Advisor/Recruiter, Huntsville Center

Lee College; Baytown (TX); On-site; USD 58,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Lee College’s Huntsville Center seeks an Advisor/Recruiter to recruit students and advise on financial aid, including Second Chance Pell. The role coordinates Pell Grant applications, FAFSAs, and degree planning for incarcerated students across multiple Texas Department of Criminal Justice units.

The starting salary range is $57,512–$60,445 annually, with offers commensurate with education and work experience. Travel to units and evening/weekend work may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum of three years of experience in financial aid, student services, banking or related field.
• Ability to work with incarcerated students within TDCJ.
• Knowledge of degree planning, placement testing, test interpretation, and career planning.

Responsibilities

• Recruit students and advise on financial aid options, including Second Chance Pell Grant.
• Coordinate Second Chance Pell Grant applications and oversee degree planning for Pell recipients.
• Assist students with admissions, testing (TSI), remedial placement, transfer requirements and degree planning.
• Provide transfer degree planning and explain degree plans and certificate programs; support articulation with four-year institutions.
• Liaise with TDCJ, Windham School District and RPD to resolve conflicts and coordinate unit class schedules.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Career planning

MS Office

Cultural sensitivity

Travel availability

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Advisor/Recruiter, Huntsville Center

Salary: $57,512 - $60,445

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Number: FY2300757

Location: Huntsville Center - Huntsville, TX

Division: Provost/Academic & Student Affairs

Position Overview

Starting Salary Range is $57,512 - $60,445. The initial salary offer is commensurate with education and related work experience.

Recruit and advise students on nine (9), possibly more, Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) units. The Advisor will coordinate all Second Chance Pell Grant applications which includes completing the FAFSAs, awarding, and oversight of degree planning for the Pell Grant recipients. In addition to managing and tracking Pell Grant for the incarcerated student population, the Advisor will also be responsible for assisting students with functions such as admissions, TSIA testing, remedial placement, degree planning, program and course selections, transfer requirements from community college to a bachelor's degree program and providing all financial aid options.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Recruit students
• Explain all financial aid options, such as the new Second Chance Pell Grant
• Assist students with FAFSA applications
• Meet with students to explain Pell Grant awards or issues
• Assist the Financial Aid Office at the main campus in Baytown with Pell Grant Awarding for incarcerated students.
• Conduct orientation sessions for new students
• Conduct weekly advising sessions with students on the TDCJ Units
• Provide degree planning
• Provide transfer degree path/plans and explain degree plans and certificate programs
• Screen students via the TDCJ Mainframe system for program eligibility
• Track TABE and TSI scores
• Provide students career planning sessions
• Distribute semester grades, diplomas, and graduation pictures
• Obtain outside college transcripts
• Conduct exit interviews with graduates and certificate completers
• Coordinate with the academic chair to select unit class schedules to address student needs and best utilization of classroom space available.
• Assist instructors with classroom issues including mail, absences, tardiness, etc.
• Serve as liaison with TDCJ, Windham School District and RPD to resolve conflicts that may arise including attendance, lockdowns, lay-ins, class make-ups, etc. File TDCJ Unit tracking rosters for classes as required by TDCJ/RPD
• Coordinate and conduct student registrations each semester including scheduling dates for registration, documentation, lay-ins, classroom availability, etc.
• Assist with resolution of transfer process and credit issues as an advocate for students
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with admissions representatives and transfer-related information
• Provide one-on-one and group advising sessions to students interested in transferring to four-year institutions, to include transfer planning, academic advising, and degree audit reviews to ensure transferability of courses

Additional Duties & Responsibilities

• Assist with the Lee LaPalooza (College Night events) on the TDCJ Units
• Attend and assist with preparations for the annual graduation ceremony
• Coordinate TSI preassessment and testing
• Coordinate industry testing such as ASE, AWS, EPA, etc.
• Deliver mail, packets, certificates, etc. to units as needed
• Coordinate purchase, delivery to units and deletion of college texts each semester. Coordinate the issuing and pick up of academic texts from the students thru the instructors each semester.
• Collect I-25 forms for payment of tuition and Alpha Beta Gamma
• Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Bachelor's (or higher) degree
• Three (3) years of previous experience working in financial aid, student services, banking or a related field
• Ability to work with incarcerated students within TDCJ
• Knowledge of degree planning, placement testing, test interpretation, and career planning
• Must be proficient in the use of PC's, spreadsheets, presentation software and Microsoft programs (i.e., Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Access)
• Strong customer service skills
• Must be aware of and sensitive to cultural differences
• Must be available to work evenings and weekends as needed
• This position requires travel to the Huntsville Center, assigned prison units, within the service area of the college, and out of town to attend training, conferences, etc. Candidate must be able to travel to the different locations.
• Must pass background check by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ).
• Must be able to attend twelve (12) hours of Windham Security Training

Lee College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by law.