Location: Haverhill, MA Category: Professional Posted On: Tue Mar 24 2020 Job Description:
Full-Time Coordinator of Orientation and Student Transitions: Academic Advising; Special Programs Coordinator; 37.5 hours/week; MCCC Unit Professional Position
Position Summary: This position provides institutional leadership, vision, and collaboration to ensure meaningful transitions into and within Northern Essex Community College. This includes organizing and developing new and transfer student orientation, online orientation, and Weeks of Welcome events. The Coordinator will also work collaboratively to support the case management of special student populations (students on academic probation, Early College and Promise Students) assigned to Academic Advising. This includes working in conjunction with, both, the Director of Student Success Hub Advising and the Coordinator of Academic Advising to facilitate strategic communication plans that work in tandem to efficiently provide outreach and successful retention strategies. The Coordinator leads efforts to develop programs and services that support the success and transition of students to and from Academic Advising to the students' program specific Academic Center. The Coordinator collaborates with key campus partners inside Student Affairs, as well as Academic Centers, to welcome and support students in their transition into and within NECC.
Anticipated Start Date:April 2020
RESPONSIBILITIES:
The successful candidate for this position will:
Assume primary responsibility for short and long-term strategic planning, implementation, administration, and evaluation of Student Orientation
Work closely with the Director of Student Success Hub Advising in an effort to communicate with departments, faculty, and other service areas to determine orientation schedule and logistics
Manage daily operations and problem-solve during student orientation
Provide and develop vision and continuity within the New Student Road Map, specifically in relation to Orientation, Advising, and Weeks of Welcome Programming
Communicate with all new first time students and parents regarding orientation reminders, registration, and expectations
Create and implement orientation for transfer students, readmits, parent and family, and online students
Evaluate and assess orientation programs
Work with the Director of Student Success Hub Advising to develop and implement an orientation budget
Oversee the development of orientation themes and graphics, produce orientation mailings, and coordinate communication with parents, new students, and campus partners
Coordinate Orientation responsibilities, staffing, and volunteers
Provides outreach and successful retention strategies for special populations (Early College, Academic Probation Students, ESL among others)
Track statistics, gather data, and write reports
Create and implement training for orientation leaders
Work collaboratively with Student Affairs leadership and campus partners to support the transition of New Students into NECC as well as Special Populations within NECC
Other duties as assigned by the Director of Student Success Hub Advising
Job Requirements:
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's degree in Education, Counseling, Psychology, Business Administration, Mathematics, Computer Science, or other field related to area of assignment; with three (3) years' experience and/or training involving area of assignment, which may include college registration, academic advisement, career development, career experience, training, curriculum development, audio/visual or graphic production, grant administration, budget development, program/project management, event planning, administrative work in an academic environment, or personal computer operations; or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
Experience in Orientation, Academic Advising, Admissions, Recruitment and/or functional Student Affairs units
Experience working with Student Management Systems, such as Navigate or similar software
Candidate must have strong interpersonal and communication skills, adaptable and flexibility are essential
Must have the ability to be flexible in the hours available to work
Ability to relate and work well, with a diverse population of students, faculty and staff
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Experience working with First Generation College Students.
Experience working in a community college environment
Bilingual (English/Spanish)
Additional Information:
SALARY: Anticipated starting salary range is $49,711.00 - $56,330.00 annually with complete fringe benefit package including competitive health insurance, free dental insurance, basic life insurance, long-term disability insurance, paid sick and personal leave, educational benefits for employee/spouse/dependents, and excellent retirement benefits; Actual salary calculated in compliance with MCCC/MTA classification system; Paygrade 4
NECC is a public, two-year college that offers comprehensive academic programs of study leading to the Associate in Arts degree, the Associate in Science degree and Certificates of program completion.Our dedicated teaching faculty accept with enthusiasm the challenge of responding properly to the differing backgrounds of their students and, at the same time, directing and leading them toward broader understandings. Our faculty are deeply involved in the planning of each class and in the achievement of each student, and are equally dedicated to personal achievement. As well as the specialized academic opportunities and tutoring that the college provides for our students, our faculty have the time and the commitment to advise as well as instruct students, and to provide support and encouragement.
