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Program Director, First Star Bruin Guardian Scholars Academy (BGSA)
University of California Los Angeles


Requisition Number: 40291
Salary: $5,400 - $11,467 Monthly

Position Description:
The Program Director (PD) provides leadership for the First Star UCLA Bruin Guardian Scholars Academy (BGSA). In support of UCLA's commitment to strengthen the academic pipeline and increase access to higher education among underrepresented, disadvantaged youth, UCLA Student Affairs has partnered with First Star, Inc. to create the BGSA for foster youth. Situated on the UCLA campus, the BGSA provides high school aged foster youth with an intensive, 4-year college prep program that includes an annual summer residential experience and monthly Saturday Academies during the year. Targeting college-readiness in academic and psycho-social domains, the BGSA prepares foster youth to matriculate into and graduate from college.

Drawing on research and theory on learning, motivation, adolescent development and socialization, the PD directs all aspects of planning, implementing and evaluating the BGSA. The PD plans, develops, and implements strategies to mitigate factors in students' school, home, and community environments that may impinge upon students' capacity to engage in and benefit from the program. The PD applies in-depth knowledge of the foster care system and of local, state, and national laws/policy affecting child welfare in order to create support networks that penetrate students' lives beyond UCLA. The PD oversees the development of program marketing, application materials and procedures, as well as the design, administration, analysis, and reporting of program evaluation. The PD supervises a full-time assistant director and oversees the hiring, training and supervision of student staff and volunteers. The PD manages program administration including budget development, monitoring and reporting; researching program vendors and costs; working with HR and Purchasing staff to meet internal hiring and purchasing deadlines; maintaining program records; compiling and writing program reports.

The PD partners with First Star, Inc. leadership to cultivate relationships with donors, foundations, and other entities with the aim of expanding program capacity to serve more youth in successive years. To support replication of the BGSA nationwide, the PD advises and consults with other higher education institutions seeking to establish the program. The PD establishes and leads the exchange and documentation of best practices and lessons learned. The PD stays abreast of efforts on other campuses to identify and exploit for mutual benefit strategies to achieve economy-of-scale efficiencies in program planning, implementation and evaluation.


Special Instructions:
This is a one year contract with possibility for renewal. Full contract term not to exceed 4 years.

The budgeted hiring salary/target range for this position is the posted minimum to $6,666.67 monthly, with salary placement based on skills, knowledge, and experience.

For full application instructions and position description, please visit: https://hr.mycareer.ucla.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=89163

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age or protected veteran status. For the complete University of California nondiscrimination and affirmative action policy, see: UC Nondiscrimination & Affirmative Action Policy, https://policy.ucop.edu/doc/4000376/DiscHarassAffirmAction








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