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Under the direction of the Program Manager for Program Excel, the Academic Mentor provides academic counseling, retention coaching and intervention to first generation, income-eligible students and students with disabilities and helps students persist to a college degree; provides individual services to help students set and monitor academic and financial goals, increase financial literacy, learn to navigate college procedures and systems, improve self-efficacy, develop career materials and practices; assists with grant activities/events; assists with data collection, reporting and analysis; audits and maintains electronic and paper files; assists with training new grant staff; may provide professional tutoring; recruits participants; shares responsibility for meeting grant-funded goals and collaborates with other student support staff, campus faculty/advisors and others to assist students; position is funded through a U.S. Department of Education TRIO grant, and employment is contingent on continued grant funding; position is full-time regular, 52/52 weeks.
Position is located at Ohio State Agricultural Technical Institute (ATI) in Wooster, OH.
Experience Required
Education Required
High School Diploma or GED required.
Experience Preferred
Strongly prefer experience working with first generation college students, students with high financial need, and students with disabilities.
Strongly prefer experience in college academic advising and/or professional counseling or related experience.
Education Desired
Bachelor's Degree
Responsibilities
65% - Provide individual, proactive advising, academic counseling and retention coaching for project students; assist with collection, reporting, analysis and evaluation of student data and program data; provide direct academic intervention, including advising for achieving and maintaining good academic standing, helping students learn effective study and organization habits, self-monitoring and self-evaluation strategies; assess students' academic needs and areas for non-cognitive development and tailor service to meet those needs; monitor and report individual student progress toward degree completion and/or transfer to 4-year degree; create and maintain electronic notations in institution data systems; maintain paper files; assist with annual performance data collection and reporting; assist with ongoing program evaluation; may provide subject-specific individual and small group professional tutoring
15% - With other PE mentors, lead the projects participant recruitment efforts and programs; serve as a primary referral source to other project and campus student services; plan and implement activities and events; develop recruitment initiatives; provide comprehensive, sustained efforts to reach, recruit and continually serve participants; select and assess students; develop and maintain promotional media and recruitment tools
15% - assist students in developing and evaluating individual academic and financial management plans for completing a college degree and/or transferring to a 4-year degree program; assess students college academic and financial management needs; help students learn how to navigate college procedures and systems; assist students with creating job search materials and practicing interview techniques; provide financial literacy education; help students learn how to complete the FAFSA and scholarship applications
5% - promote the project's goals and objectives to students, the campus community and stakeholders; foster an understanding of the needs of first generation, income-eligible college students and students with disabilities within the campus community and among stakeholders; collaborate with PE staff and other campus community partners on behalf of project students and PE goals and initiatives; participate in online, local and national professional development; participate in campus community activities
Location:Halterman Hall (0635)Position Type:RegularScheduled Hours:40Shift:First ShiftFinal candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post offer process.Thank you for your interest in positions at The Ohio State University and Wexner Medical Center. Once you have applied, the most updated information on the status of your application can be found by visiting the Candidate Home section of this site. Please view your submitted applications by logging in and reviewing your status. For answers to additional questions please review the frequently asked questions.
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