Overview

Are you passionate about supporting young adults achieve their educational goals? Are you looking to work with a high-performing team whose measure of success is if their students' achievements? If yes, we invite you to consider joining the Seattle Promise team at an equity-focused, open-access college. Seattle Promise is an innovative college access and success program designed to serve recent high school graduates. Funded by the City of Seattle's Families, Education, Preschool, and Promise Levy, the program has experienced explosive growth and we are hiring Retention Specialists at all three Seattle Colleges: Central, North, and South. In this role, you will, and

What you will be working on:

• You'll be responsible for investing in student lives by helping them degree plan, connect with resources, and achieve academic success while in the Seattle Promise program
• You'll use multiple platforms to track the successes of your caseload, support students furthest from educational justice to earn an associate degree
• You'll partner with internal and external offices to facilitate student success
• You'll work with a large, dedicated, high-performing team that leads efforts to advance equitable student success, including closing equity gaps, particularly with regard to race and ethnicity
• Throughout your work you'll demonstrate cultural humility and intercultural engagement, including an awareness and understanding of historically disadvantaged populations, and create an educational environment that affirms commitment to equity and diversity
• You'll work with your team to improve the program's student retention and degree completion rates

What you bring as a candidate:

• You have a Bachelors degree or equivalent in education, student development, psychology, human relations, or related field.
• You have two years' experience or equivalent advising college and/or high school students in an education or social services setting.

• You have strong communication and interpersonal skills, particularly related to distilling complex concepts to a diverse group of students
• You have ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks and deadlines while being attentive to detail
• You have the ability to work well under time pressure and on high-stakes projects
• You are detail-oriented with experience consistently delivering high quality work products

Physical Requirements:

Ability to perform range of physical motions, exerting up to 25 pounds; lifting and carrying up to 25 pounds; standing, walking, sitting for long periods of time, kneeling, squatting, and stooping; and traversing up and down stairs.

Disability Accommodation

Seattle Colleges follows the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and provides the following information as a guideline for applicants:

• Ability to operate office equipment
• Ability to read and verify data and prepare various materials
• Ability to exchange information on the phone or in person

Notice of Non-discrimination Statement

Seattle Colleges is committed to the concept and practice of equal opportunity for all its students, employees, and applicants in education, employment, services and contracts, and does not discriminate on the basis of race or ethnicity, color, age, national origin, religion, creed, marital status, sex, pregnancy, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, status as an honorably discharged veteran or disabled veteran or military status, political affiliation or belief, citizenship/status as a lawfully admitted immigrant authorized to work in the United States, or presence of any physical, sensory, or mental disability. In addition, reasonable accommodations will be made for known physical or mental limitations for all otherwise qualified persons with disabilities. Further, the Seattle Colleges is committed to ensure that all employees and students work and learn in an environment that fosters mutual respect and professionalism, free from all forms of "bullying" behaviors, including "cyber bullying".

Inquiries regarding compliance and/or grievance procedures may be directed to the college's Director of Legal Compliance:

1500 Harvard Avenue Seattle, WA 98122-3803

(206) 934-3873

Seattle Colleges is committed to recruiting dedicated faculty and employees who together create a welcoming academic climate that reflects the diverse backgrounds of our community, including ethnicity, national origin, religion, race, gender, gender identity, age, status as a veteran or disabled veteran, disability, political status, and sexual orientation.