Job Title: Health Careers Coach/Advisor
PVN ID: KB-1908-003231
Category: Instruction and Social Service
Location: KINGSBOROUGH C. C.

Job Description

General Description

The Health Careers Coach/Advisor for the Bridges to Allied Health Careers program will serve as an advisor to current and past students enrolled in continuing education non-credit health career programs. The Advisor will support education development activities for adult learners who are considering a career pathway to earning a healthcare or related degree.

 

  • Provide information on career ladder pathways, and work with each student to map an individualized career pathway
  • Connect students with College resources and support services to provide financial aid, academic, and career advisement for targeted Healthcare programs
  • Teach a series of contextualized one-credit student development courses, “Emerging Trends in the Health Care Industry” that provides students with foundational academic skills and knowledge to be successful in health careers programs.
  • Provide student services such as workshops, seminars and advising sessions
  • Provide academic and college success advice; skills improvement, college readiness, and survival strategies; coaching, mentoring, and career exploration support.
  • Monitor, evaluate document, and report on student’s academic participation and progress
  • Ensure compliance with program guidelines and effectively manage student records and files
  • Create educational support materials for students
  • Liaison with the office of Continuing Education and the Office of the Provost
  • Attend meetings as required
  • Assist with marketing and outreach efforts

 

Other Duties

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

Baccalaureate degree and college level advisement or counseling experience. Master’s preferred. The ideal candidate will have experience working with a diverse college student population, the ability to work independently and carry out complex assignments.

Required: Ability to work a flexible schedule with hours primarily in the evenings and weekend (including Sundays)

Other qualifications:

Successful candidate will have demonstrated experience in academic advising, career advising and/or student development with diverse student populations, particularly adult learners in an educational setting.  Preferred experience working with adult learners transitioning to new careers.

 

This is a one-year grant funded position

 

RFCUNY Benefits

RFCUNY Employee Benefits and Accruals

About the Research Foundation

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Key Features

Department
Office of the Vice President for Academi
Status
Part Time
Pay Range
$44.66-$44.66
Hour(s) a week
19.00
Closing Date
Oct 14, 2019 (Or Until Filled)
Bargaining Unit
No

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