Liberty Partnerships Program; LPP Student Navi

Liberty Partnerships Program (LPP) Student Navigator

Category: Professional Administrator
Department: Liberty Partnerships Program
Locations: Syracuse, NY
Posted: Sep 17, 2025
Closes: Open Until Filled
Type: Full Time - 12 Months
Position : 192984

About Onondaga Community College: Onondaga Community College, located in Syracuse, NY, is a college of the State University of New York (SUNY) system and one of 30 locally sponsored community colleges throughout New York State. Onondaga County is our sponsor. We offer two‑year degree programs that serve as transfer opportunities to baccalaureate degree programs at four‑year campuses or for direct entry to the workforce.

We also offer certificate programs that can generally be completed in one year. Onondaga is a diverse educational learning community. We are committed to creating and maintaining an atmosphere where individuality is not only recognized - but encouraged - to contribute to the fabric of the campus environment. We continue to serve the educational and economic development needs of the region and proudly boast more than 40,000 alumni.

The Liberty Partnerships Program (LPP) Student Navigator will support the successful outcomes of high school students enrolled in LPP at Onondaga Community College. Working in partnership with the staff and administration within our partner Syracuse City School District (SCSD) schools, the LPP Student Navigator will provide proactive student engagement and assistance with implementing effective student support services to increase student retention, academic success and progression towards high school graduation.

This includes, but is not limited to, assisting students with identifying personal and academic goals, utilizing available school building resources, attending meetings with partner school staff as well as building meaningful relationships with LPP students in pursuit of their goals.

• Travel daily to visit students at our partner schools and serve as a case manager/mentor to provide holistic student support services to students enrolled in Onondaga LPP.
• Assist in the recruitment of new students at our partner high schools.
• Create/update a Personal Learning Plan (PLP) with enrolled LPP students and review it throughout the year to ensure completion of identified goals.
• Collaborate with school building staff and administrators as well as other LPP partners to provide additional support to students each year as they persist towards high school graduation.
• Provide social and emotional programming to students.
• Collaborate with various members at our partner schools weekly to monitor student success while assisting to identify solutions to barriers impacting enrollment issues and graduation progress.
• Provide academic support (where possible) and referrals to students seeking help with content specific subject matter.
• Collect and report student data as required by NYSED for grant reporting purposes.
• Assist in the planning, implementation and facilitation of yearlong LPP programming and activities including the annual LPP four‑week Summer Program on‑campus.
• Record documentation of student interactions highlighting progress, challenges, attendance etc. for input into the LPP database.
• Utilize SCSD's version of School Tool to monitor student grades, attendance and other factors involving student persistence and year to year retention.
• Assist students in resolving problems and in developing skills to become better self‑advocates.
• Perform other assignments as needed.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and at least two years of relevant and related experience. Master’s degree may substitute for a year of experience.
• Experience working with a culturally diverse student body from historically underrepresented and underserved populations.

• The ideal candidate is one who can effectively work with various educational audiences and students who face challenges to their academic success.
• Must possess strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain positive relationships with students and…