Educational Advisor

Mercer University•Macon, GA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Mercer University TRIO Programs is seeking an Educational Advisor for the Educational Opportunity Center on the Macon, Georgia campus. The position provides academic, career, and personal guidance to eligible first-generation and low-income high school students to support success in secondary school and postsecondary enrollment. The Educational Advisor plans, implements, and evaluates services that promote academic achievement, personal development, and college readiness. This role coordinates participant services, provides primary advising, teaches grade-level seminar classes, leads workshops, and supervises student peer mentors. It also coordinates recruitment and outreach at target schools and provides additional support for the summer residential program, which may involve overnight responsibilities. This position is contingent on external funding, and employment depends on the continuation of those funds. The role is based in person in Macon, Georgia, and is scheduled for 40 hours per week. Occasional morning, evening, weekend, and overnight assignments, as well as travel on university business, may be required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
Prior professional experience in tutoring, instruction, academic advising, student support, or a related educational setting.
Experience monitoring participants' academic progress and career development and providing instruction or support responsive to various learning styles.
Valid driver's license and ability to be insured by the university's insurance carrier.
Proficiency with basic computer software, including Microsoft Office and Google Workspace.
Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with participants, University faculty and staff, families, and other stakeholders.
Effective oral and written communication skills and experience working with people from different backgrounds and lived experiences.
Ability to learn and use student information systems, learning management systems, TRIO databases, communication platforms, and other technologies for advising, documentation, and program administration.
Proficiency in data entry, recordkeeping, and basic computer applications.
Knowledge of, or ability to learn and apply, effective instructional, advising, mentoring, and student-support strategies for students with varying learning styles and educational needs.
Ability to create and deliver presentations, workshops, individual advising sessions, and group activities.
Ability to learn and communicate detailed information, follow policies and procedures, exercise appropriate judgment, and maintain attention to detail.
Strong organizational and time-management skills, including the ability to manage an assigned participant caseload and meet documentation and service requirements.
Ability to maintain confidentiality of student information and accurate program records.
Ability and willingness to work occasional mornings, evenings, weekends, and overnight assignments.
Ability to travel on university business and be insurable by the university's carrier.
Must complete a criminal background check and approved driver's history check.

Responsibilities

Provide academic, career, and personal guidance to eligible first-generation, low-income high school students.
Plan, implement, and evaluate services that foster student academic achievement, personal development, and college readiness.
Coordinate advising, tutoring, peer mentoring, workshops, and field trips in accordance with grant requirements.
Provide primary advisement to program participants.
Teach grade-level seminar classes and lead participant workshops.
Supervise student peer mentors.
Coordinate recruitment and outreach of prospective participants at target schools.
Provide additional support for the summer residential program, potentially including overnight responsibilities.
Monitor participants' academic progress and career development and provide instruction or support responsive to varied learning styles.
Maintain accurate program records and student confidentiality.
Travel on university business as needed.