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Chicanx/Latinx Student Center Retention Counselor Online applications must be received before 12:00am on: December 2, 2024 If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details. Available Title(s): 1481-YNADMINPRO - Student Services Coordinator/Advisor 1, 1482-YNADMINPRO - Student Services Coordinator/Advisor 2 Business Title: Chicanx/Latinx Student Center Retention Counselor Employee Type: Admin. Professional Position Details: Summary of Duties: As a member of a cross-cultural team, the Retention Counselor for the Chicanx/Latinx Student Center is responsible for assisting the Office of Multicultural Student Services in carrying out its mission of facilitating "...the best undergraduate experience for multicultural, first generation, and other underrepresented students through the provision of culturally relevant services to enhance their learning and development and foster their successful transition, persistence, achievement, and graduation" from Washington State University. While balancing the academic, cultural and social support for the students, the general responsibilities of this position include academic advising and coaching, mentoring, personal guidance and advocacy, serving as consultant to student leaders and student organizations, and collaborating with a wide variety of university offices and personnel to provide students with comprehensive services to engage them in the pursuit of academic excellence. Required Qualifications for Advisor 1: • Positions require a Bachelor's degree and two (2) years of professional work experience in student services or related education/experience. Experience leading or directing the work of others. A Master's degree in a related field may substitute for one (1) year of professional work experience. Any combination of relevant education and professional experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis. Required Qualifications for Advisor 2: • Positions require a Bachelor's degree and three (3) years of professional work experience in student services or related education/experience. Experience leading or directing the work of others. A Master's degree in a related field may substitute for one (1) year of professional work experience. Any combination of relevant education and professional experience may be substituted for the educational requirement on a year-for-year basis. Additional Requirements for all levels: • Evidence of successful experience with programmatic organizational skills; planning, implementation, and evaluation. • Demonstrated competency working with students of color; knowledge of and direct experience working with Chicanx/Latinx student populations in the higher education setting. • Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of student development, factors impacting the college experience for students of color, and effective academic and mentoring practices. • Demonstrated excellent written communication skills and bilingual skills (English and Spanish). • Evidence of ability to work collaboratively and effectively with colleagues and constituents. • Demonstrated familiarity with transition, persistence, achievement, and graduation issues for Chicanx/Latinx student populations. • Understanding of Chicanx/Latinx history, cultural practices, and their experience in higher education settings. • Ability to work with a range of diverse populations including LGBTQ+ and students with access needs using intersectional approaches to support. • The position requires flexibility in work schedule that includes occasional night and weekend work outside of a standard workday. • Demonstrated ability to work with the Microsoft Office Suite of products including Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. • Understanding and usage of common