Academic Counselor

JOB Under the supervision of the TRIO Student Support Services Project Director, the Academic Counselor will provide program participants comprehensive academic, career and financial advising and other educational and social support to ensure participants excel academically, continuously persist, and successfully graduate with their bachelor’s degree. The TRIO SSS Academic Counselor will work closely with TRIO SSS participants and staff and interact with the CSUF community at large. The TRIO SSS Academic Counselor will coordinate and facilitate programming and required grant activities, provide advising to TRIO SSS participants, including course selection, transcript evaluation, and assistance with financial aid and scholarship applications, as well as help students search for and apply to graduate school programs; monitor participants' progress and assess program effectiveness. TRIO Student Support Services was first funded in 1993. The program now continuously serves 165 CSUF students. The position helps implement all required student services, meet grant objectives, ensure program services are inclusive to all participants, executed appropriately and maintain thorough records. Work Hours will be scheduled between Monday - Friday from 8:00AM to 6:00PM.? Telecommute eligible (work onsite as scheduled and/or as requested and telecommute as scheduled) up to one day per week, dependent on program needs. * Please be aware that funding for this position is awarded through a Grant/Contract over a specified period. Employment for this position beyond current Grant/Contract funding is contingent upon continued funding. EXAMPLE OF DUTIES The essential functions of the Academic Counselor include but are not limited to: Provides comprehensive academic, career, and financial aid advisement to a set caseload of TRIO SSS Program participants of various majors and academic class levels at CSUFDesigns, monitors, and updates participant individual graduation plans. Identifies and develops strategies and activities for improving participants' academic development, achievement, career planning, and interest in graduate educationProvides educational support services to participants that recognize the academic and social needs of first-generation, low-income, and disabled students to increase retention and graduation rates in these populationsProvide student community building services and activities to all TRIO SSS participants to ensure students have a community of first-generation peers to improve their sense of belonging at CSUFExpands TRIO SSS academic, career, and graduate school pathways and successful strategies for student persistence and graduationAssists participants in researching and completing financial aid and scholarship applications for graduate programs as well as completing admission requirementsAssists with the supervision, training, and monitoring of program internsCreates and maintains communication with TRIO SSS participants through social media and other digital platformsCoordinates and facilitates student events for program outreach, college tours, academic workshops, and cultural eventsParticipates in staff/university/organizational meetings & professional training opportunities when deemed necessary by the DirectorTracks, updates, and maintains service documentation for student files and database systemsOther duties as assigned. SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Prolonged sitting in front of computer. Walking, talking, hearing, pulling, bending, may carry 10-15 pounds of objects/material, not exposed to extreme noise level, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands or arms, stoop, kneel, taste or smell.BENEFITS: Health, dental, vision, life, health care flex plan, LTD, vacation, sick leave, holiday, credit union, tuition reimbursement and retirement plan with company match. All benefits will be administered according to policies and/or procedures.APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Your application will be considered incomplete without the submission of aResumeCover LetterCSU Fullerton, Auxiliary Services Corporation (ASC) is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request an accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career center as a result of your disability. To request an accommodation, contact a Human Resources Representative at (657) 278-4117.A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the ASC. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current ASC employees who apply for the position.