Essential Job Duties • Administration and coordination of all program activities at the host institution and throughout the target area; • Hire, train, and supervise staff; • Oversee staff activities related to recruitment, outreach, and participant selection; oversee program services and activities to include, peer networking, contracting and collaborating with partnering child care providers, student parent wrap-around services, and participant tracking; • Develop public awareness of the program through correspondence, one-on-one discussions, and meetings with in-person presentations to internal institutional partners, area childcare providers, civic clubs, schools, and other community organizations throughout the service area; • Generate reports and supervise all record-keeping; • Conduct evaluation of project and continual improvement efforts; • Supervise, approve, and monitor all budget transactions; • Collaborate with and serve as liaison to internal and external departments, organizations, agencies, and institutions, especially those that also serve students and student parents; • Ensure compliance of US Department of Education/US DHHS program regulations, Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education policies, ECU policies, as well as all applicable state and Federal laws; • Other duties as assigned. Program activities include 1) working with existing child-focused and student parent-focused programs; 2) coordinating a sliding fee scholarship program for participating student parents; 3) providing support for student parents, such as financial assistance for child care, social skills training, and peer support groups; 4) partnering with and providing various supports to child care centers/providers; and 5) providing networking opportunities and referrals to wrap-around services designed to fully support the needs of the parent and child.