TRIO: Student Support Services Student Development Coordinator

Beaufort County Community College; Washington (NC); Hybrid; USD 46,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

Beaufort County Community College invites applications for a full-time TRIO Student Development Coordinator based in Washington, NC. The role provides advising, programming, and student development support to TRIO participants and serves as a campus and community face for the program.

Working with TRIO teams and campus partners, you will help students navigate college, access resources, and pursue academic, career, and transfer goals.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required or closely related field.
• Professional experience in higher education, student services, advising, or related settings.
• Strong communication and relational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work both independently and with a team.
• Knowledge of FERPA and student-record practices (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Provide advising and programming to TRIO participants.
• Assist students with academic, career, financial, and transfer planning.
• Develop and review individualized Educational Plans with students.
• Monitor academic progress and respond to early alerts and student concerns.
• Plan and facilitate workshops, events, and student development activities.
• Collaborate with directors, coordinators, tutors, and campus partners to coordinate student support.
• Represent TRIO at campus and community events.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Written and verbal communication

Time management

Independent and collaborative work

Confidentiality

Evenings/weekends availability

Microsoft 365 proficiency

Student information systems

Database/early-alert/LMS experience

Education

Master's degree (regionally accredited) in higher education, student affairs, counseling, education, leadership, social work or related field

Tools

Microsoft 365

Student information systems

Blumen

LMS

Databases/early-alert systems

Job description

Posting Number

Posting Number FY140417FT

Position Summary Information

Job Description Summary

TRIO Student Support Services is a student-centered community designed to help students connect, grow, persist, graduate, and prepare for what comes next.

Based in the Dorothy Jordan Center, the Student Development Coordinator provides advising, programming, and student development support to TRIO participants. As a key member and visible representative of the TRIO program, the Coordinator builds relationships with students and serves as a face of TRIO across campus and in the community.

Working collaboratively with the TRIO team, campus partners, and community stakeholders, the Coordinator helps students navigate college, connect with resources, and make progress toward their academic, career, and transfer goals.

Grant funded position – Position available contingent upon funding.

Location

Location Washington, NC

Full-Time/Part-Time

Full-Time/Part-Time Full Time

Type of Position

Type of Position Professional

Minimum Qualifications

Education

• Master's degree from a regionally accredited institution in higher education, student affairs, counseling, education, educational leadership, social work, psychology, human services, or a closely related field.

Experience and Skills

• Professional experience in higher education, student services, advising, student success, counseling, coaching, educational programming, or a related setting.
• Strong interpersonal, organizational, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to build positive professional relationships with students and colleagues.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and follow through on responsibilities.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment and maintain confidentiality.
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends.

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS

• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 or comparable productivity and collaboration tools.
• Experience with or ability to learn student information and student-support systems.
• Ability to use early-alert, learning management, advising, and database systems.
• Ability to accurately maintain and retrieve student and program data.
• Experience with Blumen or a comparable student-support database is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with TRIO or another federally funded student-support program.
• Experience in a community college or higher education setting.
• Experience with academic advising, coaching, retention, or transfer services.
• Experience planning and facilitating student programs and activities.
• Experience supporting first-generation students, students with financial need, or students with disabilities.
• Knowledge of FERPA and student-record practices.
• Demonstrated ability to represent a program professionally and build relationships with students, campus partners, and community stakeholders.
• Provide individual and group advising to TRIO participants.
• Assist students with academic, career, financial, and transfer planning.
• Develop and review individualized Educational Plans with students.
• Monitor academic progress and respond to early alerts and student concerns.
• Provide proactive outreach and follow-up to support student persistence.
• Connect students with appropriate college and community resources.
• Support TRIO recruitment, onboarding, orientation, and student engagement.
• Plan and facilitate workshops, events, and student development activities.
• Coordinate cultural, career, leadership, and transfer experiences.
• Collaborate with the Director, Tutoring Coordinator, Accessibility Coordinator, Academic Coach, tutors, and Student Fellows to provide coordinated student support.
• Build relationships with faculty, staff, campus partners, and community stakeholders.
• Represent TRIO at campus, community, recruitment, and outreach events.
• Help increase TRIO's visibility, engagement, and connection across the College and community.
• Maintain accurate and timely student records in Blumen and other designated systems.
• Document student contacts, services, referrals, participation, and follow-up.
• Assist with program assessment, data collection, and grant reporting.
• Help create a welcoming, engaging, and student-centered environment in the Dorothy Jordan Center.
• Participate in professional development, college committees, and TRIO initiatives.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

FLSA

FLSA Exempt

Estimated Hours per Week 40

Salary $45,500 - $55,500 Based on the College's salary plan and commensurate with education and relevant work experience.

Open Date

Open Date 10/09/2026

Close Date

Close Date 10/23/2026

Open Until Filled No

Special Instructions to Applicants

About Us

Beaufort County Community College serves a 2,100 square mile service region comprised of four counties (Beaufort, Hyde, Tyrrell, and Washington) in coastal North Carolina. BCCC maintains a 126-acre main campus in Washington, NC, and centers in Engelhard, NC, and Roper, NC. The college enrolls over 2,100 unduplicated headcount students per year in its credit programs and approximately 4,100 unduplicated headcount students in its continuing education programs. The college places a strong emphasis on achievement of student success outcomes within a collegial, collaborative, and welcoming atmosphere.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
  • BCCC Website
  • NC Community College System Website
  • MatchForce
  • Washington Daily News (or website)
  • Daily Reflector (or website)
  • College or University Career Center
  • NC Division of Employment Security
  • Monster.com
  • Indeed.com
  • Greater Diversity
  • BCCC Employee
  • Other
• * Are you closely related by blood or marriage to a current employee of BCCC? If so, please indicate your relation and the BCCC employee. (Open Ended Question)
• * Do you have a Master's degree in any field from a regionally accredited college or university?
  • Yes
  • No