Student Success Specialist

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Purpose The purpose of this position is to provide targeted technical assistance and subject-matter expertise that helps organizations strengthen the supports, programs, practices, and partnerships that prepare deaf people for successful transitions into and through continuing education, training, and career pathways.

Responsibilities Provide targeted technical assistance and consultation to schools, postsecondary institutions, vocational rehabilitation programs, workforce partners, and other organizations to identify problems of practice, clarify priorities, and develop practical strategies for improving student success and career pathways. Lead and facilitate structured capacity-building activities, including cohorts, institutes, working groups, individualized consultation, peer-learning activities, training, and follow-up support that help participants apply learning within their own settings.

Analyze programs, services, practices, and student pathways to identify strengths, gaps, barriers, and opportunities for improvement; synthesize findings and work with partners to develop actionable recommendations and improvement plans. Provide subject-matter expertise related to student readiness and success, including transition planning, college and career readiness, advising, student engagement and belonging, persistence, completion, career development, work-based learning, and movement into employment or further training.

Support collaboration across secondary education, postsecondary education, vocational rehabilitation, Pre-ETS, career and technical education, workforce, career services, and community partners to strengthen coordinated pathways and reduce gaps between systems. Help partners use data and evidence to guide program and practice improvement, including identifying useful indicators, examining available data, establishing priorities, monitoring progress, and adapting strategies based on findings. Develop and contribute to tools, training, resources, and applied planning materials that support targeted technical assistance and help organizations implement evidence-based and promising practices.

Maintain current knowledge of research, policy, and effective practices related to deaf student success, transition, and career development, and collaborate across NDC teams to connect partners with additional expertise or more intensive technical assistance when appropriate.

• Bachelor’s degree in education, student affairs, counseling, rehabilitation counseling, career development, workforce development, deaf education, or a related field.
• Five or more years of experience in student success, transition, disability services, student affairs, career development, vocational rehabilitation, workforce development, advising, or a related education or training setting.
• Demonstrated knowledge of practices that support student readiness, transition, engagement, persistence, completion, and career development, as well as an understanding of effective accommodations, communication access strategies, and assistive technologies.
• Experience providing consultation, training, professional development, or program improvement support.
• Familiarity with relevant laws and policies affecting deaf people in postsecondary education, training, and employment.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze programs, practices, services, or student pathways and develop practical…