ICHPPP Academic & Financial Aid Advisor

Overview

The salary for this position is $21.24 - $29.28 per hour, 40 hours per week. 

 

This position is open until filled with first review of candidates on August 1, 2025.

 

This position is based out of the SDSU, Imperial Valley campus and the incumbent must reside within a commutable distance from SDSU IV. 

 

The School of Nursing is part of the SDSU College of Health and Human Services. It is one of five schools, the School of Nursing, the Graduate School of Public Health, the School of Social Work, the School of Exercise and Nutrition, and the School of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences.

 

The School of Nursing has both undergraduate and graduate degree programs, and trains future nurses in conjunction with a wide variety of community health care agencies who provide student placement for educational experiences and training purposes.

 

Under the direction of the School of Nursing Director and Associate Directors, the incumbent will provide high quality, accessible and consistent mentoring services to High School students interested in pursuing a degree in healthcare.  The incumbent will support students from three to four identified Imperial County high schools throughout the grant period. He or she will work with students to serve as a liaison between the program leadership, community partners, and high schools. The program mentors will facilitate all participant recruitment, activities, data collection, along with developing online and in person course materials. The program mentor will recruit health care professionals to work with the high school students, conduct and organize all mentoring series and activities, field trips, and support students with their presentations at the high schools and at the Annual Evidenced-Based Conference. Program mentors assigned to each high school will take responsibility for the students in the group and be the point of contact between the group of students, high schools, and program activities. Program mentors will accompany students on all off-campus activities.

 

The person holding this position is considered a “Mandated Reporter” under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in the CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

Responsibilities

Position Specific Responsibilities 75%

• Support students from three to four identified Imperial County high schools throughout the grant period
• Serve as a liaison between the program leadership, community partners, and high schools.
• Facilitate all participant recruitment, activities, data collection, along with developing online and in person course materials.
• Recruit health care professionals to work with the high school students, conduct and organize all mentoring series and activities, field trips, and support students with their presentations at the high schools and at the Annual Evidenced-Based Conference.
• Assume responsibility for the students in the group and be the point of contact between the group of students, high schools, and program activities.
• Accompany students on all off-campus activities.

 

 Student Advisement 20%

 

• Communicate effectively with students, other departments, the Director, and other administrator in relation to student needs.
• Judiciously uphold student confidentiality, FERPA requirements, and university privacy and requirements in all communications.
• Be proactive in dealing with students, parents, and faculty when concerns arise.

 

Other Duties as Assigned 5%

 

Qualifications

Knowledge & Abilities

• Experience to be fully functional in all technical aspects of work assignments.
• Ability to independently handle multiple work unit priorities and projects.
• Ability to apply independently a wide variety of policies and procedures where specific guidelines may not exist.
• Ability to interpret and apply policies and procedures independently and use judgment and discretion to act when precedents do not exist.
• Ability to effectively write and present own reports.
• Ability to effectively handle interpersonal interactions at all levels and handle highly sensitive interpersonal situations.
• Knowledge of higher education institutions and the ability to explain procedures to youth, parents, and school representatives.
• Knowledge working with a diverse student population, and sensitivity to culture, race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation and socio-economic status. Experience working with 9th - 12th grade students from diverse,