Phuture Phoenix Director

Title: Phuture Phoenix Director

Location: Greenville United States

Job Description:

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Position Title:

Phuture Phoenix Director

Job Category:

Academic Staff

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Profile:

Pre-College Services Manager

Job Duties:

The Phuture Phoenix Director provides visionary leadership for the Phuture Phoenix pre-college program, advancing access, equity, and student success across Northeast Wisconsin. This role oversees program design, instruction, policy and procedure development, daily operations, budgeting and scholarships, staff supervision, and campus visit coordination, while ensuring strong compliance and continuous evaluation. This position teaches pre-requisite courses in Professional Program in Education to prepare Phuture Phoenix tutors and mentors, manages field placements, and plans campus visits. The Phuture Phoenix Director builds meaningful partnerships that strengthen pre-college pathways and prepare students to be successful in their higher education endeavors.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Oversees design, drafting, and scheduling of program specific materials and resources for an educational pre-college program

• Manages operating policies and procedures to comply with regulations, institutional policies, and pre-college program unit objectives

• Develops, facilitates, and evaluates educational pre-college program content and materials

• Supervises Phuture Phoenix Staff

• Instructs EDUC 208/209 (a campus class to train Phuture Phoenix tutors/mentors) or course needs in education

• Monitors field placement; assigns students to schools, meets with school contacts, Primary Program at elementary schools, College Bound at High Schools

• Oversees 5th and 8th grade campus visit planning, communication, marketing

• Promotes and maintains internal and external partnerships

Department:

College of Health, Education, and Social Welfare

Compensation:

Competitive compensation commensurate with qualifications and experience.

This position is exempt from the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).

Required Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Education or related field

• 5 years successful teaching experience, educational administration, or education program management

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in current issues and trends in education

• Excellent teaching skills

• Knowledge of event planning, public relations, fundraising, and budget management

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in a higher education

• PK-12 licensure in ELL and/or Bilingual/Bi-cultural

• Bilingual competency in Spanish, Hmong, Oneida, or Somali

Conditions of Employment:

Travel to area schools and district offices to include evenings and weekends dependent on program needs.The home campus of this position is Green Bay and the successful candidate may occasionally be required to travel to or work at the Sheboygan or Manitowoc Campus, based on operational needs.

This position may have the option to work on-campus or a hybrid schedule, subject to approved telecommuting request.

Position is a full-time Academic Staff appointment. A pre-employment education check which includes, but is not limited to, the verification of academic credentials will be conducted on the finalist(s). A criminal conviction investigation will be conducted on the finalist(s) and if there is prior work history within the last 7 years with Universities of Wisconsin, a personnel file review check for employee misconduct. In compliance with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act, the University does not discriminate on the basis of arrest or conviction record.

The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay does not offer H-1B or other work authorization visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and maintain work authorization throughout the employment term. If you have questions regarding this, please contact Human Resources.

How to Apply:

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Please be sure to complete all required fields, and include all required documents before submitting your application. Once submitted, you will not be able to edit or attach any application materials. Files must be complete to be considered. Please include the following documents:

• Cover letter specifically addressing qualifications for the essential job functions
• Resume

Application Deadline:

To ensure consideration, please submit application materials by Sunday, May 17, 2026.

Contact Information:

If you have any questions, need accommodations, or submitted your application with missing materials, call or email:

Human Resources

Phone: (920) 465-2390

Email: jobs@uwgb.edu

The Successful Candidate

The successful candidate will be expected to work inclusively and respectfully within a diverse campus community and practice civility in the workplace.  The University welcomes applicants who are dedicated to the appreciation and promotion of inclusivity and equity as crucial components in the pursuit of organizational excellence.

In addition, the successful candidate will have strong oral, written, interpersonal, and organizational skills, demonstrated integrity and strong leadership, and the willingness to work independently and as part of a collaborative team. The University invites applicants who are dedicated to enriching the quality of life for students and the community by embracing the educational value of diversity, promoting environmental sustainability, encouraging engaged citizenship, and serving as an intellectual, cultural, and economic resource.

Benefit Details

The Universities of Wisconsin provides an excellent benefits package to meet the diverse needs of its employees. For benefits eligible positions, this includes several health insurance options, with annual deductibles as low as $250/individual and $500/family. Our benefits package also includes dental, vision, several life insurance options, AD&D and Accident insurance and Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts. We participate in the Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS), where employer contributions begin immediately, and employees are fully vested after 5 years of service. The Universities of Wisconsin also provides supplemental retirement savings programs including a 403(b) and Deferred Compensation.

In addition, eligible employees receive several types of paid leave benefits, which are prorated for employees working less than 100%. This includes 9 legal holidays, 36 hours of personal holiday and between 96-130 hours of sick leave annually and paid parental leave. Eligible employees earn 13-27 days of vacation each year, depending on years of service and employment type.

For more details, please review the benefit quick guide linked below.

• UW System Employee Benefits Brochure

• Total Compensation Estimator

Employee Misconduct

All final candidates will be asked to provide names, email contact information, and/or phone numbers for three (3) references, with at least one being from a manager or supervisor, during the interview process. All final candidates must be asked, prior to hire, whether they have been found to have engaged in, are currently under investigation for, or left employment during an active investigation in which they were accused of employee misconduct, sexual violence or sexual harassment. When obtaining employment reference checks, these same misconduct, sexual violence or sexual harassment questions must also be asked.