.5 Adult Education College and Career Navigator (Part Time)

Title

Adult Education College and Career Navigator

Reports to

Director of Adult Education

Job Qualifications

• A Bachelor's Degree or higher from an accredited college or university
• At least one year of successful experience in career counseling, employment placement, college placement, or student services.
• Computer literacy required.  (Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, specifically Word, Excel and PowerPoint – also knowledge of the Google Suite of products)
• *Alternative job qualifications as determined by the adult education program should be approved by the SCDOE Office of Adult Education. 

Job Summary/Responsibilities

• Assist adult education students with supportive services needs while receiving adult education services by identifying and connecting students to support services and activities to ensure successful transition into and completion of postsecondary education/training and/or employment
• Research information and community services to best assist adult education students
• Counsel students, one-on-one or in a group, to provide them of information on available community and educational services and to inform students of postsecondary and/or employment options.
• Aid in the Adult Education Director and/staff in the development and implementation of career pathways.
• Assist students in career planning, goal-setting and developing career/college plans
• Track student progress through identified pathways benchmarks and follow-ip with students to reconfirm goals or assist with alternative pathways according to changing student needs and interests.
• Identify and collaborate with other available education, training, and social service resources in the community, such as by establishing strong links with secondary schools, postsecondary educational institutions, institutions of higher education, local workforces investment boards, one-stop centers, job training programs and social service agencies, business, industry, labor organizations, community-based organizations, nonprofit organizations, and intermediaries, for overall program success and individual student success.

Additional Responsibilities

Employment student Community Referral System

• Employment (One-Stops – SC Works Centers) – Coordinates with local One-Stop intensive services and employment opportunities for the purpose of matching students with full-time or part-time employment.
  • Assist in job placement (part-time or full-time)
  • Conduct informational sessions with education, training, and social services partners.
  • Utilize student interest and career inventories to direct students along a career pathway.
  • Develop, both short-term and long-term, individual career plans.
  • Coordinate with local One-Stop counselor to meet with potential students to explore employment or offer intensive services for those students who meet eligibility guidelines.
  • Offer skill training in job application completion (paper and computer based), interview skills, and resume preparation to prepare students for the world of work.

Armed Forces

• Contact recruiters (e.g. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and National Guard) to establish informational sessions for potential adult education students.
• Regularly schedule recruiters to meet with individual or small groups to provide opportunities for students to explore military options.
• Host Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery (ASVAB) testing on adult education site.
• Coordinate student records with recruiters to ensure transition into the military.

Postsecondary/training

• Present information about local postsecondary/other training opportunities to students and their availability.
• Coordinate on-site visits with the technical colleges admissions counselors to include Educational Opportunity Center (EOC), TRiO, and traditional technical college admissions program for the purpose of sharing program information with adult education students highlighting certificate, diploma, and degree programs.
• Arrange on-site campus visits
• Schedule with the technical college the student administration of the ACUPLACER test at the local adult education site.
• Provide student assistance with financial aid information and forms to be completed
• Guide adult education students through the application process.

Student Accountability

• Maintain a student database to include contact/attendance and student placement.
• Work in tandem with the adult education teacher and staff to promote student achieving their goals.
• Maintain complete and accurate records/reports of the program, and prepares such reports as may be required by the SC Department of education, Office of Adult Education.

Professional Responsibilities

• Participate in meetings and workshops sponsored by the Office of Adult Education, the SC Adult Education Technical Assistance Network (TAN), and other professional development activities.
• Attend and successfully complete the National Career Development Facilitator (CDF) certification training.
• Prepare and disseminate promotional and program materials.
• Communicate to local community resources on a regular basis any progress or challenges that impact the transition initiative.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. Must exhibit manual dexterity to enter data into a computer; to see and read a computer screen and printed material with or without vision aids; hear and understand speech at normal workplace levels, outdoors and on the telephone; speak in audible tones so that others may understand clearly in normal workplaces, outdoors and on the telephone; physical agility to lift up to 25 pounds.

Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Duties are normally performed in a school/classroom environment. Duties may be conducted in work-related community settings and/or occasionally performed on study trips away from the school.

Pay Scale:  Teacher Salary Scale

Last Updated 7/23