Cares Center Grant Development Specialist II

Title: CARES Center Grant Development Specialist II

Salary Range: $37.704.00 - $52,248.00

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

College: Big Sandy Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Prestonsburg Community College

Department: Advising

Total Rewards

Big Sandy Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family

• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents

• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match

• Vacation/Sick Time

• Work-Life Balance

• 9.5 Paid Holidays

• 2 Weeks of Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions

• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

The Coordinator of the BSCTC's Rural Postsecondary Economic Development grant project ensures that the activities of the grant are implemented with fidelity by confirming that the design of activities aligns with the outcomes sought by the project. In collaboration with the Director of Advising, the Coordinator facilitates identifying and adopting best practices for guided pathways in advising and career development of students and transition services for students enrolled in dual credit programs and has primary responsibility for documenting the adoption of guided pathways practices in advising and career development of students from dual credit engagement through matriculation and graduation. This position will lead the writing of reports to internal and external stakeholders of the grant as well as oversight of the grant budget expenditures.

Job Duties:

• Track Facilitate and monitor the implementation of CARES Center grant activities,

establishing and monitoring workflow processes and activities; oversee grant goals,

objectives, metrics, outcomes, reporting and timelines in collaboration with the Director of

Advising, Dean of Student Services, Provost and other departments. Develop and monitor

records, and submit reports including monthly time and efforts, and interim and annual

progress reports compliant with EDGAR and Circular A-21.

• Marshal information from various sources to conduct summative and formative evaluation in

the progress of fulfillment of grant annual objectives and 5-year benchmarks.

Collaboratively with the Director of Advising, codify a case-managed approach to success

coaching at BSCTC that includes transition and tracking of students from enrollment to

employment; codify meta-major road maps, processes to pair students with success

coaches associated with specific meta majors, a process to identify gaps; strategies to

address gaps; and collaborative structure and strategies to transition students enrolled in

dual credit programs. Identify student cohorts, data needs and tracking mechanisms for

each strategy.

• Collaborate with employers, industry partners, and community organizations to provide

students with internship, job placement, and career development opportunities. Develop

and administer a student-centered employment services program, utilizing platforms like

Handshake, community resources, and job fairs to connect students with high-skill, high-

wage job opportunities in regional industry sectors.

• Support professional development of team members and work with Student Services Team to in the development of implementation activities for the grant with the CARES Center

Director and Success Coaches create career building activities for students through

learning and advising communities (cohorts) for each of the 7 career pathways.

• Provide oversight of financial processes, including reconciliation, for a substantial federal grant budget $1.8 million ensuring compliance with grant requirements and college, state and federal policies.

• Provide direct services to students in admissions advising.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors in Education, Social Services, Counseling or related field and 3 years related experience or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications:

Masters in Adult and Higher Education, or related field, preferable

Additional Skills Requested:

• Comfortable with databases, analytical spreadsheets, Microsoft Office suite, project management experience highly desirable.

• Strong networking abilities, understanding of local community and industry needs and trends,

ability to negotiate and manage partnerships effectively, knowledge of community resources, ability to engage with high school students effectively, understanding of educational pathways, strong communication skills to facilitate smooth transitions, guided pathways knowledge