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Job Title:  

Director of Student Support Services and Career Development

Agency:

Athens Technical College

Job Requisition ID:

JR0000002698

Shift:

Not Applicable (United States of America)

Compensation Details:

SALARY IS COMMENSURATE WITH EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE. STATE OF GEORGIA BENEFITS PACKAGE.

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• Actively communicate to faculty, staff, and students about services offered through student support services, including Academic Support Services, Career Services, Counseling Services, Disability Services, Special Populations Services, and Veteran’s Services.
• Provide supervision to personnel responsible for Academic Support Services, Career Services, Counseling Services, Disability Services, Special Populations Services, and Veteran’s Services.
• Develop, implement, and monitor budgets for student support services programs and services on an annual basis.
• Ensure accuracy of student support services information on the college website.
• Develop annual goals and objectives for student support services, including academic support, career services, counseling services, disabilities services, special population services, and veteran services.
• Direct the establishment of a comprehensive career center and career services including workshops and individual supports to current and prospective students and alumni.
• Conduct placement follow-up on newly graduated students.
• Supervise and provide career counseling services to assist students, applicants, and alumni in assessing their abilities, interests and values in relation to job and career opportunities, as needed.
• Supervise and coordinate employer recruitment of ATC students for career placement.
• Ensure that students with documented disabilities are appropriately identified as such in BANNER and that they receive accommodations for which they are eligible.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university *and* Five (5) years of experience in management or the defined departmental area.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree.
• Five (5) years of experience in related field.
• Experience working with Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Banner Student Information System, Degree Works, and Microsoft Office.
• Experience working with diverse student populations, and demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and effectively with diverse constituencies.
• Supervisory experience.

To apply, submit your cover letter, resume/vita, three (3) professional references, and unofficial transcripts.  Incomplete applications will not be considered.

NOTE: Official transcripts will be required upon an offer of employment. Official copies of transcripts may be sent directly to: Athens Technical College, Attn: Human Resources, 800 U.S. Highway 29 N, Athens, GA 30601 or send electronically to hr@athenstech.edu .

**Employment is contingent based upon successful completion of appropriate background checks.

Equal opportunity and decisions based on merit are fundamental values of the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG). The TCSG State Board prohibits discrimination on the basis of an individual’s age, color, disability, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, or veteran status (“protected status”). No individual shall be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to unlawful discrimination, harassment, or retaliation under, any TCSG program or activity because of the individual’s protected status; nor shall any individual be given preferential treatment because of the individual’s protected status, except the preferential treatment may be given on the basis of veteran status when appropriate under federal or state law.

Athens Technical College is an equal opportunity employer. All employment processes and decisions, including but not limited to hiring, promotion, and tenure shall be free of ideological tests, affirmations, and oaths, including diversity statements. The basis and determining factor for such decisions should be that the individual possesses the requisite knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with the role, and is believed to have the ability to successfully perform the essential functions, responsibilities, and duties associated with the position for which the person is being considered. At the core of any such decision is ensuring the institution’s ability to achieve its mission and strategic priorities in support of student success.

The following individuals have been designated to coordinate the college's implementation of nondiscrimination policies: Susan Fyffe, Director of Student Support Services, Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Coordinator, Office K-614A, 706/355- 5081, sfyffe@athenstech.edu; Courtney Mattox, Director of Human Resources; Title VI, Title VII, Title IX Coordinator (Employees), Office K-514, cmattox@athenstech.edu, 706/583-2818; and Susan Fyffe, Vice President of Student Affairs, Title IX (Students) Office H-774, 706/355-5029, sfyffe@athenstech.edu, 800 U.S. Highway 29 North, Athens, GA 30601.

Minimum Qualifications:

A Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university *and* Five (5) years of experience in management or the defined departmental area.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

The State of Georgia does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, disability, or other protected categories in employment or the provision of services.
Qualified applicants may request reasonable accommodation when needed during the application and/or screening process by contacting the appropriate agency Human Resources department.