Provide assistance to the TRIO Educational Opportunity Center with organizing, implementing and holding informational sessions as part of outreach efforts to prospective participants for TRIO-EOC. Provide advising services to TRIO-EOC participants.
Positions may be eligible for telework according to the Minneapolis College's telework guidelines.
Required Qualifications:
Associate degree or equivalent combination of experience and/or education in Education, Counseling and Student Personnel Psychology, Counseling Psychology, Organizational Management, Liberal Arts.
Experience working with students who are TRIO eligible, or from diverse ethnic backgrounds, or non-traditional aged students.
Demonstrated understanding of student development needs.
Demonstrated understanding of the mission and philosophy of TRIO programs.
Strong public relations, presentation and interpersonal communication and writing skills.
Demonstrated self-starter with strong organizational and leadership skills.
Proficient and efficient at using computer technology including internet and Microsoft Office.
Demonstrates an effort to improve cultural competence and actively takes steps to include diversity training in professional development.
Demonstrated commitment and experience working effectively with culturally, ethnically and linguistically diverse students, faculty/staff, communities and/or organizations.
Experience in public speaking and written communication skills.
Other Requirements:
Must be in good standing with Minneapolis College.
About:
Minneapolis College is one of the largest and most diverse two-year colleges in Minnesota, serving students in credit and noncredit programs. Minneapolis College enrolls 56% students of color. As a comprehensive public community and technical college, Minneapolis College offers 114 credentials in 44 liberal arts and career and technical programs. The College has strong ties to corporate and industry partners that help fund student scholarships, provide state-of-the-art training and equipment, and offer internship and employment opportunities to the College's graduates.
Minneapolis College is a member of the Minnesota State colleges and universities system. With 24 two-year colleges and seven state universities. Minnesota State is the largest provider of higher education in the state of Minnesota and the fifth largest system of higher education in the country. Minnesota State is committed to ensuring access to an extraordinary education for all Minnesotans; being the partner of choice to meet Minnesota's workforce and community needs; and delivering to students, employers, communities and taxpayers the highest value, most affordable higher education option.
The safety of all members of the Minneapolis College campus community is of vital concern. Resources including the current Annual Compliance and Security Report are available at the link Minneapolis College Public Safety or go to https://minneapolis.edu/student-services/public-safety
Minneapolis Community and Technical College (MCTC) is a public two-year college located in the heart of downtown Minneapolis. MCTC enrolls nearly 15,000 credit students annually and is an active partner in initiatives designed to strengthen the social, economic and cultural vitality of the Twin Cities metropolitan area. Created in 1996, under the umbrella of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system, MCTC is the result of the merger of two institutions: a technical college with a long history of vocational education dating back to 1914 and an open-enrollment community college established in 1965. Currently, the spacious campus covers 21.6 acres of land and recent expansions include a new state-of-the-art Science Center, culinary kitchen and dining hall and outdoor plaza.