Act 101 Student Success Mentor

Community College of Beaver County; Monaca (Beaver County); On-site; USD 30,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Community College of Beaver County is seeking a Student Mentor for the Act 101 Grant Program. In this non-exempt role you will contact eligible students, assist at the Student Resource Center, and help distribute Academic Survival Kits.

You will work with the Personal Development Specialist to promote financial aid, arrange workshops, and track attendance. The ideal candidate has an associate degree in social sciences or human services and strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Associate in social sciences/human services required.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing.
• Operate a PC and related software.
• Maintain effective working relationships with other people.

Responsibilities

• Contact eligible Act 101 students via bi-weekly calls or email to engage and retain their participation in the Act 101 program.
• Assist students visiting the Student Resource Center and Wellness Store.
• Assemble and distribute Academic Survival Kits to eligible Act 101 students.
• Assist the Personal Development Specialist in promoting financial aid and scholarship awareness to Act 101 students.
• Assist the Personal Development Specialist in the arrangement of Act 101 student financial aid and career related workshops, and measure attendance via sign-in sheets.
• Assist the Personal Development Specialist in determining student eligibility for the program.
• Refer Act 101 students to the Special Populations Facilitator, Personal Development Specialist, and Tutors as appropriate.
• Maintain Act 101 Mentor Logs for each student which records the date of each session, the type of each session, and the time spent during each session.
• Attend professional development as deemed necessary by the Director of Student Support Services.
• Provide information to the Director of Student Support Services as needed to satisfy Act 101 grant objectives.
• Perform other duties related to the Act 101 Mentoring program as assigned by the Director of Student Support Services or Act 101 Director.

Skills

Communication skills

PC literacy

Teamwork

Education

Associate in social sciences/human services

Job description

Community College of Beaver County is seeking a Student Mentor for the Act 101 Grant Program. In this non-exempt role you will contact eligible students, assist at the Student Resource Center, and help distribute Academic Survival Kits.

You will work with the Personal Development Specialist to promote financial aid, arrange workshops, and track attendance. The ideal candidate has an associate degree in social sciences or human services and strong communication skills.