Student Services Advisor - TRIO SSS; Part-Time

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Part-Time

TRIO

This position is to advise and motivate students by providing personalized career, education, and financial assistance to low-income, first-generation students, and students with disabilities. Assist program participants with transfer information and completion requirements.

This is a 100% grant funded, part-time position with no more than 19 hours a week. Continued employment contingent upon continued grant funding.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Conduct classroom, formal, and informal presentations through First Year Experience seminars, college prep courses, and student organization meetings to recruit program eligible students.
• Update and maintain program website and social media platforms through content creators and learning management systems to inform program participants of activities and events.
• Develop and distribute program informational materials to eligible students and external departments through print and digital media to inform the college community about program benefits and services.
• Reviews and evaluates program eligible student applications through individual interviews to determine student eligibility and identify personal needs.
• Monitor student academic progress through Annual Needs Assessments, Mid Term Grade Reports, Annual Individual Academic Service Plans, and individual contact logs to maintain Satisfactory Academic Progress.
• Serve as the “Advisor of Record” for program participants by providing academic, financial, and personal guidance through individual appointment and group workshops to guide major selection and degree planning.
• Refer students to academic support and tutoring services through establish channels of communication to enhance academic performance.
• Prepares second-year students for graduation and/or transfer through individualized advising, group campus tours, and transfer workshops to facilitate transition from one level of education to another.
• Personalize career exploration and planning tools through career interest assessments, counseling, panels, and workshops to educate, inform, and identify career pathways.
• Coordinate cultural and college trips for students in order to expose students to 4-year institutions and activities that they wouldn’t otherwise have access to.
• Other duties as assigned. Responsibilities and duties may change based on the needs of the department and the institution.

Bachelor’s Degree.

• Proficient in verbal and oral communication, Microsoft Office, virtual learning systems, and database management.
• Knowledge of assessment and data collection, learning styles and learning assistance strategies; experience in a coaching approach to student assistance; experience providing accommodation services to students with disabilities
• Knowledge of academic advising and college, career, financial aid, and economic literacy activities and related services for SSS Eligible Students.
• Experience advising and assisting SSS Eligible Students with the transfer to four-year university/college admissions and financial aid process.
• Ability to effectively maintain a caseload of Participants and provide them with documented services and activities.
• Knowledge of barriers to postsecondary education faced by low income and potential first-generation college students.
• Professional or personal experiences in overcoming barriers similar to those confronting Participants.

Required Experience

1-2 years of experience of appropriate and relevant professional experience working in a TRIO federal program or similar related program for disadvantaged and at-risk college students.

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