Location: Council Bluffs, IA
Job Type: Regular, Full-Time
Division: Student
Services
Department: High School Partnerships & Student Advancement
Closing Date: 1/12/2025
11:59 PM Central
Description
The High School Student Success Coordinator supports high
school student applications and registration, and works directly with high school students, counselors, and administrators to ensure the
students are supported during concurrent enrollment at Iowa Western Community College. This includes visiting area high schools, providing
supportive training to high school partners, and collaborating within IWCC and our communities to set high school students up for the best
long-tern success.
Job Duties
- Assist in completing High School student registration and
applications - Collaborates with Dean of High School Partnerships to provide high school counselors with IWCC/program
updates. - Collaborates with Dean of High School Partnerships to create communication templates and processes for students and
counselors. - Send student communications regarding orientation and handbook.
- Counsels and advises high school counselors and
administration for student success - Responsible for registration and orientation planning and events on campus and with high school
partners - Understands protocols and assists in student conflict resolution processes
- Collaborates with Career and College
Transition Counselors for high school student success - Partner with campus and community associates to create innovative
opportunities for high school students - Demonstrates IWCC’s core mission, vision and
values
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree at minimum
- Excellent verbal and written
communication skills and ability to articulate in both small and large group settings and with diverse groups of people including
co-workers, students, business contacts and at various levels from front-line to administration - Strong organizational skills
including the ability to multi-task, to meet deadlines, to maintain and access paper and electronic files, to produce error-free final
products, and to manage time and output - Excellent customer service skills required
- Proficient use of Microsoft Office
products (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint) - Ability to read, write and speak English fluently
- Positive, enthusiastic, and
dedicated to the challenges of helping high school students - Ability to function collaboratively as part of a fast-paced,
student-oriented team - Professional in communications, appearance, relationships, and responsiveness
- Ability to maintain
strict confidentiality at all times - Self-starter with the ability to perform with little or no direct supervision
- Regular,
prompt & reliable attendance - The ability to pass a background check
Physical
Demands
- Light work (lift 10 lbs.)
Other physical requirements (note):
- The employee frequently is
required to sit for extended periods of time and use hands to operate computer keyboard, telephone and basic office equipment - While
performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear - Ability to drive company owned or personal
vehicle.