Salud Scholars Program Coordinator and Advisor
- Employer
- Towson University
- Location
- Towson, MD
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- Administrative Jobs
- Institutional & Business Affairs, Program Administration, Technology, Analysts & Programming
- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Program Management:
- Working directly with CHP leadership and TU Admissions, provide excellent communication, manage meetings, coordinate program Advisory Board, and move strategic priorities forward. Develop and implement, following approval, full scale program work plan to establish Salud Scholars as an avenue to support student recruitment and success among Latine/x populations.
- Provide excellent student-centered advising for prospective undergraduate students who may drop-in, be first year, transfer, at-risk, undecided/undeclared, not admitted into a screened major, and/or referred by faculty.Annually, provide academic advising services to a caseload of Salud Scholars students in one-to-one and small group formats.Provide excellent advising to Under Graduate students interested in graduate programming.As needed, provide advising and resource supports for graduate students, working in collaboration with specific programs.
- Serve as the College’s Salud Scholars liaison with the Academic Advising, Retention & Completion Office; Tutoring & Learning Center; Career Center; and other groups across campus and externally (e.g. community colleges).Network with University-wide student support services to provide real time support to students and faculty/staff for a variety of student-centered needs.
- Partner with TU Office of Admissions and the College of Health Professions with operational support, offering tours, information sessions on-site as well as off-site.Support TU student recruitment initiatives, such as admitted student receptions, campus visits, etc.
- Oversee and manage financial resources ensuring accuracy of budget, expenditures and forecast and communicate future needed resources.Process payments, transfer funds and manage Salud Scholar budget as directed by Dean.Serve as liaison to University Budget Office and Foundation as needed.Provide direct budget analysis as needed/requested.
- Support college programs and students as needed and assigned.Identify additional duties that further support education and workforce diversity in health professions.
Qualifications and Skills
Required:
- Bachelor's degreeTwo years of related work experience.Strong knowledge and understanding of Latine/x culture. Academic background with high level of cultural sensitivity. Academic advising knowledge for use working with prospective and undergraduate students with a variety of academic strengths and areas for improvement.Strong customer service with a student-centered, welcoming and friendly disposition.Excellent bilingual communication skills. Ability to connect and collaborate with internal and external constituencies. Strong organizational and technology skills including use of Microsoft Excel for tracking advising data and trends and comfort learning new platforms/programs.Sound professional judgment, strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills, active and empathic listening, and active commitment to teamwork. Working knowledge of student services and programs in higher education. Working knowledge of healthcare professions and career pathways in healthcare. Proficient in Spanish.
- Minimum of two years experience with higher education in positions providing direct service and professional advising assistance to students.Work experience or background with health care professions or students. Evidence of experience with Latine/x students in support of student success. Knowledge of legal and financial aspects affecting Latine/x students. Experience with outreach and community engagement with various Latine/x organizations. Experience with budget management, social media and website development.
Organization: Academic Affairs Division
Primary Location: Main Campus
Job Posting: Aug 23, 2024
Organization
Towson University (TU; www.towson.edu) was founded in 1866, is recognized by U. S. News and World Reports as one of the top public universities in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions, and is Baltimore’s largest comprehensive university, and the largest public, comprehensive institution in the University of Maryland System. TU enrolls over 18,000 undergraduates and nearly 4,000 graduate students across six academic colleges (business, education, fine arts, health professions, liberal arts, science & mathematics), has over 865 full-time faculty, and offers more than 65 bachelor’s, 45 master’s, and 5 doctoral programs. Towson University offers many cultural, educational and athletics programs and events that are open to the public ranging from concerts and lecturers to Division I college sports.
Our centrally located campus sits on 330 rolling green acres and is 10 miles north of Baltimore, 45 miles north of Washington D.C., and 95 miles south of Philadelphia. The town of Towson, MD. has a population of approximately 52,000, with tree-lined streets, shops, restaurants, movies, bookstores, a county library branch, live music venues, and is in walking distance of the TU campus. Towson was established in 1750 and is the seat of Baltimore County government.
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