Lead Academic Advisor, TRiO Talent Search Program(Grant-Funded)

4 weeks ago

Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States Prairie State College Full time
Job Summary

The Lead Academic Advisor will support the Program Director in the administration, implementation, coordination, and delivery of all program activities and services to participants in grades 6-12 who have the potential to be the first generation in their family to attend college.

Key Responsibilities
  • Conducts outreach, recruitment of eligible participants in targeted middle and high schools.
  • Provides financial aid and personal finance counseling to support ETS participants achieve their educational and personal goals and off-set the cost of college attendance.
  • Provides academic advising and counseling information services to participants through structured individual and group meetings in an effort to help students stay in school to earn their high school diploma.
  • Provides professional support and assistance in college-wide activities related to student admission, financial aid, academic advising, registration, orientation, graduation, and overall guidance in an effort to meet program participant's needs.
  • Helps with the coordination of programming relative to the ETS Project, particularly those related to recruitment, retention, and graduation.
  • Plan and/or conduct workshops on time management, goal setting, career exploration, financial aid, college exploration, life skills, and other topics appropriate for pre-college students.
  • Oversees/plans College Tours and Cultural Activities with the guidance of the Director.
  • Helps to develop/cultivate and maintain a strong network of relationships between the TS project, the community, target school officials, etc.
  • Serve as the liaison for collaborative efforts involving the coordination of the Talent Search Project services, events, and activities.
  • Leads the development and implementation of age and grade level appropriate curriculum/workshops for the middle school components.
  • Helps seniors and parents with financial aid and admissions applications and educates participants regarding the availability of financial aid.
  • Inputs, updates, and maintains student information by entering it into Blumen database on a daily and weekly basis and submits weekly reports that document and account for services rendered to participants.
  • Performs public speaking activities; develops and conducts workshops on time management, goal setting, career exploration, financial aid, college exploration, life skills, and other topics appropriate for pre-college students.
  • Assists the Advisor to deliver/implement target schools' services, parent workshops, and field trips, etc. in an effort to ensure program participants participate in services and stays abreast of the TS services.
  • Supports and participates in both in- and out-of-classroom lives of ETS participants in an effort to enhance their development and learning experiences.
  • Maintains detailed records of all aspects of participants' progress including academic, social, personal, etc., that would aid, or impede their overall success.
  • Assists with filing participant's documents when needed.
  • Monitors participants' academic progress by way of weekly contact in schools, phone calls, electronic communications, and other written correspondence.
  • Develops, implements, monitors, and evaluates assigned participants Individual Academic Plan (IAP).
  • Assesses and monitors participants' Academic Improvement Plan (AIP) to ensure participants are on track for graduation.
  • Assists the Director with completing the programs' Annual Performance Report.
  • Conducts appropriate referrals for participants as necessary.
  • Actively engages in the promotion and marketing of the ETS program.
  • Assists with all aspects of program review and student retention efforts such as surveys, focus groups, orientation sessions, parent workshops, and intervention groups.
  • Builds and maintains positive working relationships with PSC faculty, administrators, and parents/guardians to assist program participants with academic advising, counseling, consultation, referral, and information services.
  • Leads the TS Department with the assistance from the Dean of Equity and Inclusion in the absence of the TS Director.
  • Performs other duties as assigned for the betterment of each program participant consistent with the role and required functions of this position, especially as required by the terms of the ETS grant.

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