Bard College seeks a full-time Reentry Program Coordinator for the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI). This is a full-time, exempt, 12 month per year position based at Bard?s campus in Annandale-on-Hudson, NY.

The Reentry Program Coordinator provides administrative support for BPI?s work with incarcerated students who are preparing to return home from prison. Reporting to the Director of College-in-Prison Operations, the coordinator ensures data and database accuracy, smooth functioning of reentry support systems, and coordinated communication with students and colleagues. The position is based in the BPI office and involves occasional travel to the New York State prisons where BPI operates.

The successful candidate will excel at working in a community that is broadly diverse with regard to race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, nationality, sexual orientation and religion.

About BPI

Formed in 1999 to address the evisceration of college-in-prison, the Bard Prison Initiative (BPI) defies expectations of who college is for and where it might lead. For twenty years, BPI has reimagined and redefined questions of availability, affordability, and expectations typically associated with college in America. One of the most rigorous and effective college-in-prison programs in the country, BPI is now extending its radical intervention in educational inequity outside of prison through the Bard Microcolleges and BardBac. BPI currently enrolls 600 students across eleven campuses.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintaining non-academic student and alumni data
• Organizing, preparing, and/or coordinating written correspondence from the BPI administration to or on behalf of currently incarcerated students
• Tracking reentry advising needs and schedules; preparing colleagues for reentry advising meetings
• Managing transfer of digital student files
• Managing informational resources provided to incarcerated students, including a jobs binder and two annual reentry publications

• Commitment to BPI?s mission of defying expectations of who college is for and where it might lead
• Administrative experience
• Discretion regarding confidential information
• Experience with database use, data entry, and reporting (experience with FileMaker especially advantageous)
• Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading abilities
• Excellent organizational, verbal, and written communication skills
• Acute attention to detail
• Excellent computer skills including MS Office and G-Suite

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to sit for extended periods of time and work in a standard office environment
• Must be able to occasionally lift 20 pounds
• Must be able to work occasional weekends and evenings as needed

To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume, and three professional references to Interfolio.

Compensation $60,500 -$63,000
This salary reflects the College?s good faith and reasonable estimate of the compensation for the position at the time of the job posting. Salary decisions are dependent on several factors including but not limited to market and organizational considerations, experience, and qualifications of a selected candidate as well as internal and external equity.

Benefits Overview
We are pleased to offer our full-time employees an excellent benefit package which includes; multiple health insurance options; TIAA retirement plans; generous vacation, sick, and personal time; and more. To learn more about employee benefits and eligibility at Bard College, please visit https://www.bard.edu/humanresources/benefits/.

Bard College is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome applications from those who contribute to our diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, mental, or physical disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, familial status, veteran status, or genetic information.

Bard is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for all individuals in employment practices, services, programs, and activities.

About Bard College

Building on a 150-year history as a competitive and innovative undergraduate institution, Bard College's mission has expanded across the country, around the world, and to meet broader student needs.Now, approximately 2,000 undergraduates study in Annandale and more than 200 graduate students study in Bard programs, plus nearly 1,000 students in our early colleges. Total enrollment for Bard College and its global affiliates is approximately 5,000 students. The undergraduate program at our main campus in the Hudson River Valley of upstate New York retains a reputation for scholarly excellence and civic engagement. We are committed to enriching culture, public life, and democratic discourse by training tomorrow's thought leaders.

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