For full job description and how to apply please visit: https://usm.hiretouch.com/job-details?jobID=27004&job=trio-advisor-student-support-services University of Southern Maine (USM) Position Title: TRIO Advisor Student Support Services Department: Student Success Center - PSSCTR Salary Band/Wage Band: 103 Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m., evenings & weekends as necessary This is a full-time (100%), soft money-funded, 10 month position that is from August 1 to May 31 each year. Work location is Lewiston and Portland, with regular travel between Portland, Gorham, Lewiston-Auburn campuses. Statement of Job: The University of Southern Maine seeks applicants for the position of TRIO Advisor: Student Support Services. The Student Support Services at USM is a federally-funded program supported by a 5 year competitive renewable grant from the U.S. Department of Education's TRIO program. USM is in the last year of its current grant and has applied for continued funding for 9/1/2015-8/31/2020, and anticipates notification of grant funding by mid-July 2015. The goals of Student Support Services at USM are to assist USM students on the Portland, Gorham and Lewiston/Auburn campuses that are income-eligible, are first generation college students, meet academic need criteria, and/or are disabled, to persist in college, maintain good academic standing and graduate from college within 6 years. The Advisor works with the Executive Director and other Student Support Services at USM staff to implement the program and achieve standardized program goals and objectives for the federal grant. This position provides direct service and support to students through academic, career and college planning, and monitoring student progress toward graduation from college. Specific responsibilities include the provision of guidance and mentoring to optimize the student retention and success in Student Support Service program and USM. The person in this position reports to the Executive Director of TRIO Programs at USM. Gail Minichiello | TRIO Student Support Services | University of Southern Maine | Project Coordinator | Phone: 207-780-5228 | http://www.usm.maine.edu/trioprograms/trio-student-support-services