College Pathway Navigator (Perkins Grant Funded 75)

This position is partially grant funded and is secure through June 30 2026. Position will be reviewed annually thereafter.

Job Summary: College Pathway Navigator serves as the key point of contact for students interested in transitioning from workforce development non-credit programs to college credit-bearing career programs. The navigator offers guidance to students on the educational pathway options at HACC. The incumbent helps students navigate the complexities of HACC career pathways and the processes for transitioning to credit-bearing programs.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree in Education Counseling Psychology Human Services and 3 years experience in student services academic support or advising; or a related field; or a combination to successfully complete the essential duties of the position.

Licensing Requirements:

Compliance with PA ACT-15 Requirements
Valid Drivers License

Hiring Range:43019.00 - 64529.00

Preferred Qualifications: Experience with high school / college counseling career development adult education or related fields.
Familiarity with career pathways and career and technical education/workforce development training programs.
Experience working across functional areas in a complex organization.
Experience working with non-traditional students or non-credit educational programs.

Presentation and workshop/training experience.

Job Specific Task List:

• 25% Pathway Outreach (Perkins Related): o Conduct outreach aimed at transitioning non-credit students into career pathway credit programs. o Promote the benefits of non-credit to credit pathways to prospective students through presentations coaching sessions and informational materials explaining career pathway options. o Design and implement workshops and resources to help non-credit students understand the transition to career pathway credit-bearing programs. - (Essential)
• 25% Pathway Navigation (Perkins Related): o Act as a primary resource for students by explaining the academic career pathways. o Manage a caseload of students in a specified pathway by program area. o Offer support with enrollment processes including application assistance placement testing and financial aid applications. o Guide students in understanding program requirements deadlines and credit transfer procedures. o Connect students with institutional resources including tutoring services career counseling academic advising student access services and financial aid. o Provide one-on-one guidance to help students navigate institutional processes as they pursue career programs. o Maintain updated knowledge of all non-credit to credit program options course equivalencies and institutional policies. - (Essential)
• 25% Collaboration and Coordination (Perkins Related): o Serve as a liaison between academic advising and academic schools to ensure effective communication and seamless transitions for students. o Work closely with academic advisors staff and administrators to streamline and improve the non-credit to credit transition process. o Participate in cross-functional workgroups to discuss program updates student needs and ways to enhance service delivery to students. o Collaborate with academic programs admissions financial aid registrars offices and other related units to simplify enrollment and credit transfer procedures for students. o Collaborate with Workforce Development to establish new possible career pathways from non-credit to credit. o Participate in program development and implementation as well as support institutional initiatives that promote student success. o Maintain sensitivity understanding and respect for a diverse academic environment inclusive of students faculty and staff of varying social economic cultural. o Conduct outreach and training about non-credit to credit career pathways with Admissions Welcome Center Academic Advisors Success Coaches Workforce Development and other HACC units to ensure pathway awareness within HACC. - (Essential)
• 10% Virtual Navigator Support: o Troubleshoots student success technology tools and workflows to ensure seamless advising and coaching support for students. o Facilitates workshops communication campaigns and pop-up tabling to increase student utilization of the Navigate and Degree Works systems as well as other related academic planning and scheduling tools. o Assist with training for advisors and serves as a resource in the use of Navigate and other advising related tools. o Participates in college-wide activities/events strategies and improvement efforts to support enrollment retention and overall student success. - (Essential)
• 10% Data Tracking and Reporting: o Use student success technologies such as Banner Student Navigate and Degree Works to document and ensure all relevant student information is up-to-date. o Maintain accurate records of student interactions goals progress and any interventions provided. o Track student data related to enrollment retention and completion rates providing reports to the unit director AVP or VP as needed. o Track and analyze student performance data to identify trends and areas for improvement in student support. - (Essential)
• Engages in professional development activities to ensure competence in student support best practices. Activities including but not limited to memberships in professional organizations; workshops webinars etc. - (Standard)
• Participates in college-wide activities/events strategies and improvement efforts to support enrollment retention and overall student success. - (Standard)
• Performs other duties as assigned. - (Standard)

Job Type: Fulltime 12-month Exempt

About Us:

Our Purpose: Learning for all; learning for life.

Our Diversity Statement: As an institution of higher education HACC recognizes its responsibility to maintain an environment that affirms the diversity of people and ideas.

HACC embraces supports and actively pursues a policy of inclusiveness that reflects and appreciates the diversity of the community it serves and the world in which we live.

The Board of Trustees and the President lead HACCs commitment to open access to education diversity cultural sensitivity and equal opportunity in employment. This commitment serves to promote a college-wide environment of collegiality inclusiveness respect and cultural competence.

Our Core Values: A Circle of Caring

Caring by Creating Our Future Together

• We work together to shape and build our preferred future.
• We encourage and celebrate creativity and innovation.
• We set high goals and strive to achieve them.
• We strive to provide exceptional service to all who help shape our future.

Caring for Each Other

• We are gateways to student success and opportunity.
• We promote respect collegiality diversity and equity-mindedness in all we say and do.
• We nurture awareness and cultural sensitivity to create a climate of trust.
• We are growth-minded believing that each of us is capable of learning developing and growing to support our mission.

Caring by Doing What is Right

• We are honest and hold each other and ourselves to the highest ethical standards.
• We provide the most accurate information available in all communications.
• We are transparent about our decisions as individuals and teams.
• We embrace broad engagement in the shared governance process.