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Educational Opportunity Center Director

Full-Time40h/wk$51,691.00 to $60.64k/yearProfessional Attire

30 days ago

Crowder College is looking for an Educational Opportunity Center Director with the skills and experience to serve 1,000 residents in the five counties of southwest Missouri who seek advisement to enter, reenter, or continue postsecondary education, help with college admissions and financial aid application processes, financial literacy, academic, career, and educational advising, and guidance in school reentry or High School Equivalency testing. When the Educational Opportunity Center Director and department are winning, participants are receiving excellent and individualized assistance, in a positive atmosphere, while meeting annual project objectives. The EOC Director is directly supervised by the Vice President of Student Affairs. The position is federally-funded and contingent upon continued grant funding.

Essential Job Duties

Implement all facets of the EOC Program
Work cooperatively with other TRIO Directors and related college support personnel
Direct activities to identify and document eligible participants’ needs for EOC project services
Establish and maintain close working relationships with community agency staff, high school staff and administration, social service agencies, businesses, and postsecondary education personnel
Disseminate information to residents, agencies, schools, and businesses
Consult with community agency staff, high school staff and administration, social service agencies, businesses, and college personnel on behalf of participants
Coordinate maintenance of complete and accurate confidential participant files
Prepare all necessary U.S. Department of Education reports and grant documents
Prepare and updated Policies and Procedures manual
Prepare the annual EOC budget
Design, develop, and implement project services throughout the project year
Coordinate and conduct workshops and one-to-one appointments to provide participants with college admission and financial aid support
Plan and implement an evaluation plan for all EOC services and activities
Hire, train, supervise, and evaluate all EOC staff
Fulfill any other duties which job-related circumstances may demand

Requirements

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

= Bachelor’s degree in higher education, education, guidance and counseling, or closely related field.

= Three years of experience in academic advising and/or academic services.

= Experience working with students, adults, and/or disadvantaged populations.

= Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

= Ability to work independently with no direct on-site supervision.

= Ability to plan, organize, and implement responsibilities effectively.

= Ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships with students, professionals, and the public.

= Ability to drive an automobile and a clean driving record required.

Preferred Knowledge Skills & Abilities

= Master’s degree in any of the above related fields

Location

601 Laclede Avenue

Neosho, MO

Contact

Rebecca Denison

4174555726

HR@crowder.edu

http://601 Laclede Avenue

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