two grant-funded, full-time Program Managers to provide leadership in the areas of program implementation, professional development, and supervision to 43 schools implementing the City Connects model across Indiana.

• Actively engage the Catholic Franciscan mission and identity of Marian University by modeling the Franciscan Sponsorship Values and honoring the legacy of the founding congregation through transformative education, unity in diversity, leadership through service, integrating faith and life, and institutional policies.
• Recruit and support the hiring of school-based coordinators who are conducting the work of City Connects with schools and students;
• Provide professional development and coaching on the City Connects model of student support for coordinators within each school;
• Supervise and support the evaluation of coordinators at each school;
• Monitor the fidelity of implementation of the City Connects model of student support at each school;
• Collaborate with principals and other school leaders to support coordinators in the delivery of the model;
• Assist in developing and maintaining community agency relationships through events, communications, and committees;
• Support the collection of high-quality student support data and utilize data to monitor progress;
• Communicate on a regular basis with the larger City Connects organization on policy, practice, and implementation of the City Connects model of student support.

• Master's degree in human services, education or related field;
• Knowledge of schools;
• Supervisory experience;
• Community outreach experience;
• Ability to write and manage grants;
• Cultural competency working with diverse urban communities.

Review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled.

For Consideration All Applications Require:

1. Cover Letter
2. Current resume or CV
3. Contact information of three professional references. The reference contact information must be entered after the application is submitted in the "My Presence" section of the applicant profile.
4. Responses to the supplementary mission & identity questions.

Please Review Marian University's Mission & Identity Statement before responding to the supplementary questions on your application:

https://www.marian.edu/faith

Marian University is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All individuals, including minorities, women, individuals with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply.