| Location | Phoenix, AZ |
Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC) is seeking a Student Services Analyst who serves as a dedicated college representative embedded within Paradise Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) partner high schools, acting as a trusted guide, advocate, and ambassador for the college. This dynamic role is designed to support transitions from high school to college by recruiting, advising onboarding, supporting students through early college and postsecondary pathways; builds strong relationships with students, families, counselors, and school staff while promoting college access, readiness, and success. Promotes and reinforces the Early College Program by assisting students in overcoming obstacles to success. Serves high school students by providing information on college resources, navigating degree pathways (such as AGEC), and ensuring students understand the differences between high school and college expectations.
By maintaining a visible presence both at the Paradise Valley Unified School District (PVUSD) and on the Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC) campus, the Embedded Advisor will serve as a bridge between partnering schools, fosters engagement, increases college enrollment, and supports student persistence. The position will provide comprehensive academic advising and student support to early college programs and is responsible for guiding the students through the development of unofficial individualized educational plans to align with high school graduation requirements and college degree pathways.
In close collaboration with the Dual Enrollment team, the advisor actively supports dual enrollment enrollment events and initiatives, to expand access, streamline processes, and ensure students have a successful early college experience. Working closely with the Dual Enrollment team, the advisor extends that work through direct student engagement and on-the-ground support in high schools. Guides students through the Dual Enrollment opportunities and ensures they are informed, prepared, and supported.
The Embedded Advisor will assist students through the application, placement, and registration processes, helping them complete required steps accurately and on time. This reduces barriers and supports the Dual Enrollment team's enrollment goals.
Contacts and assists prospective students with inquiry and enrollment, ensuring timely registration for courses. Focuses on bridging the gap between secondary and post-secondary institutions by providing on-campus or embedded services, monitoring caseloads, and reporting on student progress.
Additional Information
Note: A second interview will be conducted during the hiring process.
Essential Functions
40% Serves as a liaison between high school staff, college departments, and families, and as a primary point of contact for high school students participating in the early college programs. Responsible for recruiting, advising, onboarding, and enrolling students into postsecondary programs. Supports students in navigating academic expectations, course selection, and postsecondary planning while fostering college readiness skills and successful transition from high school to higher education. Recruits students into early college opportunities, including Dual Enrollment, Achieving a College Education (ACE) and Hoop of Learning (HOL). Provides comprehensive case management and student support services through individual advising to support course selection and milestone completion. Provides timely intervention as needed. Supports students' transition from high school to college, and ensures students are prepared academically, socially, and emotionally for college success. Additionally, the role involves guiding students through Arizona's transfer pathways, maintaining knowledge of a wide variety of resources (e.g., websites, printed materials, university transfer agreements), interpreting data to inform program decisions, monitoring student progress through the enrollment process, and generating progress-to-goal reports.
35% Assists students and families with admissions, FAFSA completion, orientation, class registration, academic planning, and milestone tracking; monitoring student progress and engagement; maintaining accurate records; and collaborating with high school and college partners to coordinate recruitment, onboarding, and transition support activities. Collaborate with campus departments (Admissions & Records, Advising, Career Services…etc), to coordinate enrollment and transition support; through these collaborations, provides targeted onboarding support and outreach to ensure college readiness to successful Higher Education entry. Work closely with the Dual Enrollment team to support program initiatives, outreach efforts, events, and student engagement activities that advance early college access and success. Conduct outreach, group workshops, classroom presentations and programming.
20% Delivers workshops on college readiness, time management, and academic success. Represent PVCC at school and community events, recruitment fairs, and informational sessions, to increase college access, promote student success and reinforce the college's commitment to student-centered support and lifelong learning opportunities. Maintain accurate records and track student outcomes, to monitor student performance and success, support program goals, identity barriers and provide timely interventions and referrals. Delivers services through various modalities, including in-person, virtual and phone-based support; requires strong outreach communication, collaboration and relationship-building skills. Support PVCC and district initiatives related to Early College and enrollment services.
5% Performs other related duties as assigned in support of the Early College and Recruitment Department and the college's mission. Attend departmental meetings and participate in training and professional development.