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 College's focusonstudentlearningandachievement,specificallysupportingstudentsseekingadvanced 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 MCC's 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.
• Initiatereferralstofaculty,academicprogramchairs,orotheracademicresourcesas 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 College's 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 AskHR@mchenry.edu.