PROMOTIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT: TRIO Upward Bound Advisor, the Access Center
Job Description
This is a promotional announcement and is not a vacant position.
Essential Job Duties:
- Advising and Academic Support: Maintain a specified caseload of students and provide advising, workshops, and educational enrichment workshops and events for students
- Community Relations: Develop and maintain relationships between the program and community, families, school personnel and target school administrators
- Record-keeping and Reports: Maintain records of program activities and student eligibility and performance
- Recruitment: Recruit and identify eligible participants to enroll and participate in the UB program
- Instruction: Plan and implement interactive and effective classes and/or workshops during the academic year and during summer programs; facilitate and implement after-school, weekend and other instructional/tutoring sessions; and facilitate student access to academic resources in the target schools and community
- College Visitation Trips: Assist with planning and supervising of several annual in-state and out-of-state, overnight multi-day trips to visit colleges/universities and expose students to regional/national cultural, educational, and career opportunities
- Teamwork: Contribute to and actively support efforts of the CSU Upward Bound and the Access Center staff teams through meetings, retreats, program planning, collaboration on activities, and participation in the Access Center committees and across campus (as deemed appropriate)
- Training and Development: Participate in and contribute to professional development activities of the staff team, including appropriate conference and training opportunities
Supervision: Supervises Residential Summer Coordinator, 4-6 summer student staff positions, summer interns and graduate practicum students as needed.
Conditions of Employment (Administrative Professional):
- Pre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for new hires): Yes
- Valid Driver’s License: Yes
- Travel: Yes – statewide recruitment travel and programing travel;
Minimum Required Degree: As written in approved federal grant:
- Bachelor’s degree in education, liberal arts, behavioral / social sciences, social work, counseling, higher education administration, or related field from an accredited institution
- At least one year of experience advising, supervising, and/or mentoringdisadvantaged youth in an educational setting (“Disadvantaged,” according to theU.S. Department of Education, signifies an individual who meets low-incomeguidelines and who is a potential first-generation college student. A “first-generation” individual is a person whose parents have not earned abaccalaureate degree)
Preferred Experience and/or Skills:
- Ability to facilitate student learning and academic skills development
- Strong communication skills (speaking, writing, developing and presenting academic workshops, and/or presentations, use of computer applications)
- Community relations experience (evidence of building collaborative community networks and programs, including work with school administrators and staff, community agencies)
- Bilingual ability (Spanish/English) desirable
- Demonstrated knowledge of, and relevant ability to work with students from communities of first-generation and limited/ low-income communites
- Must have a valid driver’s license and/or reliable personal transportation, and commitment to travel extensively in the target area, including travel to target schools. Additional travel requirements include in-state and out-of-state college study tours to expose students to cultural, educational, and academic experiences
- Must be available to work evenings, weekends, and summer as needed
Salary Range
Required Application Documents
To apply, please upload the following applicant documents. Ensure your materials fully address the required and preferred job qualifications of the position. Please note, applicants may redact information from their application materials that identifies their age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution.
Employee Benefits
Colorado State University is not just a workplace; it’s a thriving community that’s transforming lives and improving the human condition through world-class teaching, research, and service. With a robust benefits package, collaborative atmosphere, and focus on work-life balance, CSU is where you can thrive, grow, and make a lasting impact.
Background Check Policy Statement
Colorado State University strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, CSU conducts background checks for the finalist before a final offer. The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is not limited to, criminal history, sex offender registry, motor vehicle history, financial history, and/or education verification. Background checks will also be conducted when required by law or contract and when, in the discretion of the University, it is reasonable and prudent to do so.
EEO
Colorado State University (CSU) provides equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.