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COLLEGE ADVISING CORPS MEMBER - Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service at Tufts University

Posted in Other 6 months ago.

Type: Full-Time
Location: Medford, Massachusetts

This is a 44-weeks limited appointment position. This position is grant funded and is not eligible for severance pay. This positions schedule is Monday - Friday, 7:30am - 2:30pm (Schedule subject to change as the position is project based).

The mission of the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service is to "prepare Tufts students to become engaged public citizens and community leaders who will help build a more equitable world." Tisch College provides students across all disciplines and schools at Tufts, including graduate and professional schools, with the tools to prepare them for lifetimes of active citizenship. The College fosters curricular and co-curricular initiatives for student civic development and leadership and civically engaged faculty research and curriculum development. It promotes mutually beneficial community-university partnerships and celebrates the civic lives of Tufts alumni.

Since 1995, Tufts has served as the host to Massachusetts Campus Compact (MACC). MACC is a statewide consortium of 75 college and university presidents committed to developing the civic skills of students, building partnerships with the community, and integrating civic engagement with teaching and research. Through technical assistance, grant distribution, training and resource development, MACC aids students, faculty, staff and presidents in developing and improving community service and service-learning programs to respond to specific local and regional needs throughout Massachusetts. Believing that higher education can work strategically with communities to serve as a local resource to increase higher-education access and success of residents in their neighboring communities, MACC works with campuses to build these partnerships through collaborative programming to foster a campus-wide commitment to access and success for all students.

This is a statewide program in its third year, with multiple positions available. College Advising Corps members will serve as the liaison between a local high school and a college in Massachusetts, helping students overcome the financial, educational, and social obstacles that impede access to college. Spending their time at both the high school and the college, College Advising Corps members will work to increase college enrollment rates of high achieving/low matriculation local high school students by providing one-to-one college advising. In addition, Corps members will work to build deeper partnerships between higher education institutions and high schools to address college access and success.

Basic Requirements:

• * Bachelor's degree - Must be a graduate of Tufts University
• * Minimum of one (1) year of experience (includes experience gained while a student)
• * Experience using the programs of Microsoft Office Suite
• * The successful candidate selected for the position must pass a "CORI" (Criminal Offender Record Information) background check

Preferred Qualifications: The following are all highly preferred: Experience in community partnership work; demonstrated interest in college access issues; experience working with community based organizations and/or high schools; experience working with diverse populations and multiple constituency groups; experience/interest working with youth; excellent verbal and written communication skills; self-motivation and the ability to work independently; a willingness to work outside of Boston, since this is a statewide program; language competencies; access to a vehicle may be required as some sites may not be accessible by public transportation.

Special Work Schedule Requirements: Some weekend and evenings will be expected.

Tufts University is an AA/EOE employer and actively seeks candidates from diverse backgrounds.  

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