Coordinator, Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success

Coordinator, Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success

Austin Community College

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Austin Community College
is a public two-year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring
semester. We embrace our identity as a community college, as reflected in our mission statement. We promote student success and community
development by providing affordable access, through traditional and distance learning modes, to higher education and workforce training,
including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

As a community college committed to our mission, we seek to
recruit and retain a workforce that:

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
• Is attracted by the college’s
  mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to
  facilitate success for populations including; first generation college students, low-income students, and students from underserved
  communities.
• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
• Welcomes difference and models respectful
  interaction with others
• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Job Posting Title:
Coordinator,
Center of Excellence for Veteran Student Success

Job Description Summary:
Coordinate the planning, implementation, and
delivery of programs, services, and events to boost veteran benefit and resource utilization by students including prospective students in
the ACC service area. This role requires local travel within the ACC service area, availability during evenings, and occasional
Saturdays.

Job Description:

Disclaimer: This grant-funded position has an end date of December 31, 2027 and is
subject to annual review and re-evaluation based on the organization’s fiscal year planning. Continued employment beyond each fiscal year is
not guaranteed and will depend on factors such as business needs, budget allocations, and performance evaluations. The organization reserves
the right to modify, extend, or discontinue the position at its discretion following each review or at any time prior.

Description of Duties and Tasks

• Supports students with veteran services and additional opportunities for
  paying for college such as financial aid, financial wellness, scholarships, and other community resources that support persistence and
  graduation from ACC.
• Designs and implements proactive interventions and support activities to enhance student access and retention
  for veterans, while also measuring and evaluating outcomes.
• Plans, coordinates, and implements outreach projects for veterans across
  the district.
• Facilitates district-wide training for staff and students regarding veteran policies, procedures and
  updates.
• Prepares and presents various reports and other necessary correspondence including event attendance, student interactions,
  and activities.
• Maintains active involvement in internal affairs impacting veteran students, including serving on the Veterans
  Affairs Advisory Committee.

Knowledge

• Project planning and management principles.
• Demonstrated
  understanding of college-level learning strategies and student success.
• Demonstrated use of culturally relevant pedagogical
  approaches.
• Event planning and follow-through.
• Community-based organizations, support agencies, services, and
  resources.

Skills

• Maintaining an established work schedule.
• Effectively using interpersonal and
  communications skills, including tact and diplomacy.
• Effectively using organizational and planning skills with attention to detail
  and follow-through.
• Providing information and guidance in relation to student financial aid programs.
• Reviewing financial
  aid applications and determining eligibility.
• Performing general clerical activities associated with financial aid
  services.
• Maintaining confidentiality of work-related information and materials.
• Establishing and maintaining effective
  working relationships.
• Determining individual benefit eligibility.
• Ability to multi-task and/or lead projects to ensure they
  are completed within timeframe and budget.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with both internal and external groups with a
  cultural, racial and ethnically diverse background.

Technology Skills

• Use a variety of spreadsheet,
  word-processing, database and presentation software.
• Use student information and database systems.
• May also use social
  media, work with desktop publishing and update program webpage.

Required Work Experience

• Two years related
  work experience.

Preferred Work Experience

• Experience supporting veterans through planning, coordinating, and
  implementing educational programs and outreach events.

Required Education

• Bachelor’s
  degree.
• Equivalent work experience may substitute for education on a year-for-year basis.

Special
RequirementsPhysical Requirements

• Ability to effectively communicate orally and in writing.
• Work is performed in a standard office or similar
  setting.
• Subject to standing, walking, sitting, bending, reaching, pushing, and pulling.
• Occasional lifting of objects up to
  10 pounds.

Safety

• Work safely and follow safety rules. Report unsafe working conditions and behavior. Take
  reasonable and prudent actions to prevent others from engaging in unsafe practices.

Salary Range

$51,822 -
$64,777

Number of Openings:
1

Job Posting Close Date:
April 18, 2025

Clery Act

As
required by the US Department of Education, employees are required to report violations under Title IX and, under the Jeanne Clery
Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), select individuals are required to report crimes. If this
position is identified as a Campus Security Authority (Clery Act), you will be notified, trained, and provided resources for
reporting.

Disclaimer

The above description is an overview of the job. It is not intended to be an all-inclusive list
of duties and responsibilities of the job, nor is it an all-inclusive list of the skills and abilities required to do the job. Duties and
responsibilities may change with business needs. ACC reserves the right to add, change, amend, or delete portions of this job description at
any time, with or without notice. Employees may be required to perform other duties as requested, directed, or assigned. In addition,
reasonable accommodations may be made by ACC at its discretion to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions of the
job.

To apply, please visit: https://austincc.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/External/job/Highland-Campus/Coordinator–Center-of-Excellen
ce-for-Veteran-Student-Success_R-7488

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