Early College Specialist

JOB

The Early College Specialist manages dual enrollment outreach efforts, guided pathway advising, programming, and support for dual enrolled students seeking to earn dual credit, workforce readiness credentials, accelerated college credit, and/or other postsecondary credentials. The Early College Specialist provides program guidance for cohorts of students seeking to earn a college degree while simultaneously completing a high school or homeschool diploma.Reporting Authority: Coordinator of Early College Programs

EXAMPLE OF DUTIES

The essential job functions listed are not comprehensive and duties and responsibilities may change without notice.Serve as an active team member in the Office of Early College Programs and a dual enrollment resource for both internal and external stakeholders.Coordinate with high school partners, division chairs, faculty, the business office, and the campus bookstore in procu1ing course texts and/or materials for dual enrolled scholarship recipients.Provide individual and group advisement to assist students in the career and academic exploration and career decision - making process related to early college pathways.Serve as program advisor for dual enrolled students completing a pathway to a post-secondary credential.Work with the Coordinator of Early College Programs and Bishop State faculty to build guided pathways and crosswalk course equivalencies for dual enrolled students completing a certificate and/or associate degree program.Assist with determining dual enrollment admissions and scholarship eligibility and compliance monitoring.Introduce and support guided pathways to Bishop State stakeholders, including prospective students, parents and guardians, academy specialists, counselors, and other secondary and homeschool points of contact.Work to ensure that special registration assistance is provided for Early College Program students, including timely, in-person visits to area high schools to collect admission and registration mate1ials to meet specified registration deadlines.Maintain advising plans and review degree audits for students each enrollment period.Follow up on early ale1ts by communicating with students, counselors, facilitators, and faculty.Work with College business office to ensure accurate dual enrollment scholarship coding and billing.Serve as the first point-of-contact for applicants and students; provide assistance throughout the admissions process.Process enrollment applications and required enrollment forms and input enrollment data.Abide by the policies and procedures established by the College and by the Alabama Community College System. Perform other duties as assigned by the Vice President of Instructional Services and/or the President.

SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION

Application Procedure: Position announcements and employment applications are available at Applications currently on file must be resubmitted for this position. Delinquent and/or unsigned application packets and/or documents will not be accepted. Only complete application packets will be given consideration for employment.A completed application packet consists of: Completed Bishop State Community College employment applicationCurrent resumeApplicable Transcript with conferred date (While an unofficial transcript may be submitted as part of the application packet, an official transcript must be received before the date of hire.) Physical Demands & Work Environment: Work is generally performed in an office environment with frequent interruptions and irregularities in the work schedule. Learned physical skill is required for keyboarding. Frequent walking, standing, or sitting may be required. Working hours may vary and occasional evening or weekend work is required. No special coordination beyond that used for normal mobility and handling of everyday objects and materials is needed to perform the job satisfactorily. Other Job Description information: More than one position in the same job classification may be filled from the applicants for this position should another vacancy occur during the search process. In accordance with Alabama Community College System policy and guidelines, the applicant chosen for employment will be required to sign a consent form for a criminal background check. Employment will be contingent upon receipt of a clearance notification from the criminal background check. Bishop State Community College is an active participant in the Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-verify). E-verify electronically confirms an employee's eligibility to work in the United States as required by the Department of Homeland Security.The Selection Committee will screen all applicants for the position. The Committee will select applicants for in-person interviews which may consist of question/answer session and /or skills assessments. Applicants must adhere to the College's prescribed interview schedule and must travel at their own expense. The College reserves the right not to fill the positions in the event of budgetary or operational constraints. Bishop State Community College is a multi-campus organization, and employees of the College are required to travel among various work sites for both day and evening responsibilities and must provide their own mode of transportation. Bishop State Community College is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of the Alabama Community College System, including postsecondary community and technical colleges under the control of the Alabama Community College Systems Board of Trustees, that no employee or applicant for employment or promotion, on the basis of any impermissible criterion or characteristic including, without limitation, race, color, national origin, religion, marital status, disability, sex, age, or any other protected class as defined by federal and state law, shall be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity, or employment. Bishop State Community College will make reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled applicants or employees. Bishop State Community College reserves the right to withdraw this job announcement at any time prior to the awarding.Salary: ACCS Salary Schedule: E2-02Continued Employment is contingent upon funding from the grant and is on a non-tenured track.

Salary : $42,000 - $72,000