TRIO Assistant Director & Advisor - Student Success

Virginia Community Colleges; Wise (VA); Hybrid; USD 46,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Mountain Empire Community College seeks a TRIO Assistant Director/Advisor to design, coordinate, and evaluate program services for Student Support Services, managing a large caseload and meeting grant requirements. You will plan financial literacy initiatives, assist with FAFSA guidance, and coordinate transfer and career advising with on-campus resources.

The role requires a master's degree and several years’ experience in advising disadvantaged students, with strong communication and data

Qualifications

• Minimum of a master’s degree in education, counseling, social work, higher education administration, or other field as appropriate.
• Minimum of three or more years’ experience in advising and assisting disadvantaged and at-risk college students in course selection, academic success and persistence, career selection, promoting financial literacy, transfer processes, and financial aid.

Responsibilities

• Designs, coordinates, and evaluates all program services for Student Support Services.
• Plans and implements a financial literacy program and a process for awarding grant aid.
• Provides intrusive academic advising and course planning for project participants.
• Maintains a large caseload of program participants with multiple deadlines, monitoring requirements, and ongoing assessment.
• Coordinates career assessment and advisement with resources on campus.
• Provides career and academic coaching and counseling.
• Other duties may be required as assigned or deemed part of Student Services programming.

Skills

First-generation student support

ISP development

Financial aid knowledge

Student advising

Financial literacy programs

Communication

MS Office

Data entry

Social media

Cross-campus collaboration

Recordkeeping

Independence

Multitasking

Education

Master’s degree in education, counseling, social work, higher education administration

Tools

MS Office

Database experience

Job description

Mountain Empire Community College seeks a TRIO Assistant Director/Advisor to design, coordinate, and evaluate program services for Student Support Services, managing a large caseload and meeting grant requirements. You will plan financial literacy initiatives, assist with FAFSA guidance, and coordinate transfer and career advising with on-campus resources.

The role requires a master's degree and several years’ experience in advising disadvantaged students, with strong communication and data