Posting Category : Full-Time Staff

Starting salary range : $56,189-$73,046

 

Harford Community College has served as an anchor institution in Harford County since its inception in 1957. We are a mid-sized, comprehensive college committed to serving our community through high caliber educational offerings and cultural events.

HCC’s mission of “Grow. Achieve. Inspire. Contribute.” and our vision of continuously striving for satisfaction, completion, and success throughout the College community is demonstrated by our shared organizational values of Agency, Equity and Inclusion, Communication and Collaboration, Respect, and Innovation. Harford Community College is an Achieving the Dream institution, joining a network of higher education institutions and partners to enhance community college student opportunity, access, and success.

Our beautiful, 352-acre campus is conveniently located near Baltimore, MD; Philadelphia, PA; Washington, DC; and Wilmington, DE. We offer more than 80 affordable degree and certificate programs to nearly 2,000 full-time and 7,500 part-time students, as well as a wide variety of noncredit continuing education courses to nearly 11,000 students per year.

Harford Community College is committed to the principles of Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity. It is the policy of Harford Community College not to discriminate against applicants on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law with regard to any employment practices. HCC is an EEO and ADA/ADAA employer that values, embraces, and supports diversity in the College community.

 

The purpose of this position is to help students develop skills, behaviors and habits that contribute to success in college. The position will use non-cognitive assessments to determine appropriate support resources for under-served students; meet with under-served students to establish student success plans and monitor academic progress; ensure students are registered for courses in the subsequent semester; and continually assess the effectiveness of retention initiatives. This is accomplished by analyzing results of non-cognitive motivational assessments to determine appropriate outreach to students; collaborating with the Information and Technology Services Department (ITS) to establish and maintain the online academic progress reporting tool; meeting with students and creating individualized success plans; monitoring students to ensure appropriate course placement and education and/or career goals; and collaborating with faculty to follow-up on academic progress of assigned students. Other duties include serving on campus committees and participating in affinity groups.

This is an exempt, professional staff position and includes a comprehensive benefits package offering medical, dental and vision coverage; generous paid time off; tuition assistance; and retirement savings. This position will require work performed regularly on campus.

Employees of Harford Community College, including instructors for online and virtual courses, must be residents of Maryland or the contiguous states of Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia or the District of Columbia; non-residents are expected to relocate to meet this requirement.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States, as the College does not offer Visa sponsorship for this position

Masters degree

Three years of experience in higher education advising, student engagement, and retention

• Provides proactive outreach, academic coaching, and intrusive academic support by creating and monitoring individual success plans
• Collaborates with ITS to establish and a grade progress reporting system in the online portal
• Analyzes results of periodic academic progress reports and follows up with students and faculty
• Refers students to relevant College resource as needed
• Assists student with study skills strategies
• Provides campus-wide engagement to ensure appropriate course placement for students and establishes education and career goals
• Assigns and reviews results of non-cognitive motivational assessments to determine appropriate support services for identified underserved students
• Enters student appointment information in the student information system
• Establishes various forms of communication to recruit students and ensure participation in meetings and events
• Tracks student attendance at required programs
• Assesses program effectiveness by assisting with compiling statistics regarding success and retention for students receiving success coaching vs. the general student population
• Assists with identifying students to target and recruit programs
• Maintains appointment notes in the student information system
• Tracks academic progress of students receiving academic success coaching
• Collaborates with faculty and staff to ensure holistic cross-campus support for students in transitional courses by reporting program outcome to campus constituencies
• Collaborates with faculty and staff to develop and offer programming and resources that intentionally connect academic work and skill development to the exploration of career pathways

40 - 100%

Monday -Friday 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. some nights and weekends may be required.

2024-148FSFA

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09/09/2024

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