Employment Opportunities
Summer Positions
Each summer Upward Bound Programs (UBP) seeks talented and motivated instructors who are interested in developing their leadership skills while engaging in academic and social activities with high school students from June through July.
Successful candidates will help staff the UBP Summer Academy for Creative Studies which hosts students during a six-week experience, offering participants a taste of college life, as well as assistance with academic courses and leadership development.
Available positions are typically posted from April till June each year and are shown below.
Upward Bound Programs Part-Time Program Residential Mentor
Upward Bound Programs (UBP), which includes Upward Bound Altoona (UBA) and Clairton & McKeesport (UBCM), is hosting a 2025 Summer Academy and is seeking five talented and motivated summer Residential Mentors (RMs) who are interested in developing their leadership and mentoring skills while engaging in academic and social activities with approximately 40 students from Altoona, Clairton, & McKeesport High Schools. The Summer Academy will operate from June 15 through August 1.
Work-Study Positions
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Staff Positions
Program Advisor Serving Mount Union & Steelton-Highspire High Schools
TRIO Upward Bound Programs is seeking a Program Advisor for program operations in the Mount Union and Steelton-Highspire School Districts. At Penn State, the Upward Bound Program (UB) is located within The Office of the Vice Provost for Educational Equity.
Assistant Director - TRIO Upward Bound Programs East
Penn State’s Upward Bound Programs (UBP) in the Office of Educational Equity is inviting applications for the position of Assistant Director - East. Upward Bound provides fundamental support to participants in their preparation for college entrance. The program provides opportunities for participants to succeed in their precollege performance and ultimately in their higher education pursuits.
