Job Description
This position provides individualized, holistic advising services to TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) students to better enable them to cope with barriers and adjust to college; specifically in the areas of academic, financial, transfer, career, and general advising. The incumbent will lead TRIO SSS students toward a shared goal of academic success, persistence, graduation, advocacy, and transfer to a four-year academic institution. This position will also assist the TRIO Director in the…
day-to-day facilitation and ongoing maintenance of the SSS Program.
Salary Range:
$25.67-37.26/hour, $53,599-77,799 annually
Minimum Qualifications
- One (1) year of experience in advising, social work, applied psychology, or psychology. Master's degree may substitute for 18 months of experience; Bachelor's degree may substitute for one year of experience; or Associate's degree may substitute for six months of experience.
- Skills in communication, both oral and written, in individual and group settings via phone or in person, sufficient to motivate students and influence behavior or turn a situation around and work with colleagues in a cooperative and respectful manner.
- Knowledge of computer software applications and systems sufficient to enter data and create basic business correspondence, documents, and training presentations.
- Ability to establish and maintain professional relationships with the internal and external college and community, including students, peers, key contacts, and stakeholders.
- Ability to use analytic reasoning to identify alternative solutions and approaches to problems.
Preferred Qualification
- Bachelor degree in related field and two (2) years of experience working in higher education.
- Knowledge of state, federal, and local college statutes and regulations to ensure compliance in all facets of a program.
- Knowledge of current academic requirements for majors, minors, and certificates of the college.
- Knowledge of the MinnState Student Record System (ISRS) and Workday.
- Ability to relate to individuals and groups of students through the use of a variety of communication techniques (i.e., presentations, workshops, face-to-face, etc.), helping skills, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work independently and take the initiative to do a job without regular help and advice from others.
- Skills in planning, organizing, decision making, coordinating, and communicating sufficiently to perform student advising services.
Work Shift (Hours / Days of work)
6 hours/day, 8:30-3:00, Monday-Friday during academic year; no hours during college breaks
Telework (Yes/No)
No
