Mentor/Advisor Specialist

About the role

The Mentor/Advisor Specialist (MAS) serves as mentor/advisor for students in the Project-Beyond-2 (PB2) program. Additionally, the MAS supports structured project and peer mentoring activities for project participants and community partners in the PB2 Program.

Responsibilities

• Provide individual advising and mentoring for project participants
• Support professional nurse mentoring program for project participants (PP)
• Cookordinate structured activities for project participants
• Support summer Preadmission Intensive Program for incoming freshmen
• Conduct group & one-to-one mentoring training sessions for project participants and mentors
• Track mentoring activities, including peer mentoring, & maintain a mentor-mentee network
• Link students with professional minority nursing organizations and community partners
• Cookordinate and keep records of structured activities for BSN participants (BSNPP)
• Cookordinate and keep records of efforts made in addressing social determinants of education & health (SDE /SDH)
• Support summer Preliminary Academic Intensive (PAI) program for incoming freshman
• Advise BSNPP, assist with scholarship applications
• Track academic progress electronically of BSNPP & offer additional individualized academic supports as needed
• Attend MUCN sessions for enrolled nursing students to foster early, direct contact & encourage project participation (e.g., open houses, orientations)
• Aid Project Director (PD) to seek future funding for project sustainability
• Aid with preparation of meeting materials including creation of presentations consisting of current research and resources, newsletters, handouts & other related materials, as well as printing, binding & collating
• Aid with room reservations, preparation of agendas & minutes, & logistics as assigned
• Maintain system for loaning and checking-out study aids (i.e., books, reference guides, anatomical models)

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• Licensed Registered Nurse (RN), with academic teaching and program planning and coordination experience needed, including clinical precepting
• 3 years of relevant and related experience, including some teaching, program development, and clinical precepting
• Extensive experience with mentoring diverse students required
• Experience working with social determinants of education and health (SDE /SDH) & diverse populations is critical for position
• Strong collaboration, communication, presentation, & interpersonal skills required
• Successful candidate will have a positive attitude & good communication skill, while upholding service excellence with all team members, student participants, and community partners
• Exhibit individual initiative; work independently as part of the well-coordinated team
• Be technically proficient & accurate, and possess attention to detail

Benefits

Marquette University offers a rich and competitive Total Rewards package including medical, dental, vision, 403(b) with up to 8% university match, generous time off package, and tuition benefits for employees, spouses, and dependents with no payback requirement!