This position is 100% Grant-Funded.

This position will remain open until filled.

This position will report to the Harrisburg Campus.

Job Summary:

The Student Support Coordinator position is a requirement under the GED grant fund that HACC receives from the PA Department of Education, Division of Adult Basic Education and Family Literacy for the purpose of barrier and transition support. Barrier support is designed to help students proactively identify issues that could prevent regular class attendance or interfere with their educational progress and to provide up front support to address those issues. Transition support is designed to help students identify their goals for postsecondary education/training and/or employment, establish a plan to reach those goals, and complete the steps in the plan. 

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in related field, minimum 5 years training/teaching or industry experience or combination of both.

Preferred Qualifications:

Master's Degree and secondary or post-secondary education experience

Licensing Requirements: Valid Driver's License; PA ACT-15

Job Duties:

1. Services must be made available in individual, small group, online, or classroom settings
that meet the schedule demands of students;
2. Services must be provided in a venue that is conducive to the type of support services being
offered;
3. Barrier and transition support services must be an integral part of the orientation process;
4. Services must be provided in collaboration and consultation with classroom and volunteer
instructors;
5. Services must be provided in collaboration with local community and support service
providers, including resources for dependents;
6. Programs must collect information, including contact information, about postsecondary
education and training opportunities and make the information available to students as
appropriate;
7. Student support coordinators must be aware of the local workforce board activities, the local
plan, and local labor market information, and understand how they impact students;
8. Programs must use appropriate barrier support and learning differences assessment tools;
9. Program staff must follow up with students who have missed class, disclosed additional
need for assistance, etc.;
10. Programs must maintain confidentiality of all written documentation and records of student
support sessions; and
11. Services must incorporate relevant workforce preparation activities

Please note that all teaching positions are required to comply with PA Act 15. You will need to present completed clearances and training certificates at the time of hire. Please visit https://www.hacc.edu/HumanResources/NewHire/index.cfm (and scroll to PA Act 15 Clearances) for more information.

Job Type: Casual, Non-Exempt

If part time, hours per week: Up to 10 hours per week.

Our Purpose: Learning for all; learning for life.

Our Core Values: A Circle of Caring

Caring by Creating Our Future Together

• We work together to shape and build our preferred future.
• We encourage and celebrate creativity and innovation.
• We set high goals and strive to achieve them.
• We strive to provide exceptional service to all who help shape our future.

Caring for Each Other

• We are gateways to student success and opportunity.
• We promote respect, collegiality, and equity-mindedness in all we say and do.
• We nurture awareness and cultural sensitivity to create a climate of trust.
• We are growth-minded, believing that each of us is capable of learning, developing and growing to support our mission.

Caring by Doing What is Right

• We are honest and hold each other and ourselves to the highest ethical standards.
• We provide the most accurate information available in all communications.
• We are transparent about our decisions as individuals and teams.
• We embrace broad engagement in the shared governance process.