Posted: 25-Jul-24
Location: UCC Campus, Roseburg
Salary: Open
Internal Number: 4592997
STUDENT SERVICES SPECIALIST
Are you someone who is organized and innovative? A self-starter who is motivated, positive, and has a strong desire to help others? If yes, then this is the position for you!
As a Part-Time Classified Student Services Specialist , you will be responsible for connecting students with existing funding source monies for retention and completion goals of the College. The Student Resource Specialist is responsible for ensuring the requirements of SOWIB/WOIA/ETPL are met. In addition, they are also responsible for identifying students and matching eligibility criteria with a variety of funding sources, ensuring all objectives are met. The Student Resource Specialist provides outreach, advising, and mentoring to students, ensures students receive personalized career and college coaching, as well as successfully complete GED and college programs. This position will refer students to internal and external partners for additional support as needed. Works independently under supervision of Director of Student Community Services. This position works within the framework and towards the success of the Student Services Work Plan and the College?s Strategic ?doing? Plan.
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https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/umpquacommunitycollege/classspecs/1681992
If you have an interest in coming to work every day to invest in the vitality of our next generations opportunities for career, personal and economic success, we welcome your application. We have the very best students, and our team is looking for the very best colleague to help reach its goals. Bring your energy, diligence, commitment, and collaborative spirit for student success to UCC.
Fun, innovative atmosphere
Ability to transform lives and enrich communities
Opportunity to work with helpful, caring, and friendly coworkers
Professional Development Opportunities
The Douglas County community through UCC is building upon 50+ years of rich academic experiences and lives changed through higher education. We are a student-centered, positive working environment that thrives on innovation. We are committed to ensuring that everyone who interacts with our campus feels included, valued, and inspired to fulfill our mission to transform lives and enrich communities.
Umpqua Community College is located in beautiful Southern Oregon between the mountains of the Cascade Range to the east and the Coastal Range to the west. Hiking, biking, camping and skiing are a short car ride away and the town is surrounded on all sides by the amazing Umpqua River for fishing and water sports. The area is also home to over 40 wineries and many breweries with a bustling downtown. Roseburg has everything you?d want from a small town and has easy access to the bigger cities of Portland and Eugene by jumping on I-5. Roseburg has live-ability, a friendly feel and is ready to be home to your next career and family adventure.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required Qualifications:
- Associate?s degree or equivalent work experience required.
- Demonstrated knowledge of grant tracking, reporting, and accounting required.
- Proficiency in utilization of spreadsheet, word processing, ort other database software required.
- Experience developing and presenting seminars, workshops, and/or trainings.
- Demonstrated skills working with students, in particular developing quality mentor relationships.
- Demonstrated sensitivity and experience working with students and/or individuals from diverse social, economic, academic, and cultural backgrounds.
- Current Oregon driver's license and good driving record required, as well as willingness to provide own transportation.
Preferred (Not Required) Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in relevant subject area preferred.
- Student services experience in higher education.
- Previous experience with unemployed, under-employed, low-income, veterans, re-entry, disabled, dislocated workers, English Language Learners, GED students, first generation immigrants and/or first-generation students.
- Experience in case management, crisis intervention, employment services, recruitment, training programs, social work, or related experience.
- Experience working with workforce systems and resources.