Academic Counselor, Success Scholars Program - Massasoit Community College

Massasoit's SUCCESS Scholars Program supports the college's new and transfer-in, matriculated part-time students with the goal of improving retention, transfer, and graduation rates participants through holistic, wraparound student support services. Services include case-managed academic and career advising, peer coaching, and an ongoing student-led Participatory Action Research (PAR) project. Program activities include opportunities for students to develop their academic and leadership skills, financial literacy, career interests, and more. The program collaborates closely with Massasoit's PAR Coordinator. The program utilizes a web-based early-alert system to track student progress and record advising and other program interactions. The program is part of Massasoit's extant Student Success Team.

The Academic Counselor holistically supports and guides program participants through their experiences at the college. This position is responsible for researching and implementing best advising practices; collecting and analyzing student success data; program reporting; planning, leading and evaluating individual and group advising, career or transfer events and enrichment activities to ensure every program participant is provided with individualized support and with proactive career, academic, and transfer counseling. The Academic Counselor will collaborate with other advising programs and offices.

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Conducts academic and career advising, career assessments, and transfer advising; provides information regarding degree and transfer requirements; and monitors academic progress of Success Scholars students;
• Screens, interviews, evaluates, and processes incoming Success Scholars students;
• Works with students to develop academic plans of study and advises students on their academic plan, course selection/sequencing, curriculum/concentration selection and changes, and transition issues;
• Assists students in registering, adding, or withdrawing from courses;
• Assists students in obtaining developmental and tutorial assistance;
• Assigns academic advisors and notifies students/faculty of advisor assignments;
• Participates in new student orientations;
• Coordinates activities with other programs and refers students to other services as appropriate;
• Attends meetings/events, serves on committees, and makes presentations;
• Conducts academic informational sessions and workshops, including leadership, social, and educational programming;
• Collects, organizes, and disseminates statistical data and maintains and updates student files in accordance with Success Grant reporting requirements;
• Maintains professional knowledge in applicable areas, researches new trends, and advances in the profession;
• Establishes and maintains working relationships with college faculty and staff;
• Coordinates and supervises transfer, cultural trips, and information sessions, including but not limited to campus tours, information session, and transcript review sessions;
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Master's degree in Education, Counseling, Psychology or closely related field; with three (3) years experience and/or training involving college admissions, academic advisement, career development, or program/project management; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience working with diverse student populations;
• Demonstrated commitment to equity and inclusion;
• Demonstrated experience analyzing, interpreting, and utilizing data;
• Demonstrated experience building collaborative relationships;
• Demonstrated experience with EAB Navigate/GradesFirst platforms;
• Strong communication skills.

Applicants who do not meet the qualifications as stated above are encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them with the equivalent combination of education, training and experience required for the responsibilities of this position.

Position Status: Full-time benefitted Massachusetts Community College Council (MCCC) union position of Academic Counselor. For classification specification details please follow this link: https://www.mass.edu/forfacstaff/classificationspecs/home.asp.

Number of Openings: Multiple

Hours: 37.5 hours a week, this position may be eligible for telework in accordance with the College's telework policy.

Salary: $58,319 - $67,081 annually, Grade 5. Salary is commensurate with education, experience and based on the MCCC Classification Study.

Worksite: Assignments will include all Massasoit sites.

Deadline to Apply: October 26, 2023