Job description
The College Advisor is critical to the success of the GEAR UP program and its students. The College Advisor is part of a team that supports more than 800 students (9-12th grades) in awareness and college readiness in Flint Community Schools to include, Southwestern Classical Academy and International Academy. The College Advisor works with Gear Up staff to assist all students in the discovery, development and realization of career and/or college pathways. The position is based in the Flint Community.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
Experience working with high school and/or college-age students.
Clear understanding of the needs of GEAR UP qualified students and knowledge of college services including financial aid, degree completion activities, and academic support programs.
Demonstrated sensitivity to the needs of underrepresented populations.
Demonstrated ability to use independent judgment and also show organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
Skilled at delivering presentations to both small and large groups.
Ability to utilize and provide one’s own cellular telephone for work-related activities and a willingness to travel.
Must possess a valid drivers license.
Experience working with high school and/or college-age students.
Clear understanding of the needs of GEAR UP qualified students and knowledge of college services including financial aid, degree completion activities, and academic support programs.
Demonstrated sensitivity to the needs of underrepresented populations.
Demonstrated ability to use independent judgment and also show organizational, communication, and leadership skills.
Skilled at delivering presentations to both small and large groups.
Ability to utilize and provide one’s own cellular telephone for work-related activities and a willingness to travel.
Must possess a valid drivers license.
Preferred Qualifications
A high degree of familiarity with GEAR UP, and knowledge of the regional college’s requirements, programs, and degrees.
Familiarity with the Flint Community Schools.
Familiarity with the Flint Community Schools.
Duties & Responsibilities
Reports to the Associate Director of Gear Up/College Day to coordinate student support and programming resources.
Represents GEAR UP at high schools,?university events, and public functions to encourage enrollment of students at a specified four-year regional university.
Works to support cohort students with required services and all other students throughout the service schools as part of the priority service group.
Assists GEAR UP students with developing, exploring and making career and college plans.
Builds relationships with schools, students’ parents, and communities to promote higher education and build support for student success.
Provides continual transitioning and academic support for GEAR UP students during their higher education process.
Assists in the coordination and scheduling of GEAR UP high school college day visits on campus.
Conducts campus tours and?conferences with GEAR UP students and parents for visitation at the college campus.
Communicates admission policies to GEAR UP students, parents, school administrators, counselors, and teachers.
Assists with the GEAR UP students’ specified college admission, financial aid, student support, and academic process.
Develops intervention strategies to assist GEAR UP students with college success and completion.
Works with high school instructors to provide and support GEAR UP students.
Attends GEAR UP staff meetings, training and conferences as assigned.
Serves as part of the team to assist with planning, developing and overall program goals.
Responsible for accurate documentation of student records/progress and prepares reports as required in database monthly.
Maintains positive leadership, ethical/professional conduct, and confidentiality of program participants information.
Collects and tracks data for the grant and annual performance report utilizing the data management system.
Supervises and oversees student activities, events and/or programs, and overnight trips.
Follows all project regulations to meet all program goals/objectives. Completes monthly reconciliations to track project spending. Facilitates and manages day to day summer activities. Attends meetings, trainings, and conferences as assigned.
Represents GEAR UP at high schools,?university events, and public functions to encourage enrollment of students at a specified four-year regional university.
Works to support cohort students with required services and all other students throughout the service schools as part of the priority service group.
Assists GEAR UP students with developing, exploring and making career and college plans.
Builds relationships with schools, students’ parents, and communities to promote higher education and build support for student success.
Provides continual transitioning and academic support for GEAR UP students during their higher education process.
Assists in the coordination and scheduling of GEAR UP high school college day visits on campus.
Conducts campus tours and?conferences with GEAR UP students and parents for visitation at the college campus.
Communicates admission policies to GEAR UP students, parents, school administrators, counselors, and teachers.
Assists with the GEAR UP students’ specified college admission, financial aid, student support, and academic process.
Develops intervention strategies to assist GEAR UP students with college success and completion.
Works with high school instructors to provide and support GEAR UP students.
Attends GEAR UP staff meetings, training and conferences as assigned.
Serves as part of the team to assist with planning, developing and overall program goals.
Responsible for accurate documentation of student records/progress and prepares reports as required in database monthly.
Maintains positive leadership, ethical/professional conduct, and confidentiality of program participants information.
Collects and tracks data for the grant and annual performance report utilizing the data management system.
Supervises and oversees student activities, events and/or programs, and overnight trips.
Follows all project regulations to meet all program goals/objectives. Completes monthly reconciliations to track project spending. Facilitates and manages day to day summer activities. Attends meetings, trainings, and conferences as assigned.
Supervision Exercised
None.
Message to Applicants
Central Michigan University is dedicated to fostering a broadly diverse and inclusive campus that respects all social identities, experiences, and perspectives. In an effort to further this initiative, we are especially interested in candidates who will advance and promote an inclusive and supportive environment for every member of our university community.
You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.
Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit recommendation letters.
You must submit an on-line application in order to be considered as an applicant for this position.
Cover letters may be addressed to the Hiring Committee.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to submit recommendation letters.
Employee Group
Professional & Administrative -Salary
Staff Pay Level
Pay Range
$40,000 - $45,000
Division
Student Recruitment & Retention
Department
Gear Up
Position Status
Provisional
Position End Date
09/30/2023
Employment Status
Full-Time
FTE
1.00
Position Type
12 month
Weekly Work Schedule
Monday - Friday; 8:00am - 5:00pm; evenings & weekends as required.
Location
Flint, Michigan
About the Department
About CMU
Central Michigan University has a more than 125-year legacy of preparing students to become leaders and changemakers in their communities and in their personal and professional lives.
We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.
CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.
Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.
CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.
Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.
We serve nearly 15,500 students on our Mount Pleasant campus, in satellite locations around the state and throughout the country, and through flexible online programs. Many of our approximately 300 undergraduate, master’s, specialist and doctoral programs in the arts, media, business, education, human services, health professions, liberal arts, social sciences, medicine, science and engineering are nationally ranked for excellence.
CMU leads the nation in leadership development programming through our Sarah R. Opperman Leadership Institute, and we are proud to be among only 5% of U.S. universities in the top two Carnegie research classifications. Our faculty work with graduate and undergraduate students in areas such as Great Lakes research, medical innovation, engineering technology and more.
Central is home to 17 men’s and women’s Division 1 sports including football, basketball, gymnastics, baseball, wrestling and more. Our student-athletes achieve great success in competition and in the classroom, capturing Mid-American Conference championships and maintaining an average cumulative GPA of 3.17.
CMU is located in Mount Pleasant, a community that blends the best of small-town living with big-city amenities. It’s part of the culturally varied and vibrant Great Lakes Bay Region that also includes Saginaw, Bay City, Midland and the state’s largest Native American community, centered on the Saginaw Chippewa Isabella Reservation in Mount Pleasant.
Area residents enjoy the mix of outdoor activities, cultural events, shopping and dining options, and family attractions. Other major Michigan destinations and attractions — Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, Traverse City, wineries, beaches, golf and ski resorts, and many more — are within easy reach of the city’s central location in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula.
CMU employees enjoy access to a nationally recognized wellness program along with health care and benefits that exceed regional, state and national norms.
CMU Leadership Standards
Central Michigan University is a place where we value students and work for their success, where we act as family, and where employees are engaged, appreciated and have extraordinary opportunities to make a difference.
We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.
Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.
We intentionally maintain and strengthen the hallmark CMU culture that sets us apart from our peers by expecting CMU leaders and employees to model the following Leadership Standards and develop them within their teams.
Please review the Leadership Standards before applying for this position.
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