Education and Career Advisor - Essex County Sheriff's Department

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About Northern Essex Community College:

THE COLLEGE: Northern Essex Community College (NECC) serves about 5,000 credit students each semester on two campuses located in the beautiful, historic Merrimack Valley region of northeast Massachusetts. Our suburban Haverhill campus sits on 106 acres near Kenoza Lake and features a Technology Center and an award-winning Student One-Stop Center. Our urban campus in Lawrence occupies a number of buildings in the heart of downtown.

Most recently, we have constructed a new 44,000 square foot health technologies facility, the Dr. Ibrahim El-Hefni Allied Health & Technology Center. Both campuses are a short drive to Boston and to the beaches and state parks along the coast.

The College has been building an organizational culture that values initiative and innovation, and seeks to identify and develop the strengths in students, faculty, staff, and programs in order to grow and improve. NECC is also committed to using evidence to guide planning and decision-making. These values are reflected in the use of Appreciative Inquiry for strategic planning and accreditation; in our investment in strengths-based, institution-wide professional development;

and in our ten-year involvement as a Leader College in Achieving the Dream, a national network of community colleges dedicated to using data to close student achievement gaps.

We are also committed to the recruitment and retention of a diverse workforce that reflects the communities we serve. With over 40% Hispanic students, NECC was the first federally recognized Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in New England.

We seek leaders who are committed to the community college mission, actively engaged in promoting diversity, and prepared to use their unique strengths and innovation with the goal of student success.

Job Description:

POSITION:
Full-Time Education & Career Advisor (Career Development Counselor): Essex County Sheriff's Department; position includes travel within the Essex County Sheriff's Office Continuum; MCCC/MTA Unit Professional Position; 37.5 hours/week, Monday/Wednesday 11:00am - 7:00pm, Tuesday/Thursday/Friday 8:00am - 4:00pm;
Pay Grade 4;
This position is funded through general fund appropriations from the Essex County Sheriff's Department.

SUMMARY: The Advisor, who reports to the Assistant Director of Operations, will play a crucial role in supporting incarcerated and justice-involved individuals at the Essex County Sheriff's Department's carceral and/or reentry settings. They are responsible for providing comprehensive advising, assessment, and guidance to students throughout their educational and career journey.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Specific duties for this position include:

• Attend the mandatory 40-hour orientation session at the Middleton House of Corrections.
• Maintains a caseload of students across the ECSD continuum
• Document advising notes, intake data, attendance, and other required information in designated platforms.
• Orients, intakes, enrolls and assesses new students
• Monitor student progress and attendance, work with students to identify the positive and negative forces in their lives that support and hinder their persistence and success. Lead resolution efforts, including referrals to academic supports.
• Provide support for individual education and career planning, advising for post-secondary education/ training, and career opportunities.
• In collaboration with Learning Specialists, support students to develop Education and Career Plans
• Oversee and facilitate the Transition Planning process to ensure students have a comprehensive Transition Plan in place that supports their successful re-entry and transition after release from the correctional facility.
• Leads culturally responsive College and Career and Bridge to Work classes
• Refers and connects students to relevant education, vocation, and career planning community services
• Maintains and posts advising office hours for students
• Collaborates with instructor(s) to ensure that student goals and assessment results inform instruction
• Networks with local/regional employers and education providers to help students connect to employment opportunities
• Participates in required staff meetings, professional development
• Contribute to program planning and development activities
• Develops and maintains relationships with school districts to support student record retrieval and progress monitoring.
• Adheres to policies, procedures, assurances and timelines defined by federal and state grants, ESCD, and internal guidance documents
• Complies with ADA (American with Disabilities Act) to include Individualized Education Plans (IEP), accommodations/modifications approved by NECC, and policies and processes established by Special Education in Institutional Settings
• Demonstrates the ability to work as a member of a team and the capacity to work across departments and/or disciplines
• Engages with students…