Career Coach

Education Support Spec III

29144-SW

Exempt

04

287R0052

Mountain Gateway Community College

Mountain Gateway Community College (Div)

Rockbridge - 163

$42,905 to $48,700

No

B-Professional

Full Time

TBD

No

Mountain Gateway Community College (MGCC) is a two-year public institution of higher education and one of 23 community colleges in Virginia. The college is supported by the Commonwealth of Virginia; the counties of Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt (northern portion) and Rockbridge; the cities of Buena Vista, Covington, and Lexington; and the town of Clifton Forge. MGCC provides opportunities for the extension of knowledge, skills and personal enrichment in an environment that maintains high academic standards and respect for each individual. The college strives to keep programs and services financially and geographically accessible for all students. Credit and non-credit courses are offered to meet life-long learning needs. On-site and distance learning options incorporate up-to-date technologies.

This full-time person will serve as a one-stop resource in the high school for middle majority students. The Career Coach will coordinate career assessments using Wizard, writing career plans, and will serve as a resource to guidance counselors and other staff in career counseling. The Career Coach will assist with college placement and will integrate work-based learning experiences into the position including employability skills and soft skills training. The position will make connections with business and industry pathways including the promotion of certifications in CTE courses. This position works closely with high school and community college stakeholders to help secondary students easily transition to postsecondary education. This person will learn about all programs at the college including transfer and non-transfer degrees, certificates, and career studies certificates. This person will assist with acclimating new Career Coaches to the position and to the expectations and requirements of the VCCS for reporting purposes. This position will assist the Dual Enrollment Coordinator and Associate Vice President/Chief Student Affairs Officer with program management.

This position is a 11-Months from August 1 to June 30th. This is a grant funded position.

• Proven academic excellence and subject matter knowledge, which may be evidenced by training, experience, and/or a Bachelor’s Degree.
• Experience administering and interpreting assessments
• Knowledge of Career Pathways programs
• Knowledge of Dual Enrollment Program and procedures
• Knowledge of best practices related to career development services
• Knowledge of MGCC programs
• Experience using career coaching strategies
• Experience working with underserved/underrepresented populations
• Experience in academic and career advising
• Ability to gather and analyze data
• Command of the English language both oral and written
• Excellent computer skills
• Ability to be a team player including maintaining confidentiality
• Excellent communication and team-building skills

Knowledge of MGCC programs
Knowledge of Dual Enrollment Programs and procedures

No

No

TBD

CLS_3321P

General Public - G

1

09/23/2024

10/04/2024

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth’s Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter. To request an AHP Letter, use this link:

Grant funded position

MGCC offers a choice of medical plans that include a prescription drug program. The plans are listed as follows:
Cova Care (Anthem)
Cova Health Aware (Aetna)
Cova HDHP (Anthem)

Benefit at a glance

DENTAL AND VISION BENEFITS Dental coverage provides preventative, diagnostic, and restorative care as well as orthodontia services. As a subscriber with The Commonwealth of Virginia, your dental benefits are administered by Delta Dental of Virginia. Vision insurance is included with all medical health plans.

EMPLOYEE ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (EAP)All employees have access to the employee assistance programs (EAPs) regardless of their healthcare enrollment.

FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS Enrolling in a health and/or dependent care flexible spending account (FSA) allows employees who are health plan members to set aside part of their salary on a pre-tax basis each pay period to pay for certain out-of-pocket expenses. You can use a health FSA to pay for medical, dental, and vision care expenses not covered by your health plan. A dependent care FSA can be used to reimburse eligible child-care or dependent self-care expenses. FSA Source Book

RETIREMENT PROGRAMS Membership in the Virginia Retirement System (VRS) is automatic for Classified employees. The VRS retirement plan is a qualified 401(a) defined benefit plan which pays eligible members a lifetime benefit amount based on years of service, age, and compensation. VRS members may also participate in the Virginia Deferred Compensation Plan. Additional information can be found at

LIFE INSURANCE Group Life Insurance Plans Upon employment, full-time Classified employees, Teaching Faculty, and Faculty Administrative Professionals are automatically enrolled in a group life insurance policy at no cost to the employee. This plan provides natural death, accidental death, and dismemberment coverage. Coverage is the equivalent of two times the employee’s annual salary for natural death and four times the employee’s annual salary for accidental death. Optional Life Insurance Plans State employees are eligible to apply for optional life insurance coverage to enroll themselves, spouse, and/or eligible children. The employee pays the premiums.

DISABILITY
Long-Term and Short-Term Disability The Virginia Sickness and Disability Plan (VSDP) provides state employees with income security when they cannot work because of a partial or total disability. The program is administered by the REED Group. VSDP benefits cover non-work-related and work-related conditions for eligible classified employees. Eligible faculty employees are provided with short-term disability benefits administered by Unum Life Insurance.

TUITION ASSISTANCE Education Benefit Program MGCC encourages its employees to take the initiative in promoting their professional and scholarly growth. The Education Benefits Program is a discretionary fringe benefit provided by the college. Eligible employees will receive a tuition waiver for up to six (6) credit hours per semester excluding summer.

STATE EMPLOYEE DISCOUNT PROGRAMS DHRM, at its discretion, posts information received from vendors that provide discounts to all state employees. Discounted products and services are provided at no cost to the Commonwealth. Employee Discounts

LEAVE PROGRAMS
Annual and Sick Leave for Classified Employees. Annual leave is based on the years of service credited to the employee for this purpose and the percentage of hours worked in a 40-hour workweek. Classified employees receive 64 hours of sick leave and 32 hours of Family Personal Leave. (*These hours are prorated if a new employee starts after July 1 of the calendar year.)Eligible employees with up to 8 weeks (320 hours) of paid parental leave must use it within 6 months of the birth of an infant or adoptive, foster, or custodial placement of a child under the age of 18.

Family and Medical Leave Policy (FMLA), Policy 4.20 Eligible employees are provided job protection for up to 12 weeks per leave year for FMLA – certified events. Employees may take an unpaid absence (leave without pay), charge their leave balances to be paid for the absence, or use a combination of both unpaid and paid leave for this period of time. Qualifying events may include the birth of a child; the adoption or foster care of a child; care taking of a family member (child, spouse, or parent) with a serious health condition; an employee’s own serious health condition that makes him or her unable to do his or her job; and qualifying exigency situations related to military service/members. Up to 26 weeks of unpaid leave may be provided to care for a covered service member with a serious injury or illness if the employee is the spouse, son, daughter, parent, or next of kin of the service member.

HOLIDAYS The university observes 16 holidays per year.

JEANNE CLERY ACT: The Jeanne Clery Disclosure Act requires institutions of higher education to disclose campus security information, including crime statistics for the campus and surrounding areas. As a current or prospective Mountain Gateway Community College employee, you have a right to obtain a copy of this information for this institution. For more information regarding our Campus Safety, please visit the web page shown below: