TRIO Success Coach

The TRIO Talent Search Educational. Guidance, and Career Associate provides academic support and college preparation guidance to low-income, first-generation, college-bound middle school and high school students enrolled in the grant-funded program. This position conducts recruitment and retention activities and serves a caseload of students in support of meeting the Grant’s objectives.

Chemeketa is a proud Hispanic-Serving Institution that aspires to be an inclusive environment where we honor and value the unique contributions of our diverse students, employees, and community. We seek to foster cultural competence and pursue equitable solutions that support all students in achieving their educational goals. If you are interested in joining the work of the college to pursue a supportive and inclusive culture, we encourage you to apply.

Academic

& Program Support

• Monitors participants' academic progress and college preparation.
• Meets with participants regularly to advise and support their college and career exploration, academic needs, academic goals, and college planning
• Provides guidance and make appropriate referrals
• Assists with academic support, college preparation and retention activities for program participants: tutoring, workshops, field trips, etc.

Student Recruitment

• Identifies and recruits qualified students by working with program staff and grant school liaisons
• Makes recommendations to the project director for participant admission to program
• Fosters positive working relationships with grant school staff, college and university partners, other TRIO programs, and other community partners

Data Collection & Reporting

• Maintains on-going accurate case notes and student records and documentation in hard copy and Student Access Database
• Assists with the longitudinal data collection for reporting in the Annual Performance Report

Other Functions

• May supervise student workers

Institutional Expectations

• Embraces diversity and actively collaborates effectively with a variety of students, staff and the public from diverse cultural, social, economic and educational backgrounds
• Participates in recruitment and retention of students at an individual and institutional level in promotion of student success
• Embraces, understands and uses appropriate technology tools to accomplish job functions
• Provides high quality, effective service to internal and external customers through continuous improvement and adoption of lean office practices

Your application will be scored based on the minimum qualifications, core competencies, and preferred qualifications listed below. If you are unsure whether you meet all of the qualifications , we encourage you to apply and address through your application materials all of the relevant education, transferable skills, and related experience that makes you a great candidate for this position. The information provided on your application will be used to determine step placement upon hire.

Please ensure you include all information on your application which you wish to be considered.

Minimum Qualifications

This is a grant funded position that requires minimum a bachelor’s degree in Social Science, Advising, Counseling, or another related field
-AND-
One-year of experience mentoring youth from diverse populations, or experience tutoring in an educational setting

Core Competencies

• Knowledge of career and academic development principles
• Excellent communication skills and well-developed public presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to work as part of a team as well as independently
• Demonstrated ability to participate in the retention and recruitment of students
• Skilled in use of technology and documentation of services
• Demonstrated organizational skills
• Knowledge of low-income, first-generation students and their needs
• Knowledge of college admissions and financial aid process
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to manage multiple priorities with deadlines
• Demonstrated problem solving skills
• Demonstrated experience building connections with students
• Bicultural/multicultural skills sufficient to select appropriate behaviors, values and attitudes within different cultures during interactions with others

Preferred Qualifications

• Academic coursework and/or major in education, counseling, social science, or related field
• Experience working with low-income, first-generation, college-bound high school students in an Advising or mentoring capacity
• Bilingual English/Spanish
• Similarity in background to that of program…