Job Description

Student Services Specialist _ Student Life

Job ID : 316616

Location : Paradise Valley Community Coll

Full/Part Time : Full-Time

Regular/Temporary : Regular

Hiring Salary Range : $16.24 - $21.11/per hour DOE

Grade : 109

Work Schedule
Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
Summer Hours: Monday - Thursday, 7am-6pm

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 you’re 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 Arizona’s Best Employers

Campus Statement
Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC) is a Learning Centered College that supports a diverse and inclusive environment where mutual respect, equity and understanding and incorporating views from dissimilar frames of reference are encouraged and valued. Please review PVCC's track record and join us on our continued path of student success.
PVCC’s Commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: As a college we embrace equity, engagement, inclusion and innovation. We seek to continuously improve our campus through diverse identities, expertise and perspectives. We are committed to creating engaging relationships that inspire and support all learners to increase their capacity for personal growth and positive social change. PVCC provides access to these opportunities in a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive environment for all our students, employees, and community members.

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

• Paid observed federal holidays & additional paid time off throughout the year
• Arizona State Retirement System (ASRS) & 12% Employee Contribution Match
• Paid vacation, sick, and personal time (if applicable)
• Multiple health and dental insurance coverage plans
• Virtual: Reach a doctor 24/7
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Maricopa Perks & Gears Discount Program
• Employee assistance program (EAP)
• $4,000 Annual professional development growth funding (if applicable)
• Tuition reimbursement for employee and dependents (if applicable)
• Revised summer work schedule
• Maricopa Employee Health & Wellness Program
• Employee recognition opportunities
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness

Job Summary
The Student Services Specialist in the Office of Student Life and Leadership works in conjunction with the Student Life Manager to support and advance the student outreach and retention goals of the College. The successful candidate will create innovative programs that promote student engagement, with a particular emphasis on developing programming with Faculty and Staff that complements student’s Field of Interest. This will be accomplished through the development, implementation and evaluation of campus-wide programming, such as Welcome Week, Club Rush, Fall Pumafest, Spring Pumapalooza and other events.. This position will also serve as the primary support for student clubs and organizations, as well as their Advisors and Officers.

Candidates will perform a multitude of administrative tasks, including, but not limited to event set-up and take down, preparing paperwork, creating documentation, entering data, generating publicity, assessing program and learning outcomes, monitoring budgets, purchasing, and interacting with the various stakeholders on-campus and in the community.

Additional Information
Paradise Valley Community College (PVCC) has been recognized as one of the nation’s Top 150 Community Colleges by the Aspen Institute, and is eligible to apply for the 2023 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The $1 million Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, awarded every two years, is the nation’s signature recognition for America’s community colleges.

Even more importantly, PVCC, which has earned this recognition biennially since 2013, is the only community college in Arizona to achieve this distinction this year. The colleges selected for this honor stand out among more than 1,000 community colleges nationwide as having high and improving levels of student success as well as equitable outcomes for Black and Hispanic students and those from lower-income backgrounds.

“PVCC’s faculty and staff’s unrelenting efforts to further active and engaged learning with a strong student support component is the driving force behind this national recognition,” says PVCC President, Dr. Paul Dale.

The Aspen Institute evaluates various criteria in its selection process and validates the levels of active and engaged learning in the classroom and the progress PVCC is making with the implementation of Guided Pathways.

1) First-year retention rates

2) Graduation rates 150 percent normal program completion time

3) Improvement of student success rates over time

4) Graduation rates of underrepresented minority students

5) Graduation rates of low income students

Essential Functions
60% Plan and coordinates large and small scale campus-wide extra and co-curricular events on a monthly basis
30% Support student club, club advisors, and student government with day to day operations and logistics.
5% Coordinate program logistics; market/advertise and recruit for student engagement programs; develop program budgets
5% Other duties as assigned by Director.

Minimum Qualifications
Associate’s Degree from a regionally accredited institution in business administration, education or directly related field, and one year of experience assisting with educational program development and coordination, student advisement, financial aid, or related student development programs.

OR

An equivalent combination of the conferred degree and directly related full-time work experience as described above sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job such as those listed above, unless otherwise subject to any other requirements set forth in law or regulation, may be considered.

Desired Qualifications

• Conferred (earned) Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution.
• Professional or Para-Professional experience working in a college or university Student Life, Student Activities or Residence Life Office.
• Experience creating and implementing original student and/or community engagement events
• Experience with program promotion in either print or digital formats
• Public speaking and/or training experience
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, often with competing deadlines
• Special Working Conditions
• May require prolonged periods of viewing a computer screen.
• Will be required to travel or be assigned to all MCCCD locations.

MCCCD does not sponsor individuals for any type of work visas.

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.

EEO Information

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
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.

Clery Act
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

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