Pueblo Community College
Specialist, Pre-College Program Resource (Durango)
Pueblo Community College, Durango, Colorado, us, 81302
Salary:
See Position Description Location :
Durango, CO Job Type:
Administrative, Professional and Technical Job Number:
201250-0625 Division:
Business & Advanced Technology Department:
Pre-College Programs Opening Date:
06/09/2025 Closing Date:
Continuous
Description
Annual salary is $41,250 or higher depending on experience. This is a .75 FTE position.
Hours:
Approximately 30 H/Wk. Department Purpose Pre-College Programs is an auxiliary department that provides alternative programs to include Adult Basic Education and Gateway to College Programs. Pre-College Programs serve at-risk high school students, non-graduates, and former offenders and offer adult education, pre-college, and college pathways for these students. Position Summary
The Pre-College Program Resource Specialist provides recruitment, direct support services, and retention efforts to students enrolled in Gateway to College. The Specialist serves as a part of the Pre-College Program team, which includes support of program needs, data input, coordinating and facilitating group information sessions, designs and delivers workshops, small training sessions, and instruction for classes for student success. In accordance with Colorado Revised Statutes 24-50-135, this position has been exempted from the State Personnel System. Job Duties Essential Functions Initiates individual weekly advising meeting for all new and continuing Gateway to College students within assigned cohort. Provides academic advising services to maximize persistence of students in their chosen program with creation of individualized career and academic (ICAP) plans, portfolios, and college curriculum plans to ensure high school graduation, guided pathway curriculum, post-secondary completion career plans, and direct referrals for support services. Advises and informs parents/guardians and students during semester student progress check-ins, program requirements, student's academic goals while evaluating student's academic history, college ready assessments (Accuplacer), and academic progress via transcripts on a continual semester proactive basis. Helps students and their families develop academic goals. Evaluates student academic history and education, including transcript evaluation. Introduces students to Academic Programs available throughout the college to assist with degree declaration and provides students with in-depth career exploration. Serves as liaison to academic divisions, departments and faculty, including but not limited to, establishing faculty/student relationships with their chosen careers. Provides holistic support for students experiencing family, personal, or economic crises, which may affect school performance. Facilitates access and completes referrals to needed counseling services, support networks, community health, or housing services. Coordinates with a variety of community social service agencies to provide supplemental family needs and addresses individual student progress and/or needs. Collaborates with faculty, department chair, and student support departments to resolve student issues relating to academic performance based on professional knowledge and expertise, prepares and implements intervention plans to work with students by connecting them with support agencies (internally and externally) and other resources to improve academic performance and support the social-cognitive needs of students. Contacts students and their parents/guardians, creating a re-engagement course of action plan and tracking the plan results in the Navigate campaign Alert System. Monitors, responds to, and tracks student's daily attendance and academic performance during weekly individual advising meetings, in addition to regular contact with professors. Develops intrusive advising strategies to keep students in class, engaged and connected. Establishes, coordinates, and maintains contact with area high schools, colleges, and community partners building strong, positive working relationships and partnerships to effectively provide intentional and smooth transitional options for students that need an alternative environment. Collaborates with school counselors and other educational entities, as well as judicial truancy programs (officers, advocates, and lawyers), to provide information sessions for individual or group. Interfaces with school districts and community support agencies to determine how to best support the needs of the participants and program partners. Work with department to assist with all aspects of application process, which includes orientation, interview, credit evaluation, selection of qualified participant, semester to semester course enrollment, confirmation of graduate and facilitation to transition to college or career. Provide positive, learning environment in the classroom to generally academically underprepared students with the overall outcome to deliver program synchronized curriculum supplemented with current events. Ability to be flexible with curriculum according to classroom dynamics as well as develop content when necessary. Initiates and prepares accurate accounting records for all expenditures required from student learning or incentive activities provided to Gateway to College students and ensures that guidelines outlined by CCCS and PCC are strictly followed. Maintains accurate case notes, utilizes report, tracking and various assessments to determine decisions. Maintains statistical information that gets transferred from raw to analytical summary information for stakeholders. Additional Functions
Works independently with little supervision or as part of a team. Communicates effectively with students, colleagues, and others. Interacts professionally and respectfully with students, colleagues, and others. Assesses individual and department work processes and recommends improvements. Complies with State Fiscal Rules, State Board policies, System and College protocols, and departmental procedures. Obtains and maintains proficiency with required systems and equipment. Maintains confidentiality of student and employee information as required. Completes all required compliance training within the established timeline. Serves on committees and other groups as assigned. Minimum Qualifications Education
Bachelor's Degree from a regionally accredited institution in education, counseling, or a related field. Experience
Two or more years of academic advising, career counseling, or managing "at-risk" youth academic programs. Two or more years teaching in secondary or higher education. Experience working with diverse, at-risk populations. License/Certification - valid state driver's license during period of employment. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Knowledge of laws, accreditation standards, and best practices pertaining to second-chance academic programs. Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
Benefits Your total compensation goes well beyond the number on your paycheck. Pueblo Community College provides generous leave, health plans and retirement contributions that add to your bottom line.
