Equity Programs Student Liaison (Umoja/Puente) at Chaffey College

Under supervision, the Equity Programs Student Liaison performs responsible, varied, and specialized support to specific Chaffey College student populations. This position should demonstrate knowledge and understanding about unique issues that impact historically underserved student populations and programs, including but not limited to UMOJA, The Puente Project, and A2MEND as well as a knowledge and understanding of intersectionality.

Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Develop a strong sense of awareness and understanding of the experiences of historically underserved students and their communities by providing resources and tools for the college community to better support its these students individually and/or collectively. 
• Establish partnerships on and off campus to create and implement programs and services to address and support the persistence, retention, and success rates of students in programs such as UMOJA, The Puente Project, and A2MEND. 
• Create and update annual digital resource guide of programs and services (both on and off campus) to address historically underserved students’ needs related to access, persistence, retention, and graduation. 
• Serve as liaison to historically underserved students to campus resources, specifically warm hand off to counseling, advising, career development, wellness, mentorship, academic needs assessment, high school outreach, crisis intervention, and retention.
• Provides technical assistance in requisition processing.
• Refer students to on campus and community services for needs and emergencies through college partner.
• Participate as facilitator/resource for campus wide trainings. 
• Works closely and meets regularly with students and their affiliated student organizations and campus support groups. 
• Update the student resource website page for UMOJA, the Puente Project, and A2MEND. 
• Assist in the development and hosting of programs, events, and services to provide holistic support to historically underserved students.
• Maintain a high level of confidentiality to protect the identity of students and their families, in accordance with FERPA. 
• Foster a safe, nurturing, and supportive environment for prospective and current students from historically underserved backgrounds.  
• Perform related duties as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Two (2) years of increasingly responsible job-related experience in the area of working with historically underserved student populations and programs, including but not limited to UMOJA, The Puente Project, and A2MEND.
• Bachelor’s Degree 
• Demonstrated commitment to social justice, cultural humility, diversity, and the ability to work in a multicultural environment
• Knowledge in subject matter expertise required on historically underserved student population’s needs and issues, federal, state and community college policies relevant to historically underserved and mixed status students and student development theory
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding about unique issues that impact historically underserved students including but not limited to UMOJA, The Puente Project, and A2MEND and students from mixed-status families 
• Demonstrated evidence of sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds in a community college environment.

SPECIAL CONDITIONS
Working hours: Monday-Friday, 7:30am - 4:30pm. 

APPLICATION PROCESS
Chaffey College recently implemented an online electronic application system. Our new application can be accessed at  https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/chaffey . The application must be completely filled out in detail and clearly  show  that  you  meet the qualifications as set forth in the announcement, and you must upload the following documents:
 
Please do not include any additional documents; only the documents that are indicated below. If you upload documents that are not required, your application may be disqualified.

• Cover Letter 
• Resume
• Copy of college level transcripts (photocopies or computer printouts are acceptable. Copies of diplomas/degrees are NOT acceptable in lieu of transcripts. International transcripts must be transcribed and evaluated in English by a bona fide evaluation service).