Student Services Specialist (Specially Funded) Apply
Hiring Salary Range
$18.48 - $23.12/hourly, DOE
Grade
109
Work Schedule
Monday - Friday, 8am - 6pm (Hours varies)
Summer Hours: Monday - Thursday, 7am-6pm
Work Calendar
12 Months
Funding Information
This is a grant funded assignment with a projected end date of 09-30-2026 with renewal based on available funds and the needs of MCCCD.
Maricopa Summary
Are you looking for a place to work where you can make a real difference in the lives of over 200,000 college students every year?
Would you like to be part of an organization that adds $7.2 billion dollars to the economy and supports nearly 100,000 jobs in the fastest growing county in the United States?
Whether youre teaching, working, or learning Make It Happen At Maricopa County Community Colleges!
About Us
What's Currently Happening at Maricopa
- Many of our campuses have received grant awards through the National Science Foundation to improve undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving institutions program (HSI Program).
- Commitment to diversity, inclusion, equity and employee groups to create an environment of shared governance
- One of the largest community college systems in the country
- 2020 Healthy Arizona Worksites Program recipient
- Named 19th Best Employer for Women by Forbes
- 2019 No. 42 in Arizonas Best Employers
Campus Statement
At Mesa Community College, diversity, equity, and inclusion are core values. We honor the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, socioeconomic background, immigrant status, language, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran status, nationality, and intellectual perspective, enrich the college community. We continuously adapt and respond to differences with a single focus - to create a welcoming, safe, equitable, and inclusive environment that ensures all students and employees have the support and knowledge to succeed and thrive. MCC is committed to building and sustaining a workplace that reflects our community and student population. Our goal is that our students and employees have the knowledge and skills necessary to excel, lead, navigate, and thrive in a diverse world.
Benefits
The Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) is committed to providing you with a competitive, comprehensive benefits program that provides the care you and your family need to lead healthy and productive lives. Our benefits are designed to provide support for every life stage and lifestyle in our community.
Benefits & Perks Options:
- 20 paid observed holidays
- Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) & 12% Employee Contribution Match (Pension, Long Term Disability, and Health Insurance)
- Paid vacation, sick, and personal time
- Maricopa Employee Store: Perks & Gears (exclusive discounts and offers for Maricopa Community Colleges faculty and staff)
- Annual professional development growth funding
- Tuition reimbursement for employees and dependents
- Flexible work schedules
- Maricopa Employee Health & Wellness Program:
- Sight-On-Site Eye Care Services
- Diabetes Empowerment Education Program
- Mobile On-site Mammography Screenings
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Wondr online program that teaches clinically-proven, healthy habits that lead to less stress, better sleep, weight loss, and more
- Pre-Retirement Events
- Public Service Loan Forgiveness (may forgive the remaining balance on a federal student loan made directly by the U.S. Department of Education after qualifying).
- 10+ Maricopa Affinity Resource Employee Groups (Celebrates diversity, embraces inclusion, and supports employees, students, and community!)
Job Summary
Mesa Community College has been awarded a Title III Hispanic-Serving Institution Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics 5-year grant by the U.S. Department of Education. The HSI-STEM Guided Pathways Enhancement Project aims to (1) make college education more accessible with the emphasis on STEM, (2) prepare HSI-STEM eligible students to earn an associates degree in STEM, and (3) encourage students to pursue a bachelors degree in STEM at a four-year university. Grant activities to support these goals included enhancing and expanding programs for students to pursue certificates and/or degrees in STEM fields. The program advisor will assist new and continuing Mesa College Promise students (including families and students bilingual in English and Spanish) with the MCC admissions and enrollment processes, co-curricular learning opportunities, career exploration, and first semester advising. The advisor maintains knowledge of current MCCCD policies and procedures and demonstrates a commitment to service excellence, innovation, student success, integrity, and diversity in the performance of job duties. This is a specially funded assignment with a projected end date of 09/30/2026 with annual renewal based on available funds and the needs of MCCCD.
