Student Liaison, TRIO Student Support Services

Cuyahoga Community College; Highland Hills (OH); On-site; USD 46,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Cuyahoga Community College's TRIO SSS East program on the Eastern Campus seeks an experienced advisor to provide personal, academic, and career guidance to participants and students. You will conduct individual and group sessions and coordinate outreach.

Collaborating with faculty and staff, you will help with educational planning, financial aid assistance, and data reporting while maintaining compliance with federal requirements. Evening/weekend availability is required.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a related field is required.
• Minimum of two years of advising, counseling, and/or teaching under-prepared students.
• Demonstrated experience making sound decisions affecting a work unit or team.
• Demonstrated experience solving diverse problems in various situations.

Responsibilities

• Provides academic, career, and personal advising to potential and current program participants/students.
• Assists with identifying and selecting new participants.
• Develops Educational Plans, monitors participants’ progress, refers participants to counseling as needed.
• Assists students with completing financial aid and scholarship applications, writing essays, and forming attainable academic and career plans.
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation to ensure compliance with the U.S. Department of Education.
• Conducts individual and group program-engagement sessions.
• Meets regularly with staff for participant and program evaluations.
• Meets with faculty regarding participants’ progress and course content/material, as needed.
• Works collaboratively with the Student Counseling department to ensure attentive referrals.
• Assists with development of departmental newsletters and other correspondence as needed.
• May attend College-wide meetings, workshops, and conferences as directed.
• Assists with metric tracking and report preparation.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Student advising

Communication

Organizational skills

Team collaboration

Data entry/recordkeeping

Microsoft Office

Education

Master’s Degree in related field

2+ years advising/counseling experience

Tools

BLUMEN

Blackboard

BANNER system

Job description

Job Description:

Department: TRIO SSS East

Location: Eastern Campus

Recruitment Type: External/Internal

Requisition ID:req7478

Employment Type: Full-Time Support Staff

Union Position: Non-Union

Work Schedule: Standard College Hours: M-F 8:30 am-5:00 pm

Number of Openings: 1

SUMMARY

Provides personal, academic, and career advising to potential and current program participants/ students. Conducts individual and group workshops. Collaborates with faculty and staff to ensure optimum support. Generates and coordinates outreach activities.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Provides academic, career, and personal advising to potential and current program participants/students
• Assists with identifying and selecting new participants
• Develops Educational Plans, monitors participants’ progress, refers participants to counseling as needed
• Assists students with completing financial aid and scholarship applications, writing essays, and forming attainable academic and career plans
• Maintains accurate and timely documentation of all necessary data to ensure compliance with the U.S. Department of Education
• Conducts individual and group program-engagement sessions
• Meets regularly with staff for participant and program evaluations
• Meets with faculty regarding participants’ progress and course content/material, as needed
• Works collaboratively with the Student Counseling department to ensure attentive and efficient student referrals when needed
• Assists with the development of the departmental newsletters and other correspondence as needed
• May attend College-wide meetings, workshops, and conferences as directed
• Assists with metric tracking and report preparation
• Performs other duties as assigned

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE/TRAINING

• Master’s Degree in a related field
• Minimum of two years of demonstrated experience advising, counseling, and/or teaching under-prepared students
• Demonstrated experience making sound decisions that affect a work unit or team
• Demonstrated experience in a role requiring diverse problem-solving methods in a variety of situations

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES

• Possesses excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Possesses strong organizational and time-management skills
• Works accurately with great attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize/handle multiple tasks and work with deadlines in a dynamic environment
• Ability to promote collaboration, teamwork, and involve all stakeholders in decision-making processes
• Possesses sound understanding of the needs of community
• Ability to work well with faculty, staff, and administrators
• Possesses willingness and ability to work occasional evenings and weekends as needed
• Ability to enter, monitor and interpret student data accurately
• Excellent customer service skills and proven ability to develop and sustain productive customer relationships
• Ability to effectively complete work assignments independently
• Possesses working knowledge of student advising concepts, practices and procedures with the ability to use in varied situations as it pertains to the departmental focus
• Demonstrated basic project management skills
• Demonstrated intermediate proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
• Demonstrated basic Blackboard skills (or equivalent program)
• Demonstrated basic BANNER system skills (or equivalent program)
• Ability to confidentially and discreetly handle subject matters requiring privacy and sensitivity
• Ability to collaborate, persuade, gain cooperation and acceptance of ideas on significant projects
• Ability to develop and maintain relationships with key contacts to enhance work flow and quality
• Sensitivity to appropriately respond to the needs of students and the community.

COMPETENCIES

CRITICAL COMPETENCIES

• Customer Service
• Results Focus

VERY IMPORTANT COMPETENCIES

• Communication
• Quality of Work

IMPORTANT COMPETENCIES

• Flexibility / Adaptability

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE/TRAINING

• Demonstrated experience and/or familiarity with College/Program-specific software (BLUMEN)

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS and ABILITIES

• Possesses knowledge of federal TRIO programs and regulations

PHYSICAL DEMANDS/WORKING CONDITIONS

(The demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

• The work is performed in a normal, professional office environment;
• The work area is adequately lighted, heated and ventilated;
• Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to perform the duties of the job and will perform repetitive motions with hands/fingers using a computer mouse and keyboard to type. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items such as papers, files, pamphlets, books, etc.;
• Work may also require walking and standing in conjunction with travel to and attendance at meetings and conferences away from the worksite

Target Starting Salary Range: $45,825 to $48,175

The final offer for the successful candidate is targeted to fall within this range but will be based upon an assessment of internal equity, the unit’s available budget, and the candidate’s qualifications in relation to the minimum and/or preferred job requirement(s).

Special Note: If hired, you must reside in the state of Ohio and be within commuting distance of this work location/campus to respond to onsite work demands upon the employment start date and throughout the duration of your employment with the College, as outlined in 3354:1-40-01.1 Recruitment and Selection Procedure .

Special Instructions to Applicants: During the application process, you may be required to attach a cover letter and/or resume. It is recommended that you have these documents ready to be attached electronically to the online application. This system accepts only MS Word or PDF attachments. Any employment with the College is contingent upon satisfactory completion of a background check and drug screen.

Equal Opportunity Statement: Cuyahoga Community College is committed to attaining excellence through the recruitment and retention of a qualified workforce. Cuyahoga Community College is an equal employment/educational opportunity institution.