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Posted: 06-May-23
Location: Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Salary: Open
Internal Number: c5733b3c1f7f6e8b6c8cf4c35869b993
Title: Educational Opportunity Center Academic Counselor
Salary Range: 37,704.00
Contract Term Length:Â 12 Months
Standard Hours:Â 37.5
Work Location:Â On-Site
FLSA Status: Exempt
College: Elizabethtown Community & Technical College
Campus Location: Elizabethtown CTC
Department: Student Affairs
Total Rewards
Elizabethtown 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
- Work-Life Balance
- 9.5 Paid Holidays
- 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
- Employee Assistance Program
Job Summary
Elizabethtown Community & Technical College is seeking an Academic Counselor for The TRIO Educational Opportunity Center (EOC) program. The EOC is a federally funded grant program that provides counseling and information on college admissions to first-generation and limited-income adults who want to enter or continue a program of postsecondary education. The program also provides services to improve participants' financial and economic literacy, including counseling on financial aid options, basic financial planning skills, and assisting in the FAFSA application process. The EOC program aims to increase the number of adult participants who enroll in postsecondary education institutions. Grant funding until August 2026, and is renewable.Â
Job Duties:
• Responsible for the identification and recruitment of eligible participants in a minimum of at least four counties within the EOC target area.
• Develop relationships with community partners and participants in their respective counties of service, requiring frequent travel throughout the target area.
• Assist and guide participants through the college admissions and financial aid application process.
• Assist participants in developing an educational plan and selecting the appropriate postsecondary courses as necessary.
• Conducts educational, financial aid, and career informational workshops.
• Conducts case management, maintains database and student files, and assists in the preparation of reports while ensuring the protection and privacy of participant information by federal regulations.
• Attend in-house and external TRIO training.
• Assists the EOC Director with formative and summative evaluation, grant writing, and reporting.
• Responsible for assisting with outreach, recruitment, orientation, intake, assessment, and advisement activities leading to the enrollment of low-income and first-generation individuals in postsecondary education programs from their assigned area.
• Other duties as assigned by the EOC Director.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree required in counseling, student personnel work, education, social work, or another related field and three years of experience working with first-generation, limited-income, or disadvantaged populations or a Master’s Degree and one-year experience. Financial aid, career counseling, and college admissions procedure experience are preferredÂ
Preferred Qualifications:
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Additional Skills Requested:
• Must possess a valid driver’s license and have adequate transportation and the ability to travel to each county frequently to recruit eligible participants and provide services.
• Excellent organizational, written, and verbal communication.
• Analytical and interpersonal skills required.
• Attention to detail and deadlines with excellent follow-up skills.
