academic counselor Sumter, SC
Job description
Interviews and assesses students’ educational, psychological, and financial needs. Develops Individualized Success Plans (ISPs) to assist participants in receiving needed academic assistance. Provides guidance to the participants in admissions, financial aid, and academic counseling. Counsels’ students on career options and college transfer opportunities. Serves as an academic advisor to participants to ensure students are achieving academic and career goals. Works with teaching assistants to ensure students are receiving needed services. Provides guidance and in-service training to teaching assistants. Provides reports to Director to ensure participants are following the required guidelines of program. Manages an individual caseload. Conducts individual and group counseling sessions. Develops and conducts workshops that will provide participants’ opportunities to learn success oriented skills.
A bachelor's degree and experience in student services programs.
Central Carolina Technical College is sincerely committed to both effective managerial practice and equitable treatment of employees. The College presents this policy statement as an embodiment of that commitment and will not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, age, religion, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation, disability, or any other protected class.
This policy applies to all personnel actions including but not limited to recruiting, selection, training, classification, compensation, benefits, promotions, transfers, layoffs, recall from layoffs, and educational, social, or recreational programs of the College.
Central Carolina Technical College institutional officers, directors, deans, managers and supervisors are charged specifically with ensuring, through enlightened leadership, the continued and positive support of all objectives of the program. Management at all levels will ensure that questions and complaints of alleged unlawful discrimination or harassment are investigated promptly and thoroughly and resolved without threat or reprisal to the employee or applicant.
All Central Carolina Technical College employees have a personal responsibility to support equal employment opportunity in the workplace. The College has a strong commitment to ensure that all employees are able to take full advantage of opportunities to enhance their personal career goals.
The College will take affirmative action to achieve our goal of equal employment by correcting the vestiges of past discrimination. Our affirmative action efforts are a temporary measure and will remain in effect until our goals are achieved.
If you have concerns or need more information about this policy, you may contact Trevon McClary, Director, Employee Relations, 506 N. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC, 29150, 803-778-7876.
