"Part-Time Recruiting Assistant, Upward Bound"

Company Description

Monroe Community College is a unit of the State University of New York (SUNY) and is one of only nineteen community colleges across North America selected for board membership in the League for Innovation in the Community College. Founded in 1961, MCC prides itself on providing an affordable, quality education for more than 8,500 students in the Rochester area. MCC is a large institution offering over 100 programs across two main campuses, two specialized centers, and various community sites.

Monroe Community College expects and upholds equity, inclusion, and a sense of belonging in our educational programs, policies, campus life, employment, and community involvement. We believe diversity enriches our lives and leads to understanding and appreciating our differences and commonalities. To achieve academic and institutional excellence, we actively recruit, engage, and retain students, faculty, staff, and community partners who represent the diversity of our region, nation, and world. MCC embraces inclusion and diversity, offering activities and programs to enhance the personal and professional development of faculty, staff, and students. The College welcomes candidates committed to MCC's mission of access, academic excellence, and a desire to work in a diverse and dynamic environment.

Job Description

Function of Position:

The Part time Recruiting Assistant (portion of Project Coordinator) will report to the Program Director (PD). The part-time Recruitment Assistant will assist the program director with the coordination of the recruitment of participants and orientation activities of the Upward Bound Classic and Math and Science Programs at Monroe Community College (UB @ MCC). The Recruitment Assistant will be responsible for recruitment, providing personal assistance with the completion of the application process, and implementing career, academic advising and counseling to admitted program students at the Rochester City School District (RCSD) target schools.

Examples of Duties & Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the recruitment and orientation component of the program
• Recruit eligible students at target schools
• Collect, maintain and collate all materials related to the recruitment process
• Maintain a caseload of newly recruited students
• Provide assistance for potential participants with the completion of the application
• Assist the PD with the interview and documentation process of potential participants
• Provide recruitment related personal, career, and academic advising and counseling to students and their parents
• Initiate and maintain relationships with RCSD target schools, counselors and staff
• Frequent traveling and moving between RCSD target schools and Downtown campus

MCC Expectations:

• Adheres to the College Code of Conduct.
• Contributes to, supports, and maintains an equitable, inclusive, and collaborative College environment.
• Maintains technological competencies utilized by the College.
• Commits to the philosophy of a comprehensive community college.
• Commits to professional growth. which includes seeking ongoing training in diversity, equity and inclusion to better serve students.

Requirements

Required Qualifications:

• Earned bachelor's degree in education, social work or related field from a regionally accredited higher education institution
• One year teaching, advising or counseling in a related field
• Experience working with students from low-income, first-generation, diverse ethnic or urban disadvantage backgrounds

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience coordinating activities and event programming for high school age students
• Demonstrated success in overcoming the academic and economic challenges, faced by students in the UB@ MCC Programs
• UB@MCC Alum
• Bilingual and able to read, write, and speak Spanish, or other languages, proficiently

Additional Information

Pay Rate : $25 per hour
Working Hours: 20 hours per work week

Prohibition of Remote Work Outside New York State: Remote work locations outside New York State are not authorized by the College due to out-of-state tax and regulatory implications. In limited circumstances, prompted by business or operational needs, the College may approve requests to work remotely outside of New York State, on a short term, temporary basis.

Application Instructions

Interested applicants must apply online and create an account by clicking on the APPLY NOW tab below. Returning applicants may login to their Monroe Community College Careers Account to apply for this position. See the FAQ page for guidance using our online system. Please contact us if you need assistance applying through this website.

Applicants MUST submit the following documents* to be considered for this position:

1. Resume/CV
2. Cover Letter

*Official transcripts will be required upon employment. Applicants with foreign degrees must submit a completed credential evaluation comparing your foreign academic accomplishments to standards in the U.S