Black Student Outreach

**Schedule**

M-F, 8:30am-4:30pm, 35 hours per week.
5-year contract.

**Education Level**
Bachelor’s Degree in a related field of study.

**Career Level**
Requires 3 years of relevant experience.

**Unit/Project Description**:
The Black Student Success centre supports and champions the holistic (academic, personal and professional) success and overall wellbeing of Black/African descent students and fosters a positive Black student and student-athlete experience. Through the centre Black students are connected to programs, people and resources to help nurture their academic and personal growth. The department is made of a dynamic team of Black student affairs professionals who work with campus and community partners to support student success. The new role will be a key member of the Black Student Success Centre team.

**Job Summary**:
The role is focused on increasing the number of Black students enrolling at McMaster through a number of pre-enrollment outreach activities and initiatives. The role also supports the transition of incoming students to university by ensuring they are connected at the outset to relevant programs and services to ensure their success and wellbeing. The role coordinates recruitment focused programs, initiatives and delivers information to students at events and through digital media platforms as a means to promote the various faculties and specific programs. Develops strategies that serve to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of the University’s strategic recruitment and admissions initiatives.

**Purpose and Key Functions**:

- Develop creative methods for raising the profile of the University's graduate and undergraduate programs in equity deserving communities.
- Research and conduct analysis of best practices domestically and internationally targeted at equity deserving groups students.
- Advise on strategies to make the Unversity more attractive to potential equity deserving groups students.
- Develop and deliver presentations to potential applicants, families and guidance counsellors.
- Visit Black student communities across the province, and occasionally other provinces, to recruit students.
- Provide program information to graduate and undergraduate applicants.
- Conduct surveys of newly admitted students and analyze data to evaluate the effectiveness of various activities and processes associated with the transition to campus.
- Develop a marketing plan including, brochures, pamphlets, posters, and event flyers that provide information on available Faculty programs, scholarships and awards and student services.
- Develop, and support the implementation of long-term and short-term targeted recruitment and admission strategies for Black students.
- Plan and coordinate an orientation program for students and transition to campus activities.
- Provide information to students regarding items such as registration, course selection, timetables, orientation, housing, and available community services.
- Monitor Black student admissions data and liaise internally with faculty advisors, and admissions officers.
- Provide administrative support to scholarships and awards committees.
- Write a variety of documents such as correspondence and reports.
- Update and maintain information on websites and social networks.
- Handle sensitive material in accordance with established policies.
- Assemble, copy, collate, and disseminate a variety of documents and materials.
- Develop and deliver presentations to potential applicants, families, and guidance counsellors about McMaster entrance requirements and admissions processes.
- Meet with and respond to inquiries from prospective students.
- Travel to visit high schools and complete student outreach and engagement activities.
- Coordinate tutoring of high school students by undergraduate students.
- Identify and coordinate opportunities for high school students to access mentoring from campus and community partners.
- Coordinate a leadership development program targeting highschool students.
- Develop and implement a comprehensive campus visit program for prospective Black students.
- Plan and deliver an annual weeklong residential experience on campus for incoming Black students.
- Attend and represent the deaprtment at recruitment events.
- Ensure student staff and volunteers are well trained to support recruitment initiatives.
- Track and monitor student engagement and outcomes for reporting purposes.
- Remain current with frequent changes in all academic areas, programs, admission policies and procedures, electronic media and social networking.

**Supervision**:

- Ongoing responsibility for supervising of 1-9 casual staff (at any one time).
- Occasionally provides orientation and shows procedures to others.

**Requirements**:

- Bachelor’s Degree in a related field of study.
- Requires 3 years of relevant experience.

**Assets**:

- Passionate about the health and success of young Black adults and committed to contributing to