About the Department

*This position is contingent upon the availability of funding from external grants. In the event that grant funding is reduced, eliminated, or not renewed, the position may be subject to modification or termination.

The High School Equivalency Program(HEP) provides educational opportunities that will include effective outreach and recruitment, instruction, and support services for migrant seasonal farm workers and/or their families. The program is tailored to meet student needs and will provide wraparound support services for participating students, including guidance in education and career services. HEP staff works to fulfill the requirements of the HEP program in helping students complete their GED successfully.

Position Duties

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to satisfactorily perform each essential duty. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required to perform the position description satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This position develops and implements the HEP Outreach program and includes various other tasks such as data entry, responding to potential students via telephone or email, executing recruitment events, public speaking, and performing various office work.

• Must be out going and willing to take initiative, set goals, and develop strategies for HEP outreach.
• Initiates recruitment phone call campaigns.
• Prep materials and organizes recruitment events.
• Serves as the “Face of KCC HEP” during events aimed at recruiting students.
• Handles walk-in inquiries.
• Schedules and administers potential student intake interviews
• Maintains accurate student records.
• Creates strategies and an operational recruitment plan.
• Prioritize and periodically evaluate the effectiveness of recruitment and outreach plans.
• Develops and maintains referral networks and collaborative partnerships with local agencies, service providers, and community-based organizations to increase access to HEP services.
• Coordinates remote and community-based out reach activities, including inviting subject-matter experts and partner organizations to deliver informational sessions that support the educational and support needs of eligible migrant and seasonal farm worker populations.
• Look for opportunities to post out reach materials, distribute flyers, create or attend special events, and partner with other organizations to attract new students.
• Enters student’s data into the college’s computer system and uses other digital data tracking tools.
• Answers phone calls an d emails from possible students, and navigates them to the proper solution.

• Serve as a culturally responsive and bilingual representative of the college, demonstrating professionalism, integrity, and respect in all interactions with migrant and seasonal farmworker students, families, and community partners.
• Able to drive at night.
• Flexibility to work occasional weekends and evenings for recruiting events.
• If assigned, this position may require administrative work on grant-funded program activities and reporting.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

Other Qualifications

Open until filled.

 
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