Student Success Specialist (Tutor II) (Part-Time)

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Salary: $32.28 - $38.82 Hourly Location : Gresham, OR Job Type: Part-time Faculty and Tutor Job Number: 2025-00025 Division: Instruction Department: Workforce Development Opening Date: 09/18/2025 Closing Date: Continuous
Job Summary and Responsibilities/Duties For best consideration, please submit application materials by October 12, 2025. Job Summary
Assists students in addressing barriers to persistence, and provides the wrap-around and on-going supports students need to successfully complete a degree or certificate program. Provides students with coaching, and assists students in navigating college systems and developing student self-advocacy skills. Assists students with life and career goal development, short and long-term academic planning, admissions, enrollment, and financial aid, resulting in individualized academic and funding plans. Works as part of a cross department team to plan, organize, and implement Summer Bridge student cohorts programming and other required workshops and trainings.
Essential Duties Assists students in the development of meaningful education plans that are compatible with career and life goals. Advises students with the development of education plans, selection of appropriate courses, and interpretation of institutional requirements. Assesses student progress toward established career and life goals. Assists students with the development of decision-making skills, awareness of educational resources, and reinforcement of self-direction in educational planning. Works collaboratively with college faculty and staff to develop strategies for ensuring student success in class and to transition those who are ready for short-term certificate programs or degree programs. Works collaboratively with other departments to facilitate and address student and program needs. Assists students with admissions, enrollment, financial aid, and academic status. Coordinates funding with other forms of financial assistance, resulting in an individualized funding plan that remains fiscally viable for the duration of each individual's participation in the program. Facilitates and conducts new student orientations, Student Success seminars, and program related workshops. Develops, implements, and maintains retention and transition strategies for assigned programs. Creates brochures, transition materials, student guides, forms, and documents for distribution and/or presentation. Provides support for students experiencing family, personal, or economic crises, which may impact school performance. Connects students to needed counseling services, support networks, community health, and/or housing services so students can persist in their studies. Maintains confidential case files on each enrolled student, including accurate cases notes and documentation. Gathers statistical and summary information for reports. Interprets institutional policies and procedures (e.g., limited/restricted entry and transfer program requirements) to assist students in making sound educational and career decisions. Additional Duties Acts as a college representative when visiting high schools, post-secondary institutions, agencies, business and industry, and professional organizations. May teach college success or career exploration classes for closed cohorts of grant students. Assists with training student and other part-time hourly employees. Provides input to supervisor on hiring and performance evaluation. Performs all other duties as assigned.
Minimum and Desired Qualifications Minimum Qualifications Bachelor's degree (or higher) in education, counseling, business or related field Three (3) years of experience working with at-risk populations and culturally diverse populations in an advising, workforce development or instructional role Intermediate-level knowledge of word processing, database, presentation and email applications, and beginning-level knowledge of spreadsheet applications, preferably within the Microsoft Office Suite Current driver's license, insurance, and access to reliable automobile during work hours for transportation to off-campus sites. Must have at least three (3) years of driving history. Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.
Desired Qualifications Master's degree in education, counseling, business or related field Knowledge of student services functions at community college setting such as financial aid, advising, and counseling Knowledge of community resources and services for student referrals Training and experience using state employment and/or human services related databases. Experience with the AVID Program at the secondary or post-secondary level. Bilingual skills with fluency in English and Spanish, Russian, or other language that meets community needs Knowledge and experience employing trauma informed practices Additional Qualifications and/or Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSAs) Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Knowledge of professional interviewing, screening and relationship building with students experiencing a variety of challenges and potential obstacles to student success. Ability to understand the application of placement and achievement testing philosophy to academic advising and ability to implement accordingly. Excellent oral and written communication skills, including active listening skills
Working Conditions and Important Information Working Conditions
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is an on-site position. Work is typically performed in a normal office environment working with a variety of people. Work environment is often noisy and crowded with students and staff. Occasional strain to the eyes while working with a computer terminal. Occasional local travel and evening hours expected. Occasional exposure to dangerous situations while driving between work sites, working after hours, and in dealing with difficult student situations. Salary Placement Part-time Tutors are paid based on accumulated work hours according to the salary schedule below; initial salary placement for all tutors will start at level 1, per the guidelines in the Collective Bargaining Agreement and in accordance with all applicable state and federal laws. Level *Accumulated Work Hours Tutors 10 - 1000$32.2821001 - 2000$34.0232001 - 3000$35.5843001 - 4000$37.1554001 or more$38.82 Sick Leave New hires will receive eight (8) hours of sick leave upon hire. An ILC instructor will receive one hour per term of paid sick leave per ILC, which includes Special Loading. An hourly instructor or tutor will receive one hour of paid sick leave per 11 hours of employment. Unused sick leave will accumulate up to a maximum of 80 hours and be available for use in subsequent academic terms.
Tuition Waiver Plan Each employee will be eligible for a full tuition waiver, which is equivalent to 24 credits, for each term in which the employee is working for the College. Such waiver may be used for tuition for credit courses or the fee in lieu of tuition for noncredit courses (commonly called Fee B). Such tuition waivers are not cumulative. However, an employee may use a tuition waiver in the term immediately following the term in which the waiver was earned. Employees and their spouses/domestic partners will pay only course-specific fees. Tuition waiver(s) may be assigned by the employee to his/her immediate family (to one or amongst the family) to be used in the term in which the waiver is earned by the employee or the term immediately following the term in which the waiver was earned. 01
Do you have a Bachelor's degree (or higher) in education, counseling, business or related field? Yes No I believe I have a combination of education and experience to meet this requirement.
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Do you have three (3) years of experience working with at-risk populations and culturally diverse populations in an advising, workforce development or instructional role? Yes No I believe I have a combination of education and experience to meet this requirement.
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Do you have intermediate-level knowledge of word processing, database, presentation and email applications, and beginning-level knowledge of spreadsheet applications, preferably within the Microsoft Office Suite? Yes No
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Do you have the ability to be insured by the college's insurance carrier AND do you have at least (3) years of driving history? Yes No
Required Question
Location:
Gresham, OR, United States
Job Type:
PartTime
Category:
Office And Administrative Support Occupations

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