Veterans Upward Bound Specialist
About The Position
Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC), located in Reno, Nevada is seeking applicants for a Student Services Specialist for Veterans Upward Bound. The Student Services Specialist is the primary service provider to program participants served by the Veterans Upward Bound Program, a federally funded TRIO grant by the US Department of Education located in TMCC's Student Services Division. The program is designed to serve veterans who are low-income and potential first generation college students to prepare for success in postsecondary education. This is a full-time, grant funded, administrative position reporting to the Director of Veterans Upward Bound at Truckee Meadows Community College. The Student Services Specialist provides a wide array of student development activities and support services to include: assessment; advisement; postsecondary pre-enrollment services; information and assistance with financial aid, admissions; college orientation; outreach and recruitment ; referrals to and coordination with college and community resources.This position is grant funded and is contingent upon yearly funding.
Requirements
- Associate's degree from a regionally accredited institution
- One (1) year of experience with counseling, advisement, or student services in a postsecondary institution OR one (1) year of experience with federally funded programs, human services or veteran organizations.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
- Two (2) years of experience with TRIO programs, veterans, or adult learners.
- Experience with assessment instruments and interpretation of results.
- Knowledge utilizing student educational data systems (such as PeopleSoft or CT Banner.)
- Experience in developing educational plans, case management, or career services.
Responsibilities
- Assist with outreach and recruitment, identification, and selection of program participants.
- Conduct intake and eligibility documentation.
- Formulate participant Individual Career Plans.
- Administer pre and post testing and needs assessments.
- Provide educational preparation services to include: academic advisement, admissions and registration assistance, financial aid and veterans'; educational benefits information, and other postsecondary pre-enrollment transitional services.
- Utilize student educational data systems (PeopleSoft) to access assessment scores, verify student progress, and develop educational plans.
- Present information in group format and individual basis to include college success skills and financial literacy.
- Conduct special program events and student activities to include campus tours, cultural and educational field trips.
- Make referrals, identify and coordinate a support system of other college and community personnel and resources for collaborative efforts to ensure veteran student success.
- Maintain databases, records, and files of required federal and other program and participant documentation.
- Conduct follow up activities on program participants for tracking postsecondary progress.
- Assist with the federal annual performance reporting and other internal program reporting.
- Assist with the planning and implementation of new initiatives and program services that promote veteran student success and the fulfillment of grant requirements.
- Other related duties as assigned by the director.
Benefits
- Health insurance options including dental and vision - Health Insurance
- 19.25% retirement match in TIAA
- Life insurance, long-term disability, generous annual and sick leave - NSHE Benefits
- Employer-paid long term disability (LTD) at 60% of salary up to $7,500 per month-UNUM.
- Sports and Fitness Center with annual or monthly membership options for employee and spouse/domestic partner.
- ComPsych supports employees through life's difficult moments.
- Professional Grant-in-Aid: TMCC is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee’s spouse or domestic partner.
- Free parking on all TMCC campus locations.
- No State income tax
- All full-time faculty and staff are provided with a variety of discounts and employee purchase programs.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
