The University of Virginia Darden School of Business has an exciting part-time position (30 hours per week) for a PREP (Prison Reentry Entrepreneurial Program) Coordinator. The Darden School partners with the non-profit organization, Resilience Education, to implement PREP. Darden PREP is in 3 correctional facilities around the greater Charlottesville area, 2 men's facilities and 1 women's. The three courses that are taught are Entrepreneurship (year-long), Foundations in Business (1 semester), and Financial Capability (1 semester). MBA students are in instructor teams that teach 2 times a week throughout the semester. The Darden PREP Coordinator recruits, trains, and coordinates both the instructor and the student's engagement in PREP.

This position is located in-person in Charlottesville, VA with flexibility for hybrid work. Please note this position is not eligible for benefits.

Duties and responsibilities:

Program Recruiting

• Assist with recruiting efforts, which include interest sessions, office hours and emails
• Assist with the application/selection of instructors
• Assist with applications/selection of students

Administrative and Program Support

• Organize and share the casebook materials with the facilities to print weeks in advance of the start of class
• Coordinate, prepare, and hold 3 training sessions for the MBA instructors
• Assign/establish team leaders
• Prepare a Teaching Teams Spreadsheet for the MBA Instructors to coordinate among themselves of who will be teaching when
• Prepare Student Schedules that will be passed out on the first day of class
• Prepare Attendance sheets
• Organize a Google Drive or Teams Drive for the MBA instructors with the course syllabus, instructions for the student's final assignments, instructor resources, guidance on the specifics of their facility, etc.
• Weekly emails to facilities by Monday morning of who will be teaching at the facilities for the week
• Coordinate any additional materials that are needed for classes each week (Negotiation cases for the Foundations in Business course, The Great Gatsby book for Entrepreneurship, Industry packets, and research requests)
• Stay in regular and good communication with teams and team leaders
• Visit the sites regularly to check programs progress; provide communication as needed to courses
• Help MBAs, staff/faculty, or any other guest speakers get their clearance paperwork completed before mid-July (hold office hours throughout the summer)
• Coordinate fingerprinting at the facilities in August
• Attend final presentations
• Coordinate and organize grading
• Coordinate weekly meetings with Resilience Education to update them on the progress of the program and offer suggestions to improve the course
• Hold evaluation sessions with students to give back their feedback and have them fill out post-release forms
• Plan with the facilities on when to hold graduation
• Prepare certificates and letters
• Manage Resilience Education Credit Projects
• Maintain good communication with facility partners as there are constant lockdowns, changes in schedule, or students that may need assistance
• Hold office hours once a week for MBA Instructors to come and ask questions
• Attend student presentations and check-in periodically throughout the semester on how the courses are going and what can change
• Work closely with Darden Business Publishing to revise and refine the PREP cases that are taught
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned

This is a wage position which is not eligible for leave or other benefits and is limited to 1500 hours of work in a year. For more information, refer to the Wage Employment link: http://uvapolicy.virginia.edu/policy/HRM-029

To apply, please submit an application online through Workday at https://uva.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/UVAJobs and attach a current CV/Resume and Cover Letter. Search on requisition number: R0045073.

The University will perform background checks on all new hires prior to employment.

Anticipated Position Compensation: $20.00 - $25.00 Hourly

Questions related to the application process may be directed to Brandi Shifflett, HR Specialist at brc2s@virginia.edu.

Educational and Professional Experience:

• High School Diploma and at least three years of experience required. Bachelor's degree strongly preferred.
• Attention to detail, strong problem solving, clear writing and speaking skills.
• Ability to work with diverse graduate students and faculty.
• Strong project management skills.
• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgement.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and solve challenges as they arise.
• Strong attention to detail.
• Diligent follow-up skills and pushing projects/initiatives forward.
• Microsoft Office Suite with skills in Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

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