Student Success Advisor( Substitute Pool)- Cat Funded

Job Title

Student Success and Equity Program Coordinator

Barstow Community College is an open-access, comprehensive two-year institution serving a diverse student population in the Mojave region of San Bernardino County, California. The College's campus is located in the City of Barstow, California, situated in California's high desert, between Los Angeles, California and Las Vegas, Nevada.

Established in 1959, the Barstow Community College District (BCCD) encompasses a vast service area, stretching from the Nevada border on the East to Kern County on the West, and from Inyo County in the North to the San Bernardino Mountain range in the South. BCCD serves the communities of Barstow, Lenwood, Newberry Springs, Daggett, Yermo, Hinkley, Ludlow and Baker. The institution also maintains a satellite learning center at the U.S. Army National Training Center in Ft.

Irwin, California, which serves military personnel and their families.

Barstow Community College is committed to providing an equitable, accessible, and affordable education to its diverse student body, including local, military, distance education, and historically marginalized student populations. Through a variety of high-quality and comprehensive degree, certificate, and job skills training programs, we provide holistic student support with clear and diverse educational pathways that provide students with life-long learning and networking opportunities, critical thinking skills, and success in a globalized world.

Barstow Community College serves as a hub of innovation and educational excellence, fostering a culture of growth, partnership, and inclusion as the premier college of the California High Desert.

This is a continuous recruitment for an applicant pool to fill part-time, substitute, temporary, or hourly assignments on an as needed basis. Substitute compensation will be calculated using step 1 of the level the classification is placed on the Classified Salary Schedule. Basic function under the direction of an assigned supervisor, coordinate and provide a variety of services in support of student success and equity program(s).

Provide services to students designed to improve retention, completion, graduation, and/or transfer rates. Perform general administrative duties in support of student success and equity program(s).

• Provide student success support services to students and potential students of the college including, but not limited to, assistance with; orientation, assessment, registration, academic advising, catalog, schedule, website interpretation, transfer information, financial aid application, and connections to student activities and outreach services.
• Assist with the implementation of Student Success and Equity Plans and programs by providing a variety of paraprofessional career and academic advising and placement services to new and continuing students including the development of educational plans such as general education requirements, major, transfer and college requirements.
• Works with admissions, counselors, and financial aid staff to provide students with the resources and knowledge needed to make matriculation decisions.
• Schedules students for appointments with counselors, assessment and orientation sessions, and other support services as appropriate.
• Answers inquiries, makes appointments and provides information to students, faculty, staff and administration. Takes messages and refers calls as appropriate.
• Maintain a positive image of the department to staff, students and the public, which includes planning, developing and conducting related outreach, career fairs, and college visitations.
• Performs clerical and administrative duties including technical formatting, building and submitting reports. Provide clerical support for meetings as assigned.
• Record, monitor and report program budget expenditures according to established procedures. Assist with budget preparation and on-going monitoring.
• Performs a variety of secretarial duties for the counseling staff, transfer center, and Student Success and Equity programs.
• Coordinate and provide services to students which include assistance with procuring books, meals, transportation, and providing other related services in support of student success and equity.
• Assist students in completing enrollment and eligibility forms.
• Maintain student files and other files or documents related to student success and equity activities.
• Prepare, maintain and submit work requests, time cards, mileage reimbursement, meals, requisitions, media requests and other expense claim forms.
• Assist faculty and staff with various program/department activities in support of student success and equity.
• Assist in organizing and participate in student cultural and social activities conducive to student success and equity.
• Assist Student Services in providing guidance, support, and assistance to students concerning class schedules, career goals, instructors, and academic progress. Assist…