Academic Support Specialist IV - Prison Education Program

Title: Academic Support Specialist IV - Prison Education Program

Salary Range: $48168.00

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: Ashland Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Ashland CTC College Drive

Department: Academic Affairs

Total Rewards

Ashland Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

• Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 9.5 Paid Holidays
• 2 Weeks of Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

At ACTC we educate with excellence, serve with purpose and equip our students to succeed for life. We are much more than just buildings and programs: we are community where students find confidence, collaboration, compassion and success.
We are accepting applications for an Academic Program Coordinator for the newly created prison education program at Little Sandy Correctional Complex (LSCC). This position will be assigned at on-site at LSCC a minimum of 3 days per week and will serve as the main point of contact between students, LSCC and the college.

Job Duties:

Duties and Responsibilities
• Create and implement a recruitment plan from inquiry to enrollment including and distributing literature in areas such as the school area, housing units and other appropriate locations.
• Develop and implement a communication plan with potential and current students.
• Work with existing college employees to create effective application, transcript, orientation, financial aid, billing processes etc.
• Provide placement testing as needed.
• Responsible for student record paperwork such as FERPA releases and transcript requests.
• Provide academic and transfer advising for students, including creating individual academic schedules.
• Assist students with completes FAFSA and other financial aid documents and ensuring all tuition and scholarship awards are applied to student accounts.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

The qualified applicant will have a bachelor’s degree and experience in student affairs, corrections or other related experience. Must have excellence computer skills and be comfortable working in the prison environment. 

Preferred Qualifications:

Ashland Community and Technical College is a part of the Kentucky Community and Technical College System. ACTC/KCTCS is an Equal Access/Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution and is committed to providing equal opportunity through its employment practices. Women and minorities are encouraged to apply.