PT Adult Learning Center College & Career Advisor

About North Shore Community College:

North Shore Community College is a diverse, caring, inclusive community that inspires our students to become engaged citizens and to achieve their personal, academic, and career goals through accessible, affordable, rigorous educational opportunities that are aligned with our region's workforce needs and will prepare them for life in a changing world. NSCC is one of 15 Massachusetts community colleges, which serves the 26 cities and towns north of Boston. Since its founding in 1965, NSCC has grown from a single leased building to an urban campus in downtown Lynn and a suburban campus in Danvers, and from five to 80 academic programs of study. Nearly 50,000 students have graduated from NSCC. The college is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE).

Job Description:

PT College and Career Advisor

18 hours per week/ 43 weeks

6 hours for summer/9 weeks

Non-benefited, grant-funded MCCC unit position

GENERAL STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

The Adult Learning Center (ALC) of North Shore Community College, based on the Danvers campus, is funded by the MA Department of Elementary and Secondary Education to provide general instruction and College/Career Readiness services to individuals who have not earned a high school diploma. The goal of the program is to provide adults with opportunities to develop the literacy, numeracy and college ready skills necessary to qualify for further education, job training and/or better employment.

The College and Career Advisor of the ALC is responsible for one-on-one and group advising of students in (2) face-to-face HiSET preparation classes, creation of individualized education and career plans, and quarterly student follow-up reporting using the LACES data management system. The Advisor works with students to help overcome barriers to goal achievement in collaboration with internal and external resources, such as designated WIOA partners. The Advisor collaborates with instructors and co-workers to plan and execute workshops on topics including community resources and college and career planning, including an annual employers' panel for student Q&A and mock interviews.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Conduct 1-on-1 advising and goal setting meetings with each student

• Provide individual coaching to students experiencing barriers to goal achievement and referral to internal and external resources as needed

• Assist with schedule and implementation of pre and post MAPT assessments, both remotely and in-person

• Assist students with successful transition to college, advanced job training, or better employment including accessing financial aid, community and college supports, and resume/interview skills support

• Co-facilitate monthly new student orientation, including JobQuest and HiSET account registration

• Run quarterly student follow-up reports using the LACES data management system and record student information in accordance with DESE requirements

• Collaborate with instructors for ongoing student support and to provide workshops and updated career goals for integration into lesson planning, particularly digital literacy

• Maintain timely contact and follow up information documentation on progress toward attainment of student goals, including one year after graduation

• Coordinate neuropsychological testing and HiSET accommodation requests as needed

• Attend DESE trainings and high-quality professional development as appropriate; complete one annual SMART professional development goal

• Work collaboratively in a team environment, including attendance at semimonthly staff meeting

• Commit to the relational learning culture at the ALC, including personal and center-wide continuous improvement

• Commit to culturally responsive advising practices that strengthen students' self-efficacy and confidence in a multicultural world

• Conduct periodic review of LACES student data though a diversity and equity lens to document any outcome disparities among BIPOC students

• Update iterative College & Career Development Scope and Sequence

• Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: Reports to the Coordinator of the Adult Learning Center

Requirements:

• Master's degree preferred or equivalent combination of experience and education.

• Demonstrated understanding of the barriers that challenge adult learners.

• Minimum of two years' experience in counseling adults.

• Successful experience interacting with culturally diverse populations.

• Ability to work flexible day hours in response to program needs.

• Candidates will be required to pass a CORI/SORI and/or National background check as a condition of employment

Additional Information:

SALARY: $32.00 per hour (DESE ABE grant rate), non-benefited position

STARTING DATE: ASAP

North Shore Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, religion, age, veteran or military status, genetic information, gender identity, or sexual orientation in it programs and activities as required by Title IX or the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Action of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquires or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or sexual violence shall be referred to the College's Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, Nick Royal, the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination or the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights. North Shore Community College will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities and encourages both prospective and current employees to discuss potential accommodations with the employer.

Prospective employees are encouraged to review the College's Annual Security Report (ASR), in compliance with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistic Act, which can be found on the disclosure page of the College's website by clicking here.

Application Instructions:

Submit cover letter and resume. Applicants selected for an interview will need to provide the name, address, email and telephone number of at least three current professional references before the interview takes place.