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Adult Education Case Manager

Employer
Reading Area Community College
Location
Reading, Pennsylvania
Salary
$42,197 plus comprehensive benefits

Job Details

Reading Area Community College welcomes Diversity in terms of race, ethnicity, age, class, gender, ability, sexual orientation, and belief system among others.  As an institution, we value and respect diversity; therefore, it is important for students, faculty, staff, and administrators to understand differences, to interact effectively with others, and to prepare for the demands of a globalized world.  As an open admission institution, RACC serves students of all levels of academic preparedness. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Working Hours:  Working hours for this position consist of a 7.5 hour period (between the hours of 7:30 am and 8:00 pm) Monday through Friday exclusive of a 1/2 or 1 hour lunch and will require working one evening per week. These hours to be agreed upon between the supervisor and employee at the start of employment.

Note:  This position may require weekend work on occasion. The employee and supervisor will agree in advance on each such occasion if this time will be worked in addition to, or in lieu of regular hours.

Summary: The Adult Education Case Manager has primary responsibility of working with students and teachers to assist with registration, testing, and appropriate placement of students; to maintain student records with confidentiality; and to support the Adult Education Literacy Program by implementing best practices set forth in the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) guidelines.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  1. Advise students about appropriate class placements, goal identification, and assessments.
  2. Accommodate individual student “barriers to learning” through support services.
  3. Maintain class and student records for the College and PDE with confidentiality.
  4. Assist with student registration and career readiness activities.
  5. Ensure that all guidelines are met for students with special needs.
  6. Maintain correspondence with various human service agencies and refer students to appropriate community resources.
  7. Create documents in accordance with RACC’s policies regarding medical assistance and disciplinary situations.
  8. Conduct teacher and classroom observations to ensure compliance with NRS standards and make recommendations concerning teaching methods and appropriate recordkeeping.
  9. Conduct new teacher orientation to program policies and procedures.
  10. Present Career Awareness and College Readiness Resources and workshops for instructional staff to integrate into curriculum.
  11. Review and analyze Edata reports to meet NRS Performance Standards.
  12. Attend annual PAACE statewide conference to keep abreast of policy changes and their impact on local programs.
  13. Attend training for TABE, CASAS, Edata, and or any other Adult Education training as indicated by PDE guidelines.
  14. Provide students access to resources that assist with transition to workforce or postsecondary education/training, and maintain all student transition records for PDE reporting.
  15. Document case notes for students requiring planned case conferencing and management activities.
  16. Implement distance learning for appropriate referred students according to PDE guidelines.
  17. Participate in the implementation of retention strategies and reporting.
  18. Perform other related duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities: This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

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

Education and Experience Required:

  1. Master's degree in Counseling, Education or Human Service-related field and a minimum of three (3) years experience working with adult students.
  2. Experience working with individuals with diverse literacy needs.
  3. Bilingual Spanish/English.

Preferred Qualifications:

  1. Proficiency in the use of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.
  2. Demonstrated ability to research data and develop reports.
  3. Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills.
  4. Demonstrated strong organizational skills.
  5. Minimum of two (2) years case management experience.

Other Skills and Abilities:

Demonstrated effective record keeping skills. Excellent communication and public speaking skills.  Excellent interpersonal skills.  Ability to work well with people.  Excellent one-on-one and group presentation skills. Outstanding organizational skills. Excellent written communication skills especially in the areas of report writing and business correspondence.  Knowledge of the Community College and Higher Education system preferred.

Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.  The employee is occasionally required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.   The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.

Equal Opportunity Employer: minority/female/disability/veteran

Organization

Working at Reading Area Community College

Reading Area Community College (RACC) is a mid-size comprehensive community college located in historic Berks County, Pennsylvania in the City of Reading.  The College serves not only Berks County but draws students from the surrounding area.  Located less than 60 miles from Philadelphia and 50 miles from Harrisburg, Reading and its suburbs offers a quality-of-life, as well as access to major cultural, urban environments.               

The institution is committed to a philosophy of student success with an experienced, dedicated faculty and staff.  The academic portfolio includes 40-plus programs ranging from liberal arts to engineering, as well as a unique center devoted to cutting edge technologies supporting local businesses and industries.  The College has incorporated a strong commitment to technology and is adding each year to its online course offerings as well as blended, hybrid courses enabling the community year round access to quality education.  The College is also designated the only Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) in Pennsylvania.

The College is looking to attract individuals who are interested in helping Reading Area Community College continue its evolution as a standard for opportunity, excellence, and hope for students. RACC is devoted to enabling students to fulfill their academic goals.   We particularly welcome applications from energetic, enthusiastic individuals who wish to be a part of a growing, thriving community college and who share this commitment.

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