TRIO Talent Search Advisor

The TRIO Talent Search Advisor is a ten-month, full-time employee who is responsible to the Director of TRIO Talent Search.  Responsible for presenting the TRIO Talent Search Program’s goals and activities to target schools and agency personnel, and with applicants.

 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES:

    • Present TRIO Talent Search program goals and activities to target school and agency personnel, and with applicants.
    • Recruit and select eligible program participants at target schools.
    • Plan and conduct group meetings and individual conferences with participants, clarify interests and goals, administer and interpret career assessments, provide effective career guidance and educational counseling, as well as information on study skills, financial literacy, time management, and other skills necessary for academic success.
    • Consult with guidance counselors or service agency caseworkers on regular basis to coordinate counseling activities with participants.
    • Provide and assist participants with information about secondary and post-secondary programs of study.
    • Explain how, when, and where to apply for financial aid and assist participants with financial aid applications.
    • Maintain accurate records of program services.
    • Provide student and school news and articles for the program newsletter.
    • Assist with and promote attendance by students to career, campus, and cultural visit opportunities.
    • Attend parent/teacher conferences at target schools as needed.
    • Plan and conduct ACT Preparation Workshops at target schools as needed.
    • Assist with social media posts and updates as needed.
    • Keep monthly calendar of time and effort.
    • Complete an Annual Report, which includes all target schools and relevant student information.
    • Participate in target school/community activities (parent/community meetings, orientations, cultural fairs, plays etc.) as available.
    • Other duties may be assigned.

 

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Occasionally may have responsibility to direct work-study students or interns.

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.  Ability to write reports, business correspondence, speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

 

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals. 

 

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.  Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, toots, or controls; and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to walk.  The employee is occasionally required to stand and reach with hands and arms.

 

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

While perform the duties of this job, the employee occasionally working in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.

 

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

 

Briar Cliff University is an equal opportunity employer.