Student Support Coordinator (100% Grant-Funded)

Harrisburg Area Community College•Harrisburg, PA

About The Position

The Student Support Coordinator position is a requirement under the GED grant fund that HACC receives from the PA Department of Education, Division of Adult Basic Education and Family Literacy for the purpose of barrier and transition support. Barrier support is designed to help students proactively identify issues that could prevent regular class attendance or interfere with their educational progress and to provide up front support to address those issues. Transition support is designed to help students identify their goals for postsecondary education/training and/or employment, establish a plan to reach those goals, and complete the steps in the plan.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in related field
minimum 5 years training/teaching or industry experience or combination of both
Valid Driver's License
PA ACT-15

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree and secondary or post-secondary education experience

Responsibilities

Services must be made available in individual, small group, online, or classroom settings that meet the schedule demands of students
Services must be provided in a venue that is conducive to the type of support services being offered
Barrier and transition support services must be an integral part of the orientation process
Services must be provided in collaboration and consultation with classroom and volunteer instructors
Services must be provided in collaboration with local community and support service providers, including resources for dependents
Programs must collect information, including contact information, about postsecondary education and training opportunities and make the information available to students as appropriate
Student support coordinators must be aware of the local workforce board activities, the local plan, and local labor market information, and understand how they impact students
Programs must use appropriate barrier support and learning differences assessment tools
Program staff must follow up with students who have missed class, disclosed additional need for assistance, etc.
Programs must maintain confidentiality of all written documentation and records of student support sessions
Services must incorporate relevant workforce preparation activities