While many of our benefits are listed here, eligibility for these benefits vary and may be based on hours worked and position.
Pueblo Community College, as a member of the Colorado Community College System, offers a wide variety of comprehensive and rich benefit programs. Some benefits offered are: Health Benefits - Medical
- Dental
- Vision
Retirement Savings
- Employer Sponsored Plans - Individual Supplemental Plans
Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Life Insurance Disability Coverage Annual and Sick Leave
Paid Holidays
Tuition Reimbursement
More detailed information on the benefits we offer are available on our 01
I am able to work without sponsorship or transfer of a Visa.
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02
Do you have a Bachelor's Degree from a regionally accredited institution in education, counseling, or a related field?
Yes No
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Do you have two or more years of experience in academic advising, career counseling, or managing "at-risk" youth academic programs?
Yes No
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Do you have two or more years of teaching experience in secondary or higher education?
Yes No
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Do you have experience working with diverse, at-risk populations?
Yes No
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Are you knowledgeable of laws, accreditation standards, and best practices pertaining to second-chance academic programs?
Yes No
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Are you proficient with Microsoft Office?
Yes No
Required Question
See Position Description Location :
Durango, CO Job Type:
Administrative, Professional and Technical Job Number:
201250-0625 Division:
Business & Advanced Technology Department:
Pre-College Programs Opening Date:
06/09/2025 Closing Date:
Continuous
Description
Annual salary is $41,250 or higher depending on experience. This is a .75 FTE position.
Hours:
Approximately 30 H/Wk. Department Purpose Pre-College Programs is an auxiliary department that provides alternative programs to include Adult Basic Education and Gateway to College Programs. Pre-College Programs serve at-risk high school students, non-graduates, and former offenders and offer adult education, pre-college, and college pathways for these students. Position Summary
The Pre-College Program Resource Specialist provides recruitment, direct support services, and retention efforts to students enrolled in Gateway to College. The Specialist serves as a part of the Pre-College Program team, which includes support of program needs, data input, coordinating and facilitating group information sessions, designs and delivers workshops, small training sessions, and instruction for classes for student success. In accordance with Colorado Revised Statutes 24-50-135, this position has been exempted from the State Personnel System. Job Duties Essential Functions Initiates individual weekly advising meeting for all new and continuing Gateway to College students within assigned cohort. Provides academic advising services to maximize persistence of students in their chosen program with creation of individualized career and academic (ICAP) plans, portfolios, and college curriculum plans to ensure high school graduation, guided pathway curriculum, post-secondary completion career plans, and direct referrals for support services. Advises and informs parents/guardians and students during semester student progress check-ins, program requirements, student's academic goals while evaluating student's academic history, college ready assessments (Accuplacer), and academic progress via transcripts on a continual semester proactive basis. Helps students and their families develop academic goals. Evaluates student academic history and education, including transcript evaluation. Introduces students to Academic Programs available throughout the college to assist with degree declaration and provides students with in-depth career exploration. Serves as liaison to academic divisions, departments and faculty, including but not limited to, establishing faculty/student relationships with their chosen careers. Provides holistic support for students experiencing family, personal, or economic crises, which may affect school performance. Facilitates access and completes referrals to needed counseling services, support networks, community health, or housing services. Coordinates with a variety of community social service agencies to provide supplemental family needs and addresses individual student progress and/or needs. Collaborates with faculty, department chair, and student support departments to resolve student issues relating to academic performance based on professional knowledge and expertise, prepares and implements intervention plans to work with students by connecting them with support agencies (internally and externally) and other resources to improve academic performance and support the social-cognitive needs