Educational Opportunity Center Educational Specialist/Data Entry
Deadline
Full-Time: Review of applications begins Thursday, February 08, 2024 and continues until the position is filled.
SUMMARY
Southern University at Shreveport, Louisiana (SUSLA) is accepting applications for the Educational Specialist/Data Entry position. SUSLA is a comprehensive community college serving Shreveport, Bossier City, and surrounding areas in Northwest Louisiana. It is one of five campuses constituting the Historically Black Southern University System. The University serves approximately 3,000 undergraduate students and offers 32 undergraduate degrees and certificate programs in a variety of fields including Allied Health, Nursing, Aerospace Technology, Business Studies, Behavioral Science/Education and Science & Technology.
Position Summary
The position's main responsibility is to assist participants with college access. This includes referring high school dropouts to Adult Education Programs and participants to Postsecondary Programs. The position will be responsible for completing financial aid and admissions applications for postsecondary institutions, developing educational plans for participants, and implementing activities to achieve them. Additionally, data entry of participant data into the records management system and assist with data collection for the Annual Performance Report (APR) is a must. Basic clerical duties may also be required.
Primary Responsibilities
- Support the Educational Opportunity Centers Team with daily operations to maintain program.
- Input participant data into records management system. Assist with data collections for Annual Performance Report (APR).
- Supports the compliance with University and Federal regulations.
- Some basic clerical duties. May assist participants with completion of Financial Aid and Admissions applications.
- Develop educational plans for participants and conduct activities to implement these plans fully.
- Provides information on secondary education, postsecondary programs, financial aid, admissions and enrollment. Perform other duties as assigned. Assist with bridging referrals of high school drop-out to adult literacy to further education, military, or employment.
- Assures compliance with all regulations and assurances necessary for operation. Recruitment for EOC Program participants. Provide oversight to the EOC Orientation and host community workshops and information sessions.
- Roles and duties vary and involve a mix of interpersonal, administrative and advocacy work. Depending on the setting, and case-by-case issues, daily duties may include Meeting with participants to identify and discuss their educational enrollment, financial aid services, and providing support/advice in a one-on-one or group setting.
- Perform all other duties as assigned.
Required Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in guidance and counseling education, or related field/disciplines; A minimum of 2 years’ experience in career counseling, educational assistance programs, such as tutoring, academic support, postsecondary financial aid, and admissions; Technical knowledge required.
- Demonstrated experience as a case manager in an adult education, job placement, vocational skills training, or welfare-to-work program
- Knowledge of job training, education, and social service referral resources
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, strong computer skills, flexibility, and ability to work well under pressure
- Excellent time management and organizational skills, ability to multi-task, and meet deadlines. Knowledge of job training, education, and social service referral resources
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, strong computer skills, flexibility and ability to work well under pressure
- Excellent time management and organizational skills, ability to multi-task, and meet deadlines.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bilingual (Spanish)
- Good interpersonal and communication skills
- The ability to work independently
- A non-judgmental attitude
- Good planning and organizational skills
- Initiative and leadership qualities, with the ability to relate to young people
- Work experience in TRiO programs
COMPENSATION:
$35,000 to $40,150 (Compensation will be within this range and commensurate with education and work experience).
TYPE: Full-time
APPLICATION DEADLINE: Review of applications begins Thursday, February 08, 2024 and continues until the position is filled.
The application can be filled out online at the https://www.susla.edu/ApplicationforEmployment
Please attach cover letter, resume, transcript(s), and three references to application.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the duties.
Criminal background check and reference verification is required.
Southern University at Shreveport, an institution within the Southern University and A & M System, seeks to provide quality education for its students, while being committed to the total community. This institution prepares students for careers in technical and occupational fields; awards certificates, diplomas and associate degrees; and offers courses and programs that are transferable to other colleges and universities. Dedicated to excellence in instruction and community service, this open enrollment institution promotes cultural diversity, provides developmental and continuing education, and seeks partnerships with business and industry.
Title IX is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any federally funded education program or activity. Title IX prohibits use of federal money to support sex discrimination in education programs and provides individuals protection against such practices.
In compliance with federal law and USDOE federal guidance, including provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), Section 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA), Executive Order 11246, Executive Order 13988, the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974 as mended by the Jobs for Veterans Act, the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act, as amended, and the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, an institution of the Southern University System shall not discriminate against individuals on the basis of their race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, religion, color, nation or ethnic origin, age, disability, military service, covered veteran’s status, or genetic information in its administration of education policies, programs, or activities; admission policies; scholarship and loan programs; athletic or other institution-administered programs; or employment.
As part of their commitment to maintaining a community free of discrimination, and in compliance with Title IX’s mandate, institutions of the Southern University System shall address allegations of power-based violence and sexual misconduct, including sexual harassment and sexual assault, in a timely and effective manner. Further, institutions of the Southern University System will provide resources as needed for affected persons (Reporters, Complainants, Respondents, and third parties within the institution’s community) and will not tolerate retaliation against any person who reports or participates in the investigation of alleged power-based violence or sex/gender discrimination.
In accordance with the requirement of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and its Amending Act of 2008 (collectively “ADA”), the Southern University System (System) will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities. The System does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment practices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title I of the ADA. The System will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in the System’s programs, services, and activities, including qualified sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, documents in Braille, and other ways of making communications accessible to people who have speech, hearing, or vision impairments. The System will make reasonable modifications to policies, procedures, and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services, and activities. Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity of the System, should contact the ADA Coordinator. The ADA does not require the System to take any action that would fundamentally alter the natures of its programs or services or impose an undue financial or administrative burden. Complaints that a program, service, or activity of the System is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to the ADA Coordinator.