SSS Transfer/Career Specialist (grant-funded)

ACCS • Enterprise, AL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Transfer/Career Specialist (Enterprise Campus) responsibilities are to assist in the assessment of potential SSS participants, complete comprehensive needs assessments for participants; identify those participants requiring information about the transfer process, provide counseling; coordinate campus visits for potential transferees; maintain and provide current information related to financial aid resources, including key contacts, facilitate the transfer process; assist students with selecting majors, provide academic and career advising, develop career workshops; develop and maintain relationships with local employers to assist students in career; track all transfer and career placements post program completion; maintain accurate documentation. Assist students in completing job applications, writing resumes, and preparing for job interviews. The Transfer/Career specialist organizes campus visits and cultural activities for participants under the direction of the Student Support Services Project Director.

Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in guidance, counseling or a related field.
• Experience working with diverse student populations, including those from physically, economically, and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds.
• Experience in providing student affairs programming.
• Excellent communication skills and abilities to work with diverse constituencies.
• Demonstrated effectiveness in advising in a college or related setting.
• Ability to work flexible hours as needed.
• Effective oral, auditory and written communication skills are required.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, other employees, and the public is required.
• Ability to work with diverse populations.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in working with senior colleges is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Director in identifying students eligible for Student Support Services (SSS) and to complete initial assessments on these students.
• Identify (SSS) students in need of both transfer information and financial resources to enable them to transfer to a senior institution.
• Assist SSS students in choosing a major and administering interest inventories.
• Conduct individual counseling sessions with SSS students to determine individual transfer needs.
• Conduct career awareness workshops for all transfer oriented SSS students.
• Prepare materials for posting to the SSS websites.
• Disseminate information about transfer institutions, financial resources and admissions requirements.
• Maintain, update and disseminate a list of key financial and admission personnel at senior institutions.
• Facilitate eligible transfer student (group and individual) visitations to selected senior institutions.
• Create and maintain a library of materials for four-year colleges and career information
• Maintain contact with admission and scholarship representatives from four-year institutions and stay abreast of admission and scholarship requirements to their associated institutions
• Track SSS students who have transferred to a four-year institution and provide a report each semester to the Program Director.
• Maintain accurate documentation of services provided.
• Fulfill other duties and responsibilities assigned by the Director and/or the Dean of Students.
• Assist students in completing job applications, writing resumes, and preparing for job interviews.
• Organize campus visits and cultural activities for participants under the direction of the Student Support Services Project Director.

Benefits

• Salary Schedule E3 03 $47,029-$65,218 based upon the Alabama Community College System Salary Schedule to be determined by the applicant’s education and years of applicable experience.
• Criminal background check
• E-verify electronically confirms an employee's eligibility to work in the United States as required by the Department of Homeland Security.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level