Educational Career Planner-ACT
Educational Career Planner-ACT
Posted on :
07-04-2025
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Yearly Salary
$ 60000 - 69000
Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Posted on :
07-04-2025
Job Description
Our Opportunity
The Educational and Career Planner reports directly to the Director of Advising Career and Transfer Services assists enrolled and prospective students in developing meaningful educational goals and provides educational planning and career and transfer assistance. This position will advise a general caseload of professional/technical and transfer students as assigned by the Director.
And if that isnt enough We also offer:
- A healthy work/life balance for our employees with the opportunity for flexible work schedules and remote work depending on position and college needs
- Fine dining in the Percival Room offering vegetarian vegan and glutenfree choices as part of our Culinary Arts and Baking & Pastry Arts programs
- The Clipper Coffee Corner serves Batdorf & Bronson coffee and a selection of delicious food items from our baking/culinary students
- A brandnew Health & Wellness Center
- FREE Bus service every 15 minutes to downtown Olympia and beyond
- FREE parking on our campuses permits are not required
- Oncampus child care
- Percival Creek which runs beneath our campus footbridge provides yearround beauty and views of Chinook Coho and chum salmon pass through each fall
- Many walking paths that are marked and on nicely paved sidewalks
- SPSCC promotes wellness with a variety of different workshops and events on campus
- Lots of activities with our Artist & Lecture series which are FREE for staff and faculty
- Many community events in the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts
- Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that offer an opportunity for SPSCC employees to gather and connect around issues that define them personally and affect their work at the College and their professional development. Current Employee Resource Groups include:
- The LGBTQIA ERG creates a space for LGBTQIA staff and faculty at the college to share resources build support and community and work towards greater equity and accessibility.
What Youll Do
The Educational and Career Planners responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Manage a caseload of professional/technical and transfer students assisting them with clarifying educational career and life goals through career exploration and connecting students accordingly to programs of study and student support services.
- Advise students of requirements for transfer and professional/technical programs certificates special programs and other degrees.
- Assist students with developing individualized degree plans and appropriate course selection.
- Utilizing a caseload management approach the educational planner will monitor individual students academic performance and consult with instruction enrollment services academic support services and other administrative departments to ensure student persistence and success.
- Provide student support and outreach and appropriate referrals to college resources or community agencies for personal counseling or related issues.
- Interpret placement test scores and review college/high school transcripts to determine English and math course placements when appropriate.
- Articulate college policies and procedures.
- Conduct student orientation advising sessions and worker retraining program eligibility sessions.
- Assist with planning and participating in advising career and transfer events such as Pathways Day Campus Career fairs Annual Career Day Job Fairs Veterans Career Day HealthCare Career Day Transfer fairs etc.
- Work with various college departments and other institutions to maintain accurate and current curriculum information and interpret their policies and degree and transfer requirements.
- Assist in maintaining educational planning materials for college degrees and programs.
- Assist in developing and implementing training materials presentations and workshops.
- Serve as a resource for faculty staff and students regarding the needs of veteran and militaryconnected students.
- Identify trends and best practices in advising through literature review and research.
- Serve on college committees as assigned.
- Some evening and weekend work may be required.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Advising Career and Transfer Services.
Qualifications You Possess
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in Education Counseling Social Work or related area from an accredited college or university.
- Experience working with individuals oneonone providing customer services related to education or another professional field.
- Ability to provide comprehensive and creative educational planning degree/career exploration and advising services.
- Experience developing and/or conducting presentations and group advising sessions.
- Experience working with and supporting the needs of diverse student populations.
- Ability to create and maintain positive working relationships with diverse staff faculty and administrators across the college.
- Demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic socio economic cultural ethnic and disability backgrounds of community college students.
- Demonstrated intercultural competence.
- Experience interpreting placement test scores and articulating college policies and procedures.
- Extensive application using Microsoft Office software (Outlook Word Excel PowerPoint) and using technology to track student interaction and services.
- Ability to multitask in a fastpaced environment.
- Ability to handle a large caseload of students.
- Ability to maintain policy and programmatic integrity while communicating respectfully of cultural and college realities.
To Apply
Applications must be completed online and include the following attachments:
- Cover letter addressed to the Screening Committee highlighting your ability to perform the responsibilities and competencies described in the job posting.
- Current resume/CV showing all educational and professional experience demonstrates how you meet the minimum and preferred qualifications.
- Unofficial transcripts
Veterans Preference
Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and wish to claim Veterans Preference should redact their personally identifiable information from a copy of their United States Department of Veterans Affairs honorable discharge documentation and email it towith the job number for which they are applying in the subject line.
Background Check Condition of Employment
Employment with the college is contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background check. Any adverse information will be considered on a casebycase basis and does not automatically preclude a candidate from employment.
South Puget Sound Community College values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Educator
South Puget Sound Community College provides equal opportunity in education and employment and does not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin age disability genetic information sex sexual orientation marital status creed religion or status as a veteran of war. Prohibited sex discrimination includes sexual harassment (unwelcome sexual conduct of various types). SPSCC provides reasonable accommodations for qualified students employees and applicants with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Federal Rehabilitation Act. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies Title II and Title IX Samantha Dotson Executive Human Resource Officer /Title IX CoordinatorBuilding 25 RoomMottman Rd SW Olympia WA 98512; South Puget Sound Community College is a smokefree/drug free environment.
Applicants needing accommodation in the application process in an alternative format may contact the Human Resources office at.
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