The HOPE initiative is designed to examine and eliminate the social, institutional, and academic barriers that often prevent males of color from achieving their full potential at BHCC and beyond.

This asset-based, student-centered initiative is run by a group of faculty, staff, and students who are focused on three main areas: qualitative/quantitative data collection, analysis and dissemination; assessing and addressing gaps in College programs and services, and affinity-based mentoring.

Reporting to the Interim Director of the HOPE Initiative in the Division of Academic Support & College Pathway Programs, the Project Specialist serves as a member of the the HOPE Special Projects Team (SPT). In this capacity, the Project Specialist uses equity-minded practices to deliver curricular and co-curricular services, including, but not limited to: Social Media Marketing/Management, Event Planning, Student Outreach, Advising, and Barrier Elimination. Above all else, the role of the Project Specialist is to work with other members of the HOPE Team (FT Staff and Ambassadors) to empower students along their educational pathway, ensuring registration and course completion towards graduation and/or transfer.

The Project Specialist will make appropriate referrals where necessary, playing a central role in guiding and empowering students to access resources and services, and to plan and implement their education and career objectives for individualized success.

Specific Duties:

The HOPE Initiative Success Coach is responsible for assisting with developing and delivering culturally responsive services and programming with a focus on Black and Latino male students that may include but are not limited to the following:

• Create and deliver culturally responsive student services and programming aimed at improving student access, engagement, retention, and graduation.
• Utilize intrusive advising and proactively assess needs; complete holistic assessment of student needs to facilitate appropriate referrals and provide outreach to students at key points in the semester.
• Assist with the advisement and registration of new and continuing students regarding their academic plan, course selection/sequencing, curriculum/concentration selection and changes, career exploration and plans to transition to a 4-year institution.
• Build collaborative relationships with resource centers on campus to provide smooth connections ("Warm Handoffs") to appropriate success services, such as: Admissions, Assessment, Student Central, LifeMap, Student Activities, Single Stop/The DISH, departmental advisors, tutoring, supplemental instruction, or accommodations for disabilities; financial literacy skills development; and emergency assistance.
• Collaborate with HOPE Leadership Team and other campus departments in the design, marketing, implementation and assessment of HOPE programming, including but not limited to: academic success workshops, Welcome Days, student celebration events, and Student Dialogue Series
• Work closely with HOPE Leadership, Admissions and LifeMap staff, and Institutional Research to gather, analyze, and interpret data to monitor students' progress.
• Collaborate with HOPE Ambassadors to answer student questions and provide self-service assistance via WebEx.
• Participate in college meetings, community engagement, and outreach activities as needed.

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Counseling, Psychology, Business Administration, Mathematics, Computer Science, or other field related to area of assignment; with three (3) years experience and/or training involving area of assignment, which may include college registration, academic advisement, career development, career experience, training, curriculum development, audio/visual or graphic production, grant administration, budget development, program/project management, event planning, administrative work in an academic environment, or personal computer operations; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with diverse students in a fast-paced student services/client services or equivalent setting.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with a range of different academic and non-academic units, and community-based organizations.
• Excellent intercultural, interpersonal, and verbal and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in student information systems as well as MS Word and Excel.
• Our students come from a variety of cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic backgrounds, and we are dedicated to providing them with the support they need to succeed. While not required, the ability to read, speak, and write in Spanish or another language such as Arabic, Cape Verdean Creole, Chinese, English, Haitian Creole, Portuguese, Somali, Spanish, Vietnamese, and French is preferred.
• Ability to work evenings and weekends.
• Experience managing and supervising staff/students.
• Experience working with underrepresented groups.
• Experience working at a community college, nonprofit and/or community-based organization.

Hourly rate: $35.31 not exceeding 18.50 hours per week, part-time, non-benefited.

Review Date: Open until filled

Applicants who do not meet the qualifications as noted above are encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience has prepared them with the equivalent combination of education, training and experience required for the responsibilities of this position.

Please note that as a condition of employment, the final candidate will undergo Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) and Sex Offender Registry Information (SORI) background screenings in accordance with state regulations. The results of these screenings may impact the hiring decision.

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