Student Success Counselor - El Centro

Under the general supervision of the Director of El Centro, the Student Success Counselor of El Centro is responsible for supporting development, implementation, and management of El Centro. HCC is looking to hire one (1) Student Success Counselor. The Student Success Counselor will support the overall future efforts for this new Latinx centered department. El Centro will provide a centralized bilingual and culturally responsive space that creates the opportunities and conditions to address inequity by providing equitable solutions, resources and services that intentionally support and align with the specific needs of Latinx students, family, faculty, and staff.  The drop-in service center will have a culturally responsive bilingual team-based case management approach. Offering these bilingual services:

• Academic & transfer advising
• Career readiness & exploration
• Financial aid advising
• Community engagement opportunities

El Centro is an equity-driven initiative that provides HCC Latinx students integral services. El Centro’s vision is to provide a Hispanic Thriving learning community to meet the needs of Latinx students and where they can receive culturally responsive guidance and support essential to achieve academic success, advancement, and a sense of belonging.

The Student Success Counselor will provide support to student populations that may be at risk for degree completion. Counselors will develop workshops, conduct group sessions and ultimately work toward increasing rates of retention, persistence, and completion.  Particular population of focus are students who step-out from the institution and to determine the reasons for the high Latinx student population withdrawals.