About CCRI:

Job Summary:

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Demonstrate a commitment to the philosophy and mission of a comprehensive community college.
• Work collaboratively with others in a diverse and inclusive environment.
• Work collaboratively in a diverse, inclusive, and student-centered environment, with students of various learning styles, cultures, identities, and life experiences.
• Work collaboratively with others and provide quality customer service in a diverse and inclusive environment.

• Recruit a caseload of 80 CCRI students eligible for Access services through various outreach activities, including classroom presentations, campus events, open houses, and departmental meetings, and assess applicants in their need for Access services.
• Seek, establish and support partnerships with internal departments such as Advising and Counseling, and academic departments that will help sustain and increase the number of Access students.

• Conduct academic and career assessments and exploration to assist participants to clarify educational goals and selecting a program of study.
• Provide academic advisement to ensure proper course selection and completion of the academic program.
• Provide assistance with course registration.
• Conduct financial aid advising including assistance in completing financial aid applications (FAFSA, loans, etc.) and verification requirements.
• Provide transfer advising including presentations on college admissions, financial aid, and scholarship applications.
• Coordinate and provide support services such as academic development and tutoring.
• Teach student success seminars, and develop and conduct skill development workshops and financial literacy activities for program participants.
• Develop needs-based academic and cultural programming for SSS participants.
• Participate in developing and presenting program orientations and workshops.
• Assist students with scheduling and program coordination.
• Motivate and encourage participants' persistence toward achieving a postsecondary degree

• Required to achieve prescribed annual enrollment, persistence, graduation, and transfer outcomes.
• Maintain eligibility documentation as required by a TRIO Student Support Services project.
• Maintain documentation of services via concise, timely, and accurate advising/counseling notes.
• Assist with data for preparation of the Department of Education Annual Performance Report.
• Assist in reporting program outcomes as required by CCRI or the state.

• Develop and maintain comprehensive knowledge and information on financial, college transfer admissions, and academic assistance programs, their requirements, policies, and procedures.
• Remain current on the latest trends in college access and success.
• Required to attend in-service and other job-related training.
• Communicate effectively with Project Director and all other project staff in order to ensure the continued successful operation of the program.
• Assist in all project's special events.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Higher Education Administration, Communications, Psychology, Education, or Bilingual Education required.
• Three (3) years of experience in providing student support services to students who are low-income, first-generation in college, and/or have a documented disability preferably in a college setting or with a college prep program is required.
• The ability to work independently on multiple assignments and to work collaboratively within a team is required.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills are required.
• Demonstrated advocacy and commitment to student success and a deep understanding of the challenges faced by low-income, first generation in college, and/or have a documented disability.
• Must have strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively and collegially with students, faculty, staff, administrators, colleagues, and outside parties as required.
• Well-developed oral and written communication, planning skills, and adaptability.
• The ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with faculty, staff, and students is essential.
• Individuals who have succeeded in overcoming the disadvantages of circumstances similar to those of the Access participants are strongly encouraged to apply.

Competencies:

• Master's degree in related field preferred.
• Experience working with a student information system (BANNER, MS Access, DegreeWorks) and with early alert system (Starfish) or texting system (Signal Vine) preferred is preferred.

Campus Location: Primarily located at the Warwick Campus

Full-time/Part-time: Full-Time

Salary Range: Salary commensurate with education and experience

Special Instructions to Applicants:

EEO Statement:

About Community College of Rhode Island

The Community College of Rhode Island is the states only public comprehensive associate degree-granting institution. We provide affordable open access to higher education at locations throughout the state. Our primary mission is to offer recent high school graduates and returning adults the opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills necessary for intellectual, professional and personal growth through an array of academic, career and lifelong learning programs. At CCRI, we are committed to building an inclusive and diverse campus community. We strive to hire and retain culturally competent faculty and staff members who reflect the demographics of our state and our increasingly diverse student population. We believe that our diversity is our strength. We celebrate, support and thrive on the diverse experiences, backgrounds, and perspectives that are represented across our four campuses. We are OneCCRI, working together to prepare learners to achieve their highest potential. To learn about what employees value at CCRI and what it means to work here, please read about our Guiding Principles and watch videos of our employees doing what they do best: https://www.ccri.edu/equity/culture/guidingprinciples.html

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