WIOA Counselor

Full-time Job Announcement

Position: Workforce Innovation Opportunity Act (WIOA) Counselor

Location: Athens Campus

Department: Division of Student Affairs

Reports to: Associate Vice President of Finance & Administration

Salary/Benefits: Salary is commensurate with education and experience. State of Georgia benefits package.

Deadline to Apply: February 4 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate services to WIOA participants including counseling and career advising.
• Counsel participants about their academic progress employability skills and personal matters.
• Case manage approximately 90-200 WIOA participants enrolled in various programs of study throughout 12 county regions; work with participants from the training through employment phases.
• Collaborate with Northeast Georgia Regional Commission to determine WIOA policies and procedures for implementation of service delivery system.
• Enter approved students on TrackSource an automated data management system each semester and document participant contacts per WIOA policy.
• Manage all financial records and prepare WIOA reimbursement invoices.
• Enter WIOA students under appropriate student information systems contracts each semester and collaborate with ITA departments to ensure accurate payment of tuition and fees.
• Conduct Visits to ITAs each semester as part of case management plans for off-campus WIOA participants.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree in social work counseling higher education or related field.
• Two (2) years of counseling case management higher education or related experience within the past five (5) years.
• Experience working with economically disadvantaged and/or dislocated worker populations.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters degree in social work counseling higher education or closely related field.
• WIOA experience; two years case management experience within the past 5 years.
• Excellent oral and written communication and interpersonal skills.
• Current experience with computer information system.

Interested candidates should apply online at: apply click Apply to This Job and submit your cover letter resume/vita three (3) professional references and unofficial transcripts. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

NOTE: Official transcripts will be required upon an offer of employment. Official copies of transcripts may be sent directly to: Athens Technical College Attn: Human Resources 800 U.S. Highway 29 N Athens GA 30601 or send electronically to .

**Employment is contingent based upon successful completion of appropriate background checks.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG). The TCSG State Board prohibits discrimination on the basis of an individuals age color disability genetic information national origin race religion sex or veteran status (protected status). No individual shall be excluded from participation in denied the benefits of or otherwise subjected to unlawful discrimination harassment or retaliation under any TCSG program or activity because of the individuals protected status; nor shall any individual be given preferential treatment because of the individuals protected status except the preferential treatment may be given on the basis of veteran status when appropriate under federal or state law.

Athens Technical College is an equal opportunity employer. All employment processes and decisions including but not limited to hiring promotion and tenure shall be free of ideological tests affirmations and oaths including diversity statements. The basis and determining factor for such decisions should be that the individual possesses the requisite knowledge skills and abilities associated with the role and is believed to have the ability to successfully perform the essential functions responsibilities and duties associated with the position for which the person is being considered. At the core of any such decision is ensuring the institutions ability to achieve its mission and strategic priorities in support of student success.

The following individuals have been designated to coordinate the colleges implementation of nondiscrimination policies:Susan Fyffe Director of Student Support Services Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator Office K-614A 706/355- 5081;Courtney Mattox Director of Human Resources; Title VI Title VII Title IX Coordinator (Employees) Office K-514 706/583-2818; andLenzy Reid Vice President of Student Affairs Title IX (Students) Office H-774 706/355-5029 800 U.S. Highway 29 North Athens GA 30601.