Educational Opportunity Program Counselor

Sullivan County Community College•Loch Sheldrake, NY

2d•$50,000 - $60,000

About The Position

The Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) Counselor maintains counseling relationships with program students, providing individual and group counseling on academic, financial, career, and personal matters. The counselor supports students through academic coaching, advising, registration, financial counseling, career and transfer guidance, and workshops. The position also supports EOP admissions, orientation, and the pre-freshman summer program; maintains counseling and student performance records; submits required reports; and participates in campus and community activities involving EOP students. Additional evening and weekend hours are required for special projects and events. Local travel is required, and overnight travel may be required.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in counseling, college student personnel, or a related field.
One to two years of experience providing personal, academic, financial, or career counseling to students in a postsecondary setting.
Demonstrated ability to work with students from historically disadvantaged and culturally diverse backgrounds.
Valid New York State driver's license.
General knowledge of methods used in keeping financial accounts and records.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office software, particularly Outlook/Google, Word, and Excel.
Excellent interpersonal skills for working with diverse groups of people with varying backgrounds.
Ability to communicate effectively with staff, faculty, administrators, students, athletes, and parents.
Any equivalent combination of education and/or experience as listed above.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree preferred.
Knowledge of Jenzabar EX is a plus.

Responsibilities

Provide individual and/or group counseling to program students.
Provide academic coaching, study skills support, and soft-skill development.
Academically advise and register program students.
Provide financial counseling and guide students in maintaining satisfactory academic progress.
Provide career and transfer advisement.
Participate in the EOP orientation program.
Work with students and participate in the pre-freshman summer program.
Offer office hours for program students.
Develop and conduct workshops for program students.
Maintain logs of daily counseling, advising, or coaching activities.
Submit periodic or semester reports as required by the Director.
Establish and maintain records on student performance.
Participate in campus and community activities that involve EOP students.
Perform duties consistent with the EOP Counselor position, including participating on campus-wide committees and attending meetings.
Perform other duties as assigned by the EOP Director.
Support the EOP admissions process.
Monitor filing of financial aid applications.