OUTREACH SPECIALIST

Salary: Full range: $23.78-$35.68 per hour ($49,471-$74,207 per year); Anticipated hiring range: $23.78-$26.76 per hour ($49,471-$55,655 per year).

Type: Full-Time / Benefited / Non-Exempt / Hourly / Hybrid

About the role

The College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) is a unique educational program at Sacramento State that assists students from migrant and seasonal farm worker backgrounds to succeed in obtaining a college degree. Students receive outreach, admission, academic, and personal support services to ease the transition from high school to Sacramento State. CAMP admits 70 freshmen every year and provides follow-up services to approximately 300 continuing students.

The position is responsible for recruiting eligible students to the CAMP program by providing one-on-one and group information and assistance concerning higher education enrollment opportunities, policies, and procedures to prospective migrant and under-represented students and their families. The position is responsible for executing all outreach activities and special projects, and for maintaining the case management for outreach.

Responsibilities

• Travel throughout Northern California to deliver informative presentations and represent Sacramento State, CAMP, and EOP at schools, college fairs, parent advisory committees, and community agencies and organizations.
• Conduct campus tours.
• Guide prospective and current students through admission eligibility verification, university portals (Student Center), course registration, financial aid, and scholarships.
• Plan, schedule, and execute large-scale recruitment and student success events, including Admitted Student Day, Familia Day, workshops, and student orientations, in collaboration with campus equity programs and community partners.
• Manage day-to-day administrative tasks, supervise and train student interns and program assistants, maintain vital community partnerships, and compile weekly and annual reporting data for directors.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in one of the Behavioral or Social Sciences, Education or related field or equivalent combination of education and/or work experience.
• Demonstrated experience working with minority and low-income students in academic and/or career advisement.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain cooperative relationships with a variety of people, e.g., students, parents, coworkers, school personnel, faculty, agency personnel.
• Demonstrated skill to work independently with little direction and coordinate many different tasks, determining the importance of each, setting deadlines, and completing projects accordingly.
• Demonstrated general knowledge of the unique cultural traits found in migrant families.
• Excellent presentation skills in a one-on-one or group setting.
• Excellent command of the English and Spanish language including grammar, spelling, and punctuation.
• Knowledge in General Education (GE) areas such as GE advising, GE catalog, and graduation requirements.
• Ability to navigate through the MySacState portal, Student Center, and CMS.
• Demonstrated familiarity with email, word processing, and spreadsheet computer applications, such as the programs in the Microsoft Office Suite.
• Demonstrated experience effectively communicating and working with all levels of employees and/or participants while maintaining a professional demeanor and exercising tact and good judgment.
• Experience handling and maintaining confidential information.
• Must be legally eligible to drive in California, complete and pass an online training course, maintain a good driving record, and be acceptable for vehicle insurance coverage under the University Enterprises insurance plan.
• Must continue to meet the established driving standards; driving record will be monitored with the California Department of Motor Vehicles to ensure compliance.
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Must be fingerprinted and pass a background check.

Benefits

• UEI contribution to a TIAA retirement plan after one year of service
• Paid Vacation Time
• Paid Sick Time
• 14 paid holidays per year including paid time off the week between Christmas Day and New Year’s Day as the CSUS campus is closed
• 100% employer-paid medical & dental for employee-only coverage and low cost for family coverage
• Educational Assistance Program for employees and/or dependents
• Discounted membership to The WELL, Sacramento State’s on-campus fitness center
• Eligible for work from home for one day per week with supervisor approval