MIBEST College and Career Navigator

Position Title: MIBEST College and Career Navigator

Department: Workforce Development

Immediate Supervisor’s Title:  Director of Adult Education

Positions Supervised: None

Term of Position: 12 Months

Position Description:(primary functions)

The College and Career Navigator is responsible for providing guidance and assistance to AE and MIBEST students.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in counseling, social work, education, or related filed. 
• Experience in working with non-traditional students and/or at-risk populations.
• Excellent skills in the areas of written and oral communication; interpersonal relationships; organization; critical thinking and problem solving.
• Knowledge of community college, adult education, and community resources.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Recruit students for the AE and MIBEST program
• Coordinate and manage student registration, orientation, and assessments
• Connect students with academic advisors to set career and academic goals
• Develop an educational plan to identify student assets, barriers, and support services needed to address challenges
• Coordinate and/or provide supportive services that lead to academic persistence and success
• Connect interest students to the college admissions process
• Identify and assist students with financial support, including financial aid
• Monitor student attendance, behavior, and academic progress and meet with them regularly
• Foster student accountability, self-advocacy, self-awareness, and effective use of resources
• Collaborate with the regional workforce development systems, local businesses, and other community organizations to facilitate employment search, internship, and/or job placement opportunities for students
• Collect, manage, and submit necessary records to AE data management system
• Review and utilize program data on retention, progression, and completion to support continuous program improvement
• Attend all required state AE and MIBEST conferences, trainings, and meetings
• Performs all other duties assigned

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Coahoma Community College is an equal opportunity institution in accordance with civil rights and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, or other factors prohibited by law in any of its educational programs, activities and employment opportunities. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Taneshia Turner, Director of Human Resources/Coordinator for 504/ADA, Title IX Compliance Officer, Office #A100, Vivian M. Presley Administration Building, 3240 Friars Point Road, Clarksdale, Mississippi 38614, Phone: (662)621-4853, Email: tyoung@coahomacc.edu.