Temporary Student Success Facilitator

Description of Basic Functions and Responsibilities

The Shasta College Student Services department is seeking to build a pool of qualified applicants for substitute facilitator work. We will respond to applications based on our current needs.

The Student Success Facilitator assists with a variety of general clerical and support activities to improve student success and provides services designed to improve retention, completion, graduation and/or transfer rates. This job class exercises responsibility for providing general assistance to include typing, filing, receptionist, record keeping, and other office support functions. Support duties also include the dissemination, collection, review, verification and assistance with processing of information and applications.

Positions in this job class may be assigned to work in various departments within the Student Services Division. Prioritizing and monitoring the work of temporary staff and student assistants may also be required. This job class receives general supervision within a framework of standard policies and procedures and functions at a journey level. This position requires the successful accomplishment of a variety of tasks by processing details from the initiation of a relevant procedure to its completion.

Excellent organization and communication skills are required.

Essential Functions:

• Provides student success support services to students and potential students of the college including, but not limited to, assistance with orientation, assessment, registration, catalog, schedule and website interpretation, transfer information, financial aid and connections to student activities, follow-up and outreach services.
• Serves as receptionist, receiving and responding to students, faculty, administrators, and the general public; answers telephones, takes messages, refers callers to appropriate staff.
• Performs a variety of general clerical and office support functions in support of assigned Enrollment Services programs and operations.
• Types/inputs, checks, verifies, compiles, and records a variety of data and information.
• Types/word processes a variety of material such as interoffice communications, forms, letters, reports, statistics, etc. from rough draft, verbal instruction, or own composition.
• Assists with follow-up of students who have been notified through the Early Alert system for excessive absences, unsatisfactory grades, etc; contacts students who have been notified through the Early Alert system.
• Contact and connect prospective and continuing students with student support resources designed to sustain their success.
• Receives transcript requests.
• Retrieves and updates student records as requested.
• Receives and routes permanent student records and files related to registration or financial aid.
• Schedules counseling appointments, placement tests, and/or orientation sessions for students and prospective students.
• Provides information and answers inquiries from students, potential students, staff and the general public regarding Enrollment Services policies, procedures, standards, and requirements; explains functions and use of available information.
• Assists students with orientation programs.
• Disseminates information to students and community members at student success events, workshops, and/or in the student success lab.
• Assists students in applying for financial aid programs; provides accurate information regarding financial aid programs, furnishes required forms and assists students in completing them.
• Prepares, reviews, and assists in processing financial aid applications and forms ensuring that all necessary data and information is obtained.
• Assists students with registration and the maintenance of degree plans.
• Assists students with transfer processes.
• Assists students and staff in the completion of forms and the use of computerized information systems and other tools as appropriate to this assignment.
• Receives and accounts for various payments/fees related to assigned functions.
• Prepares routine correspondence, documents and/or reports from data compiled and records kept as they relate to assigned…