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Max Ames

Corvallis

Summary

Student Employment Specialist passionate about helping others reach personal and professional goals. Highly skilled at networking to build vital relationships with students and employers. Strategic when placing clients in rewarding jobs based on skills, interests and abilities. Successful at coaching students on resume writing, interviewing, time management and teamwork.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Student Employment Specialist

Linn Benton Community College
02.2023 - Current
  • Inspire, coach, and advise assigned population of students on their professional development, administrative processes, and potential life issues such as time management, academic challenges, and career challenges
  • Contribute to individual, and team goals on a daily, weekly, monthly basis to ensure smooth operations
  • Effectively communicate academic and administrative policies to students and staff
  • Connect students with outside resources as needed to get assistance with food, clothing, housing etc
  • Accurately document, maintain, and track all student interactions, information, and progress through tracking systems such as Watermark, Banner, and personal tracking sheets
  • Collaborate with other college departments, such as Advising and Accessibility Resources, to coordinate support efforts
  • Lead outreach at job fairs and various campus events
  • Receptionist duties, including providing information and assistance to students and staff
  • Initiate and maintain marketing campaigns to raise awareness of student job availabilities, including public presentations
  • Handle HR procedures for onboarding students including properly filling out I9s, W4s, and other necessary paperwork

Instructional and Onboarding Aide- Remote Testing

Linn Benton Community College
05.2022 - 03.2023
  • Effectively communicated with staff and students from varying cultures and backgrounds
  • Remotely ran state tests such as CASAS while maintaining testing guidelines
  • Assisted in new student on-boarding including online orientation
  • Worked hands on with students to solve technology issues
  • Acted as a liaison for students by assisting with administrative processes

Outreach Worker & Youth Advocate

Jackson Street Youth Services
09.2018 - 08.2021
  • Proactively develop and maintain relationships with youth by establishing rapport and trust
  • Maintained constant open communication with supervisors and other team members
  • Worked with challenging behaviors and creatively problem-solved difficult situations while using intervention strategies
  • Partnered with parents/guardians to create a supportive home environment
  • Showed adaptability and flexibility to meet immediate needs of youth
  • Assisted students in navigating virtual learning platforms, troubleshooting basic tech issues and ensuring completion of school work
  • Created official/confidential files for each youth on my caseload and kept detailed notes of youth
  • Partnered with community resources to allow smooth transition of clients to partners

Receptionist – Dean’s Office

College of Forestry OSU
09.2018 - 07.2019
  • Greeted customers and college personnel by phone, in person or through email.
  • Assessed needs to explain services, processes, and procedures of college to current and prospective students
  • Processed necessary office documentation following confidentiality procedures
  • Developed marketing plans and products with supervisors
  • Operated personal computers, word processing applications, ZOOM, online calendaring applications, databases, spreadsheets and filing systems

Education

Bachelors of Science - Psychology

Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR
12.2019

Skills

  • 3 years of experience working in a college setting
  • 4 years experience providing student services
  • 9 years of experience in customer service
  • Bachelor's degree in psychology
  • Passion for supporting students

Timeline

Student Employment Specialist

Linn Benton Community College
02.2023 - Current

Instructional and Onboarding Aide- Remote Testing

Linn Benton Community College
05.2022 - 03.2023

Outreach Worker & Youth Advocate

Jackson Street Youth Services
09.2018 - 08.2021

Receptionist – Dean’s Office

College of Forestry OSU
09.2018 - 07.2019

Bachelors of Science - Psychology

Oregon State University

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