Career Navigator Part Time (Grant)

LAREDO COLLEGE; Laredo (TX); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Laredo College is seeking a Career Navigator to recruit, advise, and support participants in the Pathways to Success Center, guiding them toward higher education or workforce transitions. You will provide information on admissions, financial aid, scholarships, registration, and program planning through presentations and individual advising.

You will collaborate with partner organizations, oversee HSE voucher distribution, track progress toward grant objectives, and prepare required compliance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and/or Sociology.
• At least one year of academic/career advising experience.
• A valid State Driver’s License.

Responsibilities

• Recruit and advise participants for Pathways to Success Center.
• Guide admissions, financial aid, registration, and course planning.
• Collaborate with partner organizations to connect participants with services.
• Monitor grant-required metrics and manage high school equivalency vouchers.

Skills

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Psychology and/or Sociology

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Career Navigator is responsible for recruiting, advising, and supporting participants in the Pathways to Success Center, guiding them toward successful transitions into higher education or the workforce. This includes providing information and assistance on admissions, financial aid, scholarships, registration, educational programs, course planning, career services, and other support resources through presentations, individual advising, and collaboration with partner organizations. The CareerNavigator also oversees the distribution and tracking of high school equivalency vouchers to ensure compliance with grant requirements. This is a grant-funded position.

Characteristic Duties and Responsibilities

1. Collaborate with external agencies and community organizations to connect participants with support services and resources.
2. Partner with Laredo College departments to refer potential participants and provide comprehensive information, guidance, and program support.
3. Work individually with participants to support retention, goal setting, and progress toward educational and career objectives.
4. Communicate regularly with faculty, staff, and participants to identify barriers to success and develop strategies to overcome them.
5. Monitor participant attendance and engagement, intervening with support, guidance, or referrals as needed for those with excessive absences or tardiness.
6. Provide ongoing advisement and support to participants throughout their program participation.
7. Offer guidance on career exploration, workforce readiness, and postsecondary education opportunities, assisting participants in transitioning successfully into employment or further education.
8. Inform participants of campus and community resources available to support their academic, career, and personal development.
9. Oversee the distribution and tracking of high school equivalency (HSE) vouchers to ensure compliance with grant requirements.
10. Assist with the collection of participant data; utilize information to track progress toward grant objectives and prepare required reports for compliance.
11. Participates in professional developments as required by TWC and in Institutional Effectiveness.
12. Perform other duties as assigned by the Director, Dean of Community Education, Associate Provost/South Campus Administrator, Vice President/Provost of Academic Affairs, and/or President.

Required

• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and/or Sociology
• At least one year of experience in academic/career advising and/or counseling.
• A valid State Driver’s License.

Preferred

• N/A

Excellent organizational and time management skills, ability to communicate effectively orally and in written form (English/Spanish), ability to establish and maintain excellent working relationships with with LC faculty/staff, participants, and partner organizations, must demonstrate enthusiasm and initiative, concerned for the welfare of the program and program participants, ability to accept responsibility for assigned tasks and meet deadlines, and be computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office software.

Supervision Exercised

N/A

Supervision Received

Director

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit.

The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, stoop, kneel, or crouch.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move items weighing up to 50 pounds.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

Work is performed in a standard office environment.

Work inside a well-lighted and air-conditioned area most of the time.

The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

Safety

Required to work safely and follow safety rules.

Report unsafe working conditions and behavior.

Take reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

Special Conditions

Immediate supervisor may assign other duties.

May be required to work outside regular working hours, as needed.

May be required to work at a different college work site or campus as needed.

EEO Statement

In compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Executive Order 11246 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Laredo College is open to all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, or national origin who are otherwise eligible for admission as students. Furthermore, Laredo College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and no applicant or employee will be discriminated against because of race, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability or national origin. This institution will not enter knowingly into any contractual agreement for services or supplies with any firm failing to follow fair employment practices.

Foreign Degrees

Foreign degrees require an evaluation for United States equivalency from an approved stated education agency or having membership with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). Transcripts issued outside the United States of America require a course-by-course analysis with an equivalency statement from a certified transcript evaluation service verifying the degree equivalency to that of an accredited institution within the USA. This report must be attached to your online application at the time of applying. For your convenience, we have provided the following links to assist you in complying with this requirement. However, you may use any other certified transcript evaluation service. http://tea.texas.gov/Texas_Educators/Certification/Out-of-state_Certification/Foreign_Credential_Evaluation_Services/ http://www.naces.org/members.htm

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it intended to be an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and responsibilities may change with business needs. LC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made by LC as its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.