Part-time Pre-College Academic Specialist, Upward Bound

Santa Fe College•Starke, FL

About The Position

This position is being hired through our temp partner, Spherion, and this advertisement will remain posted until the position is filled. Santa Fe College’s Upward Bound (UB) is one of the Federal TRIO programs funded by the U.S. Department of Education and purposed with identifying and providing services to individuals who are first-generation and/or low-income high school students. Upward Bound’s focus is on identifying, selecting, enrolling, retaining, serving, and assisting low-income students, first-generation college students, and students at risk of academic failure. The major goals of Upward Bound are to increase the retention and graduation rates of program participants by providing them with support services that will help them progress academically to and through college. The Pre-College Academic Specialist for Upward Bound will facilitate the provision of an array of student services such as supplemental instruction, tutoring, personal support/counseling, financial education, academic advising, mentoring, and study skills development. As the individual who handles the day-to-day delivery of services provided by Upward Bound, the Pre-College Academic Specialist under the coordination of the program coordinator, is accountable for the program’s success. This position will be scheduled for 20 hours weekly at the hourly rate of $20.41.

Requirements

An associate of arts degree with two (2) years of relevant experience working with at-risk high school or postsecondary students.
Demonstrated success in overcoming barriers like those of the project's target population or prior experience working with this target population.

Nice To Haves

A bachelor’s degree in psychology, guidance and counseling, social work, or a related field and experience working with low-income, first-generation, and post-secondary education student populations.
Demonstrated success in overcoming barriers like those of the project's target population or prior experience working with this target population.

Responsibilities

Identifies, recruits, and selects eligible program participants and provides personal, academic, financial, and career support services.
Provides outreach to students through class presentations, college events, and other initiatives.
Meets individually with students weekly for school visits, virtual visits, and phone calls to understand their academic and non-academic needs that may impact their integration, persistence, success, and graduation completion.
Responds to at-risk reporting with appropriate student outreach, referral, and follow-up.
Provides ongoing academic and career advisement, financial assistance, financial literacy, transfer pathways, tutoring, and study skill development to program participants.
Assists in the recruitment, selection, and training of tutors, maintains tutoring schedules/sessions, and assists staff when needed.
Understands college and university admission requirements and effectively connects students to facilitate effective and efficient enrollment admissions.
Facilitates supplemental instructions, transfers and cultural visits, and resource development for and with students.
Tracks, monitors, and maintains accurate records of student academic progress using the electronic database system.
Partners with the TRIO Student Support Services for successful referral and application to the program within and outside of grant institutions.
Assists the Coordinator in the evaluation process which includes annual performance reviews, annual reports, consultant visits, and grant submissions.
Attends SF training and participates in collegewide committees, especially Trio-related training and Academic Advising Council meetings.
Engages in ongoing professional development to maintain currency in the field.
Develops and maintains relationships with internal and external constituents for appropriate referrals.
Supervises and, when applicable, train work-study students.
Complies with all published College Rules, procedures, guidelines, and laws/regulations governing public employees, including but not limited to those related to document retention and destruction, FERPA, and confidentiality.
Strictly honors the privacy, security, and confidentiality of student records and other sensitive information according to appropriate state, federal, and college regulations, policies, and procedures.
Provides service excellence through courteous, informed, accessible, and professional engagement.
Performs other duties as assigned.