The Success Coach collaborates with local education agencies to increase the number of underserved students who enter and remain in postsecondary education. The Success Coach will focus on providing guidance into college and career pathways to identified high school students within the LBW service area.

SALARY
Commensurate with experience as determined on Salary Schedule E4, Grade 05 of the Alabama Community College System Board of Trustees salary schedules.

• Develop and maintain relationships with local education agencies to create meaningful opportunities, early access, and awareness for students.
• Work closely with local school administrators, counselors, and career coaches, to identify underserved students.
• Provide advisement and early outreach to low-income students/first-generation college students and their families on the importance of postsecondary education, college programs relevant to their career interests, and how to prepare, apply, and fund their educations.
• Provide high school students with information and experiences that inform them of career opportunities and the level of education and skills required to be successful in various career fields.
• Coordinate LBW program visits for students.
• Coordinate visits to business and industry partners and invite business and industry leaders to speak to students about careers.
• Develop a calendar of upcoming events and activities for college and school administrators and staff.
• Work with business and industry partners to identify career opportunities with the state and communicate those opportunities to school administrators, counselors, and teaching staff.
• Advise students on the benefit of enrolling in academic and career technical education (CTE) and dual enrollment.
• Work closely with dual enrollment staff and high school counselors to provide information to students and assist students with dual enrollment admissions/registration procedures.
• Connect educationally disadvantaged youth and adults to “bridge programs” that teach basic academic skills in the context of training for advancement to better jobs and post-secondary education.
• Provide information regarding available state and federal financial resources.
• Assist students and families with completing applications for state and federal financial aid.
• Assist with or develop financial aid workshops or events.
• Develop promotional materials for the Colleges programs and services.
• Draft and submit all monthly Success Coach performance reports.
• Assist Student Services personnel as needed.
• Serve on College committees as assigned by the President.
• Comply with all federal, state, and College policies.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Be able to travel as necessary to conduct and coordinate project activities.
• Perform evening and weekend duties when needed.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF ALL LBWCC EMPLOYEES:

• Communicate professionally while working effectively in all aspects of the position.
• Make independent judgments, solve problems, and work with diverse people.
• Maintain excellent organization skills, be attentive to detail, and prioritize multiple tasks.
• When needed, be flexible with work schedule as workload dictates and to meet College needs.
• Understand and maintain confidentiality and professional integrity.
• Be reliable and punctual.

Minimum of a bachelors degree or the equivalent from a regionally accredited institution. One year of full-time work experience in a secondary or postsecondary educational setting. Experience working in areas of program or project management.

 

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications as indicated on this vacancy notice and must submit a complete application packet through the online application system in order to be considered. Applicants who fail to submit all required information will be disqualified. Only applications received during the period of this announcement will be considered. Application material may not be submitted by fax, email, or in person.

A complete application packet consists of:

• Completed Lurleen B. Wallace Community College online employment application.
• Current résumé.
• Cover letter describing specifically how your experience and qualifications meet the required qualifications.
• Appropriate transcript(s) identifying the applicant, date degree conferred, and verifying the applicant has received the minimum degree requirements. (NOTE: COPIES OF DIPLOMAS WILL NOT BE SUFFICIENT)
• Copies of applicable licenses and/or certifications if required by the job posting.

 

The submission of all required application material by the deadline date is the sole responsibility of the applicant.
All submitted application materials become the property of the College. Requests for copies of application materials, including transcripts, will be denied.

Prior to receiving an offer of employment, applicants are required to submit letters of verification from previous or current employers verifying their work experience. The letters of verification must include the applicants beginning and ending dates of employment, and employment title, and indicate if the employment was full or part-time. The person chosen to fill the position is required to furnish official transcripts prior to the completion of the first semester of employment.

In accordance with Alabama Community College System policy and procedures, the applicant chosen for employment will be required to sign a consent form and to submit a nonrefundable fee of $24.40 for a criminal background check. Employment will be contingent upon receipt of a clearance notification from a criminal background check. Lurleen B. Wallace Community College is an active participant in the Employment Eligibility Verification Program (E-verify). E-verify electronically confirms an employee's eligibility to work in the United States as required by the Department of Homeland Security.

Lurleen B. Wallace Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
It is the official policy of the Alabama Community College System, that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, disability, gender, religion, creed, national origin, or age, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity, or employment. Lurleen B. Wallace Community College will make reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled applicants or employees. If you have a disability and require accommodations, please notify us at (334) 881-2223.

The College reserves the right to fill the position within one year of the stated anticipated starting date or not to fill the position due to budgetary or operational considerations. Further, the College reserves the right to fill more than one position in the same job classification should another vacancy occur during the search process. Lurleen B. Wallace Community College reserves the right to withdraw this job announcement at any time prior to the awarding.