Advisor-Coordinator Talent Search

Company: Oklahoma State University
Location: Oklahoma City
Posted on: May 6, 2025

Job Description:

Job Summary:
Encourages participants to continue in and graduate fromsecondary school, enroll in post-secondary education or reentry programs ineducation. The Advisor/Coordinator will provide program services specific tothe needs of our adult and veteran program participants and to our high schooland middle school participants as well.
Essential Job Functions: 1. Execute the goals and objectives of the Educational Talent Search program.2. Initiate and maintain contact with target schools, helping agencies and community organizations.3. Act as a liaison between the target schools and post-secondary institutions.4. Recruit eligible participants.5. Provide individual academic guidance and counseling designed to encourage and assist participants in completing a rigorous secondary school program of study.6. Coordinate all program activities in assigned target schools.7. Maintain and manage student records and documentation of participants' program eligibility, need for services, services provided, and progress.8. Plan and conduct workshops (either in-person or virtual) related to career exploration, college orientation, and financial aid awareness.9. Develop Individual Career and Academic Plans (ICAP) for participants and provide academic planning guidance.10. Assist participants with admissions and financial aid for college.11. Assist the Project Director in preparing and gathering data for the Annual Performance Report/Review (APR) required by the Department of Education.12. Provide early retention intervention activities focusing on 6th-12th grade participants to assist with secondary school completion and postsecondary enrollment.13. Performs on-going evaluation of the effectiveness of the programs services and monitoring of all program objectives, participant retention and activities.14. Help supervise and transport participants on visits to post-secondary institutions, businesses and cultural events.15. Provide parental involvement workshops on the availability of financial aid, FAFSA submission, the importance of post-secondary education and other educational topics.16. Provide academic services designed to encourage reentry of eligible populations into secondary or postsecondary education-including dropouts and veterans.17. Completes all mandatory training and participated in a minimum of two professional development each year. Performs other duties as assigned. The duties listed in this job description are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or a logical assignment to the position.

Keywords: Oklahoma State University, Stillwater , Advisor-Coordinator Talent Search, Other , Oklahoma City, Oklahoma