Essential Functions
30% Assists with enrollment services to new and continuing Mesa College Promise college students, including outreach to families, student recruitment, program orientation, and financial aid/scholarship resources and support
30% Provides Mesa College Promise students with academic advisement and educational planning for students pursuing MCC certificates and/or degrees with an emphasis on STEM fields
20% Monitors and tracks student success, including academic progress; provides academic support resources and early interventions
15% Assists with the planning and coordination of STEM co-curricular activities including career exploration.
5% Performs other duties as assigned
Minimum Qualifications
Associates Degree from a regionally accredited institution, and one year full-time of student services or college teaching experience or experience assisting with educational program development and coordination, student advisement, financial aid, or related student development programs.
OR
High School Diploma/GED and three year full-time of student services or college teaching experience or experience assisting with educational program development and coordination, student advisement, financial aid, or related student development programs.
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in any field related to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)
- Experience in admissions, outreach/recruitment, student development, or career services in a higher education setting.
- Experience in academic advising/educational planning of students in an educational setting
- Knowledge of trends, characteristics, and issues facing diverse student populations as it relates to first-generation, low-income, underrepresented, and underprepared students within higher education
- Experience developing and delivering presentations
- Bilingual in Spanish
Special Working Conditions
- Possession of a valid State of Arizona Class D Driver's License is required; employee must meet district minimum standards regarding driving: https://www.maricopa.edu/about/careers/application-information#mvd
- May be required to work at multiple sites or locations
- Work schedule varies. May require numerous evenings or weekends
- May be required to sit for a prolonged period of time viewing a computer monitor
- May be required to lift or carry up to 25 lbs
How to Apply
Applicants are required to submit a cover letter and resume showing how the applicant meets the minimum and desired qualifications. All minimum requirements must be met at the time of the application.
Additional materials will not be accepted after the job posting has closed.
Missing materials or incomplete employment history will not be considered.
Please ensure your materials clearly provide the following information.
- Clearly illustrate how prior experience, knowledge and education meet the minimum and desired qualifications for this position.
- Indicate whether former or current employment is Full-Time or;
- Part-Time employment, to include Adjunct or Associate Professor (must include number of hours worked, contact hours or load)
- Provide employment history in a month/year format (e.g., 09/07 to 10/11) including job title, job duties, for each position held and name of employer for each position.
- Three professional references, preferably current and/or former supervisors. If references are not provided in resume upon application, they will be requested at time of interview.
Applicants who currently work for any of the MCCCD campuses/locations should utilize their HCM Employee Self Service page to apply for jobs by logging in to HCM and clicking on Navigator / Menu / Self Service / Recruiting / Careers. Click on link for instructions on how to apply. Applicants who are not currently working for any of the MCCCD locations should apply at https://www.maricopa.edu/about/careers.
If you encounter a technical issue in the upload of documents or the submission of your application, please contact MCC Human Resources at strategicstaffing@mesacc.edu prior to the application deadline. We are accessible on business days from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Arizona time.
Additional Requirements
If you are hired into a short-term benefits eligible position, once your assignment ends, you are ineligible for rehire into a part-time non-benefits eligible position (including Adjunct positions) or to continue working in a part-time non-benefits eligible position for a period of six months at the Maricopa Community Colleges.
Posting Close Date
Open until filled
First Review February 9, 2024
Applications received after the review date may not be screened
EEO, Title IX, & Clery Act
Maricopa County Community College District (MCCCD) will not discriminate, nor tolerate discrimination in employment or education, against any applicant, employee, or student because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship status (including document abuse), age, disability, veteran status or genetic information.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, states: \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance.\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\"
The policy of the MCCCD is to provide an educational, employment, and business environment free of gender discrimination. Incidents of misconduct should be reported to the college Title IX Coordinator, as outlined in policy, contact information is available at this link Title IX Coordinators.
The Clery Act is a Federal law requiring United States Colleges and Universities to disclose information about crime on and around their campuses. Crime reporting data for each of the Maricopa Community Colleges, as required under the Clery Act, is available at this link Clery Act.
