Student Support Specialist III Dual Credit Advisor

Title: Student Support Specialist III (Dual Credit Advisor)

Salary Range: $3162 $3793 monthly

Contract Term Length:12 Months

Standard Hours:37.5

Work Location:OnSite

FLSA Status: NonExempt

College: Bluegrass Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Bluegrass C&TC Leestown Campus

Department: Academics & Student Services

Total Rewards

Bluegrass Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence innovation and creativity including:

• Exceptional health care vision dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you your spouse and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5 employee contribution receives a 10 employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• WorkLife Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

The Dual Credit Advisor serves as liaison to secondary schools for articulated credit the Bluegrass College Academy dual credit and dual enrollment. Working collaboratively with the Dual Credit Director high school Guidance Counselors and Dual Credit Instructors the Dual Credit Advisor assists in recruitment application advising registration and matriculation of dual credit students. The Advisor provides information to dual credit students about various college resources monitors academic progress provides individualized and group academic advising/guidance and facilitates matriculation after high school graduation. In addition the Advisor assists students with understanding college procedures and policies and responds to questions from students parents high school guidance counselors dual credit instructors as well as other interested parties. The Dual Credit Advisor reports to the Director of Dual Credit.

Job Duties:

• Provide academic advising to new returning assigned and prospective dual credit students and include appropriate documentation and concise notes of student interactions referrals resources and interventions.
  
  
• Assist with BCTC orientation for dual credit students to ensure they receive necessary information as related to placement testing dual credit scholarships college resources and services policies and procedures.
  
  
• Ensure seamless onboarding for dual credit students by affirming student eligibility and enrolling eligibility students in approved dual credit courses.
  
  
• Create an academic plan for dual credit students and provide ongoing support throughout the semester to include personalized communications and prompts oneonone meetings to identify barriers to academic success and assist in developing plans to overcome these barriers to reach established student goals.
  
  
• Collaborate with Dual Credit Director to facilitate establishment of KCTCS User Accounts for Dual Credit instructors.
  
  
• Confirm approved dual credit course list and instructors for each assigned high school with Dual Credit Director prior to semester start.
  
  
• Work collaboratively with Admissions Records Office the Business Office to ensure accurate and timely application entry and processing registration and billing for OC students.
  
  
• Assist with processing dual credit waivers and scholarships.
  
  
• Assist with dual credit roster verification and final grade submission.
  
  
• Work collaboratively with the Dual Credit team to increase dual credit student enrollment retention credential completion matriculation to BCTC and/or successful transfer.
  
  
• Provide a supportive environment for all students.
  
  
• Conduct regular communication with dual credit students high school guidance counselors and dual credit instructors through various means such as email phone classroom visits video appointments (Teams etc. text and facetoface conversation.
  
  
• Participate in targeted outreach plans for dual credit students including email texting campaigns social media etc.
  
  
• Refer and/or assist students with navigating both college services and community services and resources when appropriate. These referrals include interventions to address mental health issues disability support services food or housing insecurities financial aid assistance and more. Assist in scheduling appointments with these resources when necessary.
  
  
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors degree (Education Counseling or related field) and four years related experience or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelors degree (Education Counseling or related field) and six years related experience or equivalent.

Additional Skills Requested:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  
  
• Record of successful experience as community college advisor or instructor
  
  
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively with others
  
  
• Strong computer skills and the ability to work in a fastpaced environment
  
  
• Strong work ethic
  
  
• Personal and professional integrity
  
  
• Commitment to mission of comprehensive community college

Employee Rights Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Equal Opportunity Employer The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.