Academic Champion Position Available In Hinds, Mississippi

• Position Title:

• Academic Champion

• Job Description:

• JOB TITLE

  Academic Interventionist

• REPORTS TO

  Randall Williams

• DEPARTMENT

  Upward Bound JPS Central

• EXEMPT:

• VICE PRESIDENT

• Jonathan Townes

• GENERAL STATEMENT OF THE FUNCTION

  All Hinds Community College employees must commit to the Caring Campus approach to student engagement and daily apply these general behavioral objectives: listen to student questions and concerns with a positive attitude and make meaningful connections with students.

• QUALIFICATIONS REQUIREMENTS

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Previous experience working with disadvantaged students

• EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree and state of Mississippi certification

• ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• , include the following.

Other duties may be assigned. Maintain knowledge of diversity-related issues, legislation, and best practices. Conduct orientation workshops for students, parents, community, and other related entities. Screen applicants for participant eligibility. Refer ineligible students to appropriate or alternative services Maintain participant files Meet with UB Director and target school principal regularly Conduct participant follow-up surveys Participate in in-service meetings Work with target school counselors in coordinating project activities Perform other duties as required to achieve program goals and objectives

• SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

• N/A

• PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hand to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit, taste and smell. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus.

• WORK ENVIRONMENT

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate, and the employee is occasionally required to perform job responsibilities in the outdoors and off site. We promote a culture of inclusion for all employees that respects individual strengths, ideas, and capabilities. We believe that our differences enable us to make better decisions, drive innovation, and deliver better results