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Temporary, Part-Time Educational Specialist

Temporary, Part-Time Educational Specialist

Location: Malcolm X College
Employee Type: Part Time Staff
Department: TRIO - Educational Opportunity Center
Union Status: Local 1600
Hours: 34 hours per week: Monday - Friday: 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Salary: $19 per hour
Posted: Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Closing Date: Monday, February 01, 2010

This position is responsible for interviewing, evaluating, and enrolling students into CCC educational programs. The position also maintains case files for each student and monitors their progress.
* Conduct intake interviews to evaluate students vocational or educational potential and general eligibility for CCC programs in accordance with grantors guidelines.
* Obtain background information on potential students for the purpose of providing referrals to the appropriate community agencies.
* Advise currently enrolled students regarding educational and personal adjustment issues. Assist students with goal maintenance and individualized career planning.
* Assist program participants with completion of academic forms and applications.
* Retain a compilation of statistics, written reports and correspondence within student files. Prepare monthly mandatory reports for management review.
* Attend monthly staff meetings and may serve as liaison to community and state agencies for the purpose of receiving appropriate students services and maintaining good public relations.
* Market the program and recruit students for the program.
* Disseminate information and answer questions in regards to the educational program.
* Perform other duties as assigned.

All CCC employees are required to adhere to CCC Customer Service Excellence standards.
Qualifications
* Bachelors Degree in Education, Social Work, Psychology, or a related area required.
* A minimum of three years previous work experience in providing educational services; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.
* Must be self-directed, innovative and able to assess current operations in an effort to develop practical action programs to improve the functioning of the department.
* Must maintain an effective liaison among agencies, staff, administrators and the community to promote overall responsiveness to the program.
* Excellent verbal and written skills required with the ability to communicate persuasively with tact and diplomacy.

How to Apply
For consideration, all interested candidates, including current CCC employees, must submit their resumes and letters of interest in MS Word format by electronic mail only to:

HR Administrator
mxjobs@ccc.edu

http://projects.ccc.edu/JobList/ViewJob.aspx?jobid=1214
Roy Saldaƃ±a, Jr.
Director, Educational Opportunity Center