Advisor - Educational Talent Search

Compensation Type: SalariedCompensation: $48,106.00

The Advisor, Educational Talent Search (ETS) collaborates with colleagues to provide various opportunities for participants who are first-generation and/or income-eligible students to build academic proficiency and social/cultural competency. This role assists in planning, organizing, and facilitating program activities and events. The Advisor also helps the TRIO & Special Projects department with the recruitment and retention of program participants.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Academic Advising & Program Support

• Provides academic advising for a caseload of participants throughout the year. Assists in developing, designing, and leading program components that result in positive academic outcomes for ETS participants. Provides engaging, ongoing opportunities for ETS participants to experience success through academic activities.
• Develops and maintains a safe, supportive learning environment to achieve positive results. Builds strong, positive relationships with ETS participants and school administration.
• Assists Manager with promoting the ETS program, including identifying, recruiting, selecting, and providing direct services to ETS participants. Conducts educational assessments of each participant. Works with participants and parents/guardians to develop a personalized educational plan.
• Holds workshops and meetings and disseminates information to school, faculty, certified staff, students, parents, stakeholders, and community personnel concerning ETS services.
• Collaborates with project staff in planning events/campus visits and carrying out functions that are appropriate to ETS. Maintains current knowledge of all enrichment programs and services by school district, community organizations, and colleges in the area.
• Monitors participant progress and works with participants and their parents/guardians to address academic needs and to identify high-risk seniors. Provides personal, career, and financial aid advising to students. Assess and verify the need for services by gathering appropriate documentation.

Administrative

• Models professional behavior with participants, parents, staff, and school administration. Handles disruptive behavior with respect, following guidelines, processes, and procedures, and reports any issues to the ETS Manager and/or TRIO Director.
• Keeps records of participants and makes quarterly reports to the ETS Manager. Enters student notes in a timely manner into the database.
• Builds strong relationships with regional college admissions offices and offices of financial aid and maintains knowledge necessary to assist participants in securing admissions. Maintains confidentiality of student records and other information.

Classroom & Community Support 

• Assists with chaperoning during off-campus activities and participant sign-in and clean-up of bus and classroom environments. Conducts monthly Lunch and Learn sessions at the middle schools on topics geared toward educational success.

Culture of Respect
Fosters and maintains a safe environment of respect and inclusion for faculty, staff, students, and members of the community.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in education, counseling, human services, or related field.
• One (1) year of relevant work experience.
• State Motor Vehicle Operator's License or demonstrable ability to gain access to work site(s).

*An appropriate combination of education, training, coursework and experience may qualify a candidate.

CSCC has the right to revise this position description at any time. This position description does not represent in any way a contract of employment.

Full time

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