Pathways Coach

40 Hours Flexible schedule to meet department needs to include evenings and weekends

The Pathways Coach is a dynamic change agent who develops positive and empowering relationships with students designs facilitates and promotes engaging programming and provides daily student support to an MCC Co/Lab each one a magnetic hub for student success. The Pathways Coach plays an integral part in coordinating and delivering a dynamic Pathwaysfocused workbased learning program. Through these endeavors the Pathways Coach has significant responsibility for sustaining the Colleges focus on student learning developing essential employability skills and achievement.

• Partner with Career Services Academic Affairs and faculty to develop and support a comprehensive and dynamic workbased learning program in alignment with Pathways. This includes assisting with the creation promotion and oversight of a variety of workbased learning opportunities such as employer visits and tours internships job shadowing and apprenticeships by Pathway
• Embed functions of Career Services and Pathways into the Co/Labs operations
• Assist students in gaining employability skills needed for entry into the workforce including teamwork adaptability and professionalism
• Provide individualized and group training assistance and coaching in job search techniques (e.g. resume and cover letter preparation interviewing skills etc.) for students by Pathway
• Champion career awareness and exploration in cooperation with Student Affairs staff academic departments and administrative units across the College.
• Manage and mentor a caseload of assigned students through appreciative positive and responsive relationships proactively monitoring student progress toward academic and career goals intervening as necessary
• Assist students via scheduled appointments dropin visits and email correspondence
• Coconstruct appropriate academic plans with students including shortterm and longterm course selection
• Maintain accurate tracking data and notes for each assigned student within Navigate360
• Initiate referrals to faculty academic program chairs/coordinators or other academic resources as needed
• Empower and encourage students to advocate for their success academically personally and professionally
• Provide daily oversight to a Co/Lab maintaining a safe accessible and welcoming environment for student interactions
• Develop promote and facilitate workshops within the Co/Labs designed to assist students with their transition to college help them to foster a sense of belonging at the College explore academic and career possibilities and connect them with campus support services
• Collaborate with College offices faculty and other stakeholders to schedule and promote a variety of programming and resources within the Co/Labs drawing students into the Co/Labs to engage in valuable educational and cocurricular opportunities
• Engage in crosscollaboration among Co/Labs to review and assess student support events and services
• Work closely with Co/Lab student employees providing daily direction as needed
• Work collaboratively with others (e.g. students colleagues stakeholders) to accomplish functions and responsibilities
• Additional duties as assigned by immediate supervisor.

1. Bachelors Degree from a regionally accredited institution
2. One year of related experience (e.g. working in an educational environment and/or with stakeholders serving students etc.)
3. A valid stateissued drivers license

Equal Employment Opportunity

McHenry County College declares and reaffirms a policy of equal opportunity and nondiscrimination. The College will make all decisions regarding admission employment participation in educational programs or activities without discrimination on grounds of race color creed or religion sex national origin ancestry age order of protection status marital status physical or mental disabilities military status sexual orientation genderrelated identity pregnancy unfavorable discharge from military service or other factors prohibited by law. Decisions regarding employment include hiring promotion termination wages or salaries benefits and other terms and conditions of employment. MCC is committed to diversity and inclusion in its college community. To request reasonable accommodation to participate in any aspect of the hiring process contact Human Resources at .