Duties: Responsible for identifying, recruiting, selecting, enrolling and providing comprehensive academic, career, and postsecondary services to eligible Talent Search participants; report to the Talent Search Project Director; work with assigned school counselors and community leaders to coordinate tutoring, course advisement, financial aid, college enrollment, career workshops, and education and career enrichment activities; assist with recruitment and selection of eligible participants; refer ineligible students to appropriate social service agencies and programs; provide information on educational and career opportunities; assist participants with career exploration and goal setting; advise students on postsecondary institutions and enrollment options; assist with completion of college admissions and financial aid applications; coordinate and\/or conduct financial aid workshops for parents and participants; coordinate tutoring services; conduct workshops to improve study skills and test-taking strategies; conduct orientation workshops for new participants and parents; coordinate parent involvement activities; maintain accurate participant records and data and conduct participant follow-up surveys; track participants as they enter, continue in, and complete postsecondary education; visit local middle, junior high, and high schools; coordinate campus visits and college day field trips; participate in staff development and in-service meetings; represent the Talent Search Project at state and regional TRIO conferences; provide regular reports and updates to the Talent Search Director; maintain a positive and professional work environment and other duties as assigned.<\/p>\n
Qualifications: Master\u2019s degree in social work, education, or related field required; Master\u2019s degree in guidance and counseling or related field preferred; two to three years\u2019 experience working in Talent Search or other related programs; excellent oral and written communication skills. All SAU faculty and staff demonstrate a commitment to the value of all members of the SAU community, to excellence in interpersonal behaviors, and effective collaboration with colleagues. Joining the SAU family requires a commitment to our culture of Continuous Quality Improvement.<\/p>\n
Interested candidates should send a letter of interest, current resume, and the contact information of three (3) references to HR@saumag.edu<\/a> or the Office of Human Resources, Southern Arkansas University, 100 E. University, MSC 9288, Magnolia, AR 71753. AA\/EOE. Non-listed references may be contacted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Duties: Responsible for identifying, recruiting, selecting, enrolling and providing comprehensive academic, career, and postsecondary services to eligible Talent Search participants; report to the Talent Search Project Director; work with assigned school counselors and community leaders to coordinate tutoring, course advisement, financial aid, college enrollment, career workshops, and education and career enrichment activities; assist with recruitment… Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1376,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[317,230],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-5615","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-employment-opportunities","7":"category-staff-positions","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5615"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5615\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5616,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5615\/revisions\/5616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5615"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/human-resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}