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Butler Community College Educational Navigator - KDOC (AM0372P) in El Dorado, Kansas
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Position Title:
Education Navigator - KDOC
Job Duties:
The Education Programming Navigator will work to enhance the Kansas Department of Corrections existing high school equivalency (GED) and post-secondary programs and connectoffenders withGEDoptions,CTEprograms, and post-secondary education in order to help themachieve their educational goals. The Navigators initial focus will be to assess each resident asthey arrive at the Reception and Diagnostic Unit (RDU). The Navigator will disseminate theassessment information to the appropriate peer Navigator and/orKDOC staff, and work one-on-one with each resident to develop an Education and Employment Plan based on each residentseducational needs and aspirations. Navigators will serve as academic and career advisors, linkinglearners to all services at the correctional facility. Navigators will work with residents to put theireducation plans into action by helping them refine their goals and connect them with practicalsolutions. Residents should know there is a plan and know what outcomes they are striving toachieve. Navigators are there to help them stay on track, stay motivated, engage them with self-improvement goals, encourage positive behaviors, and link them with support services asnecessary. Navigators will extensively collaborate with each other, as adult education andpostsecondary education are strongly linked, and the goal for many students is to move fromadult education into postsecondary programs.
Campus Locations:
EDCF
Nature of Position: Full Time
Qualifications:
The applicant may be requested to authorize the College to procure a consumer report(s) for employment purposes. We regret that the College is unable to sponsor employment Visas or consider individuals on time-limited Visa status.