Strengthening Community Colleges Student Navigator - Grant Funded

40 Hours Flexible to meet department needs to include evenings and weekends.
*This position is grant funded. Continuation of the position is subject to grant approval/funds.

The Strengthening Community Colleges Student Navigator develops positive and empowering relationships with various advanced manufacturing students and serves as a resource from recruitment through graduation or transfer to a baccalaureate program. Through these endeavors the student navigator has significant accountability in sustaining the Colleges focusonstudentlearningandachievementspecificallysupportingstudentsseekingadvanced manufacturing related certificate and degree programs.

• Serve as a central point of support for students pursuing any SCC approved certificate or degree and will work in an intrusive advising role making intentional and regular contact with students
• Serve as an initial and ongoing point of contact for students to whom they can ask questions and seek assistance
• Maintain a working knowledge of campus processes and be able to connect students to other offices resources and information
• Develop relationships within MCC and with external navigators to best support students and connect them to offices/individuals
• Maintain a basic working knowledge of MCCs SCC approvedprograms.
• Collaborate with the Admissions and Recruitment office; attend career fairs and other recruiting activities
• Follow up with potential students following recruitingevents
• Manage and coach 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 drop-in visits and emailcorrespondence.
• Co-construct appropriate academic plans with students including short-term and long-term course selection to meet current and future needs of all students.
• Maintain accurate tracking data and notes for each assignedstudent.
• Initiatereferralstofacultyacademicprogramchairsorotheracademicresourcesas needed.
• Empower and encourage students to advocate for their success academically personally and professionally
• Conceptualize implement and assess retentioninitiatives
• Provide administrative support and reception/customer service to the assigned department
• Administrator and department chairs responding to a wide variety of inquiries from college employees faculty students and community members
• Create and maintain a variety of documents (e.g. forms presentation materials meeting agendas minutes etc.) aligning with branding standards of the College
• Provide administrative support for projects (e.g. reports communications) including but not limited to gathering data composing proofreading disseminating and updating information in a variety of modes
• Compile information for governmental and institutional reports (DOL ICCB HLC grant applications etc.) and assist in preparing reports
• Enter data and extract information from the Colleges ERP or other College software/systems to generate reports
• Provide complete accurate and timely information to the Administrator department chairs faculty staff students and the community regarding office and other College procedures
• Serve as office representative at college meetings professional meetings seminars and workshops as requested. May serve on college-wide committees as needed
• Work collaboratively with others (e.g. colleagues stakeholders vendors) to accomplish functions and responsibilities including providing administrative backup for other department administrative support services during breaks lunches emergencies vacations or other unexpected absences
• Assume additional duties as assigned by immediate supervisor

• Associate degree from a regionally accredited institution or equivalent specialized training and/or coursework

• Experience in a higher education or community collegesetting
• Bilingual (Spanish/English) language skills
• One year of experience in a manufacturing related field

Equal Employment Opportunity

McHenry County College declares and reaffirms a policy of equal opportunity and non-discrimination. 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 gender-related 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 .