Academic Coordinator

Job Description

Working at IRSC has its perks! In addition to helping drive change and having a positive impact by supporting our students, staff, and faculty, IRSC offers a benefits package:

• Wellness Wonders: Dive into a world of well-being with perks that nourish your body and soul. Health benefits that prioritize your fitness, mental health, and overall happiness await you with our employee only coverage paid by the college.

• Retirement Radiance: Picture your future shining as bright as your career! Our retirement benefits are designed to turn your golden years into a sunlit oasis. With robust plans and strategic investments, we're planting the seeds for your retirement bliss.

• Generous Time-Off Universe: Recharge and rejuvenate with ample vacation time, ensuring you return to work with newfound enthusiasm.

• Career Launchpad: Propel your career forward with projects that are not just tasks but missions, shaping industries and driving change.

Shine Bright with Us: Join Our Team as an Academic Coordinator!

JOB SUMMARY:

Under minimal supervision, manages caseload of assigned students and working with those students through degree or certificate completion. This includes checkpoint advising as students reach benchmarks towards their degree goals. Monitors students schedules each semester to ensure they follow their Guided Pathway and follows up with the students to make sure they register for each term. Coordinates the tutorial services for the Student Support Services Program. Select and train the instructional staff. Coordinates the identification, recruitment, and selection of the Student Support Services (SSS) Program participants. Provides advising services for program participants in academic, personal, transfer, social, and career areas. Coordinates and refers participants to college and community resources. Prepares a Personal Education Plan (PEP) for each participant. Works with and supervising the peer tutors, peer mentors, and ASC tutors to provide assistance to the participants. Assists the Program Director with the coordination of reports and activities.

SPECIFIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Works with the Program Director to provide appropriate services to enhance the college experience of each participant.

• Provides participants with advisement and encouragement in securing financial assistance, tutoring, academic advising, and services designed to retain participants through graduation and transfer;

• Coordinates the Student Support Services (SSS) tutorial workshops. Provides participants with academic support and tutorial services, including recruitment, training and supervising peer tutors, peer mentors and ASC tutors.

• Assists the Program Director in the coordination of transfer services, cultural enrichment activities and educational field trips;

• Contacts participants for tutoring needs. Assists with the tracking of participant's progress by maintaining accurate tutoring records;

• Monitors the early alert system.

• Schedules PEP appointments with each participant. Communicates with faculty through E-mail messages to document participant performance (e.g. Academic progress, low test scores, absences) and intervening as necessary.

• Attends college meetings and Interfaces with other college programs and departments as needed;

• Prepares and analyzes reports;

• Completes all other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS, KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in counseling, social work or a related area;

• Minimum of two (2) years previous experience working with disadvantaged student populations;

• Knowledge of higher education (2-4 year colleges and universities) educational programs; tutorial programs, and the needs of at-risk students;

• Model the values and mission of the Indian River State College and the Student Support Services/TRIO programs by welcoming inclusion of all qualified students;

• Strong leadership, interpersonal and organizational skills;

• Excellent communication skills - both verbal and written;

• Proven experience with Microsoft Office and Windows applications to include competence in word processing, database, and spreadsheets;

• Proven ability to understand and to solve problems related to student academic and personal issues;

• Ability to empathize and work with persons representing culturally diverse backgrounds.

• Dependability/reliability with assigned tasks and responsibilities;

• Preference shall be given to the following: Master's degree;

• Background similar to that of the students served by the Student Support Services (SSS) Program

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

This position classifies the physical exertion requirements as light work involving lifting no more than 20 pounds at a time with frequent lifting or carrying of objects weighing up to 10 pounds. Even though the weight lifted may be very little, a job is in this category when it requires a good deal of walking or standing, or when it involves sitting most of the time with some pushing and pulling of arm or leg controls. To be considered capable of performing a full or wide range of light work, you must have the ability to do substantially all of these activities. If someone can do light work, we determine that he or she can also do sedentary work, unless there are additional limiting factors such as loss of fine dexterity or inability to sit for long periods of time.

ADDITIONAL EXPECTATIONS:

Requirements are representative of minimum levels of knowledge, skills and/or abilities. To perform this job successfully, the employee must possess the abilities or aptitudes to perform each duty proficiently. Additionally, all employees of the College are expected to maintain professional standards of communication, able to learn and apply new technology, and abide by all policies and procedures. Continued employment remains on an "at-will" basis.

This description is intended to indicate typical kinds of tasks and levels of work difficulty that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as declaring every specific duty and responsibility of the particular position. This job description is not intended to be a contract for employment, and the employer reserves the right to make any necessary revisions to the job description at any time without notice.

Classification

Staff

Supervisory

No

FLSA Exempt

Yes

Employment Type

Temporary With Benefits (Fixed Term)

Compensation and Application Deadline

Pay range starts at: $41,752.64 | All salary calculations start at the minimum salary and will be based on candidate's education and experience. | Grant Funded. | Open until filled.