Position Summary:

Specific Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Student Coaching and Advocacy:

• Conduct outreach and intense one-on-one and small group coaching sessions with students

• Serve as a mentor resource liaison and advocate for students

• Assist students in becoming independent learners by providing them with the knowledge and resources on how to navigate through a postsecondary system to foster self-sufficiency and academic persistence

• Promote essential skills and techniques related to time management study strategies and the use of all resources

• Provide career development and advising activities to increase student awareness and preparation.

Outreach and Program Recruitment:

• Identify and recruit potential students for the COSI ASAP program

• Assist with the FAFSA and scholarship application processes

Collaboration and Networking:

• Collaborate and coordinate closely with student advisors career services the accommodations office and tutoring departments to ensure student success

• Network and develop partnerships with existing programs that will provide students with resources academic support and opportunities to boost co-curricular participation

• Collaborate with on-campus/school partner contacts

Data Management and Reporting:

• Intensive program and institutional data tracking and reporting of student progress

• Monitor and track academic progress

• Prepare weekly/monthly/quarterly/annual reports

Professional Development & Expectation:

• Actively participate in weekly meetings with the COSI ASAP grants director

• Meet with COSI ASAP state contact once per semester or as needed

• Attend COSI annual symposium and out-of-state trainings

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree from an accredited institution

• 2 Years of prior relevant work experience

• Knowledge of financial aid/scholarships and college admission requirements and processes

• Demonstrated success in coordinating with different teams and diverse groups to achieve shared goals

• Ability to develop strong partnerships and connections with internal and external support services

• Highly skilled in tracking student performance metrics and milestones ensuring high fidelity to grant reporting requirements

• Strong organizational skills and detail oriented

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Proven ability in developing and delivering student seminars and workshops that support academic success and personal growth.

• Proficiency with Google Workspace

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in Education or closely related field

• Experience working in a higher education environment specifically in advising

• Bilingual Spanish preferred

• Knowledge and experience working with underserved populations

• Strong understanding of the needs of freshmen and transfer college students

• Willingness to work evenings and weekends as needed

• Strong computer skills Proficiency with Workday and aptitude to learn new systems as needed

Salary and Benefits:

The salary range for this position is $39200-$47000. In addition to salary Adams State University offers a competitive benefits program including medical dental vision disability insurance flexible spending accounts life insurance and retirement savings plans. For detailed benefits information please visit our Human Resources Benefits Page.

Required Application Materials:

• Letter of application describing interest in and directly addressing qualifications of the position

• Current resume

• Names and contact information of three to five professional references

• Unofficial transcripts or official transcripts from all post-secondary institutions attended (official transcripts required upon hiring)

How to Apply:

All interested candidates must submit application materials electronically through Adams State Universitys Workday application portal.

No other format of application material will be accepted.

Review of completed applications will begin 6/2/2026 and continue until the position is filled.

Questions about the position may be directed to

Trudy Chávez Adams State COSI Grants Director/Advisor

Email:

Adams State University is committed to building and expanding the talent of its professional staff and actively seeks qualified applicants who bring unique perspectives experiences skills and attributes that can augment the perspectives of our current faculty and staff and can contribute to serving and preparing our students to engage and thrive in their learning leadership and service.

We strive to create a more representative workforce that mirrors the people who study work and lead our institution and welcome applications from candidates from all walks of life especially members of communities who fall within state and federally protected classes such as: women BIPOC LGBTQ individuals veterans and people with disabilities.

We value qualified candidates with varied language skills who have a record of successful experience with varied communities and student populations and who have a deep understanding of and commitment to the unique geographical and historical characteristics of the place we are situated in and the intersecting perspectives that define our university being a low-income first-generation and Hispanic-serving rural anchor university. Therefore we seek individuals committed to intentionally supporting students and colleagues who possess these characteristics through their teaching service and scholarship.

The successful candidate will join a campus that is dedicated to inclusive excellence and acknowledges Adams States purpose to foster the educational goals of its students and the well-being of the surrounding community.

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