The College Completion Program Advisor for the College Completion Program assesses our college students’ needs, goals, and interests to help them navigate through college.
College Completion Advisor
Date Posted:Â
April 5, 2024
Contact:Â
Please apply to our posting listed on Idealist CCP Advisor Posting or Indeed CCP Advisor Posting.
Responsibilities:Â Â
- Maintain a case management documentation system to track student status, program participation, student follow-ups where necessary, and outreach activity summaries.
- Provide academic and personal guidance/advising and referral services to students.
- Help students develop skills to navigate college resources, coursework, and professional goal-setting.
- Empower students to be self-advocates and incorporate opportunities for students to develop independence in a supportive community.
- Identify students showing academic, financial and social early warning indicators. Collaborate with students to develop success strategies.
- Develop re-entry strategies for students in jeopardy of withdrawing from school.
- Coordinate periodic relationship- and community-building outreach efforts to offer wraparound support to students.
- Organize and maintain communication schedule, detailed calendar, upcoming student goals, and tracked progress towards long-term projects.
- Assist with or lead/organize student-facing projects/events including but not limited to orientations, enrichment workshops, peer mentor program, and volunteer projects for students, with occasional overnight events.
- Collect scholarship materials from students and enter data into database to assist scholarship team.
- Collaborate with all stakeholders to support student success, including other CollegeBound staff members (e.g. CAPS and scholarship coordinators) and university partners (e.g. campus liaisons).
- Ability to travel to offsite locations including occasional overnight travel.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:Â
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- 1-3 years’ experience working with/providing support to adolescents/young adults required
- Valid driver’s license required and access to reliable vehicle
Other:
- Proof of COVID-19 vaccination is required for this position.
Skills:
- Case management experience
- Strong organization and time-management skills
- Ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Ability to work independently and manage time efficiently
- Ability to work autonomously and in a team environment
- Ability to work occasional evening and weekend hours
- Sincere commitment to work collaboratively with all constituent groups including staff, board members, volunteers, donors, program participants, and other supporters
- Experience working with Microsoft Office applications.
- Experience with Salesforce a plus