Position Overview

Starting Salary Range is $57,512 - $60,445. The initial salary offer is commensurate with education and related work experience.

Recruit and advise students on nine (9), possibly more, Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) units. The Advisor will coordinate all Second Chance Pell Grant applications which includes completing the FAFSAs, awarding, and oversight of degree planning for the Pell Grant recipients. In addition to managing and tracking Pell Grant for the incarcerated student population, the Advisor will also be responsible for assisting students with functions such as admissions, TSIA testing, remedial placement, degree planning, program and course selections, transfer requirements from community college to a bachelor's degree program and providing all financial aid options.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Recruit students
Explain all financial aid options, such as the new Second Chance Pell Grant
Assist students with FAFSA applications
Meet with students to explain Pell Grant awards or issues
Assist the Financial Aid Office at the main campus in Baytown with Pell Grant Awarding for incarcerated students.
Conduct orientation sessions for new students
Conduct weekly advising sessions with students on the TDCJ Units
Provide degree planning
Provide transfer degree path/plans and explain degree plans and certificate programs
Screen students via the TDCJ Mainframe system for program eligibility
Track TABE and TSI scores
Provide students career planning sessions
Distribute semester grades, diplomas, and graduation pictures
Obtain outside college transcripts
Conduct exit interviews with graduates and certificate completers
Coordinate with the academic chair to select unit class schedules to address student needs and best utilization of classroom space available.
Assist instructors with classroom issues including mail, absences, tardiness, etc.
Serve as liaison with TDCJ, Windham School District and RPD to resolve conflicts that may arise including attendance, lockdowns, lay-ins, class make-ups, etc. File TDCJ Unit tracking rosters for classes as required by TDCJ/RPD
Coordinate and conduct student registrations each semester including scheduling dates for registration, documentation, lay-ins, classroom availability, etc.
Assist with resolution of transfer process and credit issues as an advocate for students
Develop and maintain strong relationships with admissions representatives and transfer-related information
Provide one-on-one and group advising sessions to students interested in transferring to four-year institutions, to include transfer planning, academic advising, and degree audit reviews to ensure transferability of courses

Additional Duties & Responsibilities

Assist with the Lee LaPalooza (College Night events) on the TDCJ Units
Attend and assist with preparations for the annual graduation ceremony
Coordinate TSI preassessment and testing
Coordinate industry testing such as ASE, AWS, EPA, etc.
Deliver mail, packets, certificates, etc. to units as needed
Coordinate purchase, delivery to units and deletion of college texts each semester. Coordinate the issuing and pick up of academic texts from the students thru the instructors each semester.
Collect I-25 forms for payment of tuition and Alpha Beta Gamma
Perform other duties as assigned

Minimum Education, Experience, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Bachelor’s (or higher) degree
Three (3) years of previous experience working in financial aid, student services, banking or a related field
Ability to work with incarcerated students within TDCJ
Knowledge of degree planning, placement testing, test interpretation, and career planning
Must be proficient in the use of PC’s, spreadsheets, presentation software and Microsoft programs (i.e., Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Access)
Strong customer service skills
Must be aware of and sensitive to cultural differences
Must be available to work evenings and weekends as needed
This position requires travel to the Huntsville Center, assigned prison units, within the service area of the college, and out of town to attend training, conferences, etc. Candidate must be able to travel to the different locations.
Must pass background check by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ).
Must be able to attend twelve (12) hours of Windham Security Training

Lee College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information or any other basis protected by law.

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