Job Description

Posting number: 190940

Department: Technical College of the Lowcountry

Job classification: Student Services Manager I

Posting type: Open

Categories: Veteran Services, Higher Education, Technical Education

Job Purpose:

The Director, Military and Veteran Programs is responsible for developing, implementing and ensuring fulfillment of TCL's strategies and policies related to the military affiliated student population (active duty servicemembers, veterans, and dependents of both). Serve as the subject matter expert resource to the campus community for strategies for working with military affiliated students.

Job Duties:

1. Directs and manages the day to day operations, activities, recruiting events, promotional efforts and services related to military affiliated students. Select, supervise, train and evaluate personnel. Lead, coach and mentor assigned staff in the performance of their duties.
2. Assess, monitor and track the performance and needs of the current military affiliated student population, acting on an individual basis or recommending new initiatives affecting the entire population based on identified needs. Partner with other services on campus and community organizations to serve military affiliated students.
3. Act as the principal advisor for the Student Veterans of America Chapter at the college. Collaborate with other program areas on activities to enhance the overall college experience/inclusion of military affiliated students.
4. Establishes and reviews policy and procedures to ensure conformance with state, federal and institutional guidelines. Remain abreast of legislative changes related to to ony VA educational benefits, but also other VA benefits with the potential to impact TCL's holistic approach to serving the military affiliated student population.
5. Advise prospective and military affiliated students regarding VA educational benefits, tuition assistance, college admissions, registration, academic planning, and campus and community resources.
6. Perform other duties as may be directed by Vice President for Student Services, and or President.

Examples of duties

A bachelor's degree and experience in student services programs.

Qualifications

A master's degree with 3 to 5 years of experience in student services and prior military experience.

Supplemental information

The Technical College of the Lowcountry seeks to be the first choice for higher education in South Carolina’s Low Country Region. The college is a public, open door, two-year comprehensive College of higher education. The College is dedicated to serving the diverse educational, workforce development, and personal enrichment needs of the rural counties of Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, and Jasper. In an atmosphere of shared values, the College encourages creativity, innovation, and resourcefulness among its students, faculty, staff, and administrators. South Carolina is making our Veterans a priority for employment in state agencies and institutions.

The Technical College of the Lowcountry is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all qualified applicants for admissions or employment without regard to sex, race/color, religion, national origin, age, disability, service in the uniformed services (as defined by state and federal law), veteran status, political affiliation or belief, marital or family status, pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation and genetic information.