of students. Contacts students and their parents/guardians, creating a re-engagement course of action plan and tracking the plan results in the Navigate campaign Alert System. Monitors, responds to, and tracks student's daily attendance and academic performance during weekly individual advising meetings, in addition to regular contact with professors. Develops intrusive advising strategies to keep students in class, engaged and connected. Establishes, coordinates, and maintains contact with area high schools, colleges, and community partners building strong, positive working relationships and partnerships to effectively provide intentional and smooth transitional options for students that need an alternative environment. Collaborates with school counselors and other educational entities, as well as judicial truancy programs (officers, advocates, and lawyers), to provide information sessions for individual or group. Interfaces with school districts and community support agencies to determine how to best support the needs of the participants and program partners. Work with department to assist with all aspects of application process, which includes orientation, interview, credit evaluation, selection of qualified participant, semester to semester course enrollment, confirmation of graduate and facilitation to transition to college or career. Provide positive, learning environment in the classroom to generally academically underprepared students with the overall outcome to deliver program synchronized curriculum supplemented with current events. Ability to be flexible with curriculum according to classroom dynamics as well as develop content when necessary. Initiates and prepares accurate accounting records for all expenditures required from student learning or incentive activities provided to Gateway to College students and ensures that guidelines outlined by CCCS and PCC are strictly followed. Maintains accurate case notes, utilizes report, tracking and various assessments to determine decisions. Maintains statistical information that gets transferred from raw to analytical summary information for stakeholders. Additional Functions
Works independently with little supervision or as part of a team. Communicates effectively with students, colleagues, and others. Interacts professionally and respectfully with students, colleagues, and others. Assesses individual and department work processes and recommends improvements. Complies with State Fiscal Rules, State Board policies, System and College protocols, and departmental procedures. Obtains and maintains proficiency with required systems and equipment. Maintains confidentiality of student and employee information as required. Completes all required compliance training within the established timeline. Serves on committees and other groups as assigned. Minimum Qualifications Education
Bachelor's Degree from a regionally accredited institution in education, counseling, or a related field. Experience
Two or more years of academic advising, career counseling, or managing "at-risk" youth academic programs. Two or more years teaching in secondary or higher education. Experience working with diverse, at-risk populations. License/Certification - valid state driver's license during period of employment. Knowledge, Skills, Abilities
Knowledge of laws, accreditation standards, and best practices pertaining to second-chance academic programs. Proficiency with Microsoft Office.
Benefits Your total compensation goes well beyond the number on your paycheck. Pueblo Community College provides generous leave, health plans and retirement contributions that add to your bottom line.
While many of our benefits are listed here, eligibility for these benefits vary and may be based on hours worked and position.
Pueblo Community College, as a member of the Colorado Community College System, offers a wide variety of comprehensive and rich benefit programs. Some benefits offered are: Health Benefits - Medical
- Dental
- Vision
Retirement Savings
- Employer Sponsored Plans - Individual Supplemental Plans
Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Savings Account (HSA)
Life Insurance Disability Coverage Annual and Sick Leave
Paid Holidays
Tuition Reimbursement
More detailed information on the benefits we offer are available on our 01
I am able to work without sponsorship or transfer of a Visa.
Yes No
02
Do you have a Bachelor's Degree from a regionally accredited institution in education, counseling, or a related field?
Yes No
03
Do you have two or more years of experience in academic advising, career counseling, or managing "at-risk" youth academic programs?
Yes No
04
Do you have two or more years of teaching experience in secondary or higher education?
Yes No
05
Do you have experience working with diverse, at-risk populations?
Yes No
06
Are you knowledgeable of laws, accreditation standards, and best practices pertaining to second-chance academic programs?
Yes No
07
Are you proficient with Microsoft Office?
Yes No
Required Question