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Posted: January 5, 2026 (10 days ago)

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State of South Carolina

Technical College of the Lowcountry

Recent

Location

South Carolina, 29210

Salary

$39,764 - $73,576

per year

Type

Closes

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Job Description

Summary

This job involves guiding students through their college journey at a community college, from helping them apply and choose programs to providing ongoing support with academics, finances, and careers until they graduate.

A good fit would be someone who enjoys working directly with students, especially those facing challenges like first-time college attendees or academic struggles, and has experience in education or student support.

It's ideal for patient, organized individuals who can build relationships and collaborate with faculty.

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree required; preferred in education, communication, or a related field
  • Experience in student services programs, with preference for one year in student advising at a community college
  • Ability to manage a caseload of advisees, track progress, and maintain detailed records in a student success management system
  • Skills in proactive outreach, early alert interventions, and coordinating support services like tutoring and counseling
  • Knowledge of guided pathways, career assessment, financial literacy, and working with special populations (e.g., high-risk, first-generation students)
  • Strong communication and collaboration abilities with students, faculty, and support staff

Full Job Description

Job Purpose:

The Navigator will provide intrusive advising, onboarding, orientation, coaching, career assessment and guidance, selecting guided pathways, financial literacy coaching and early alert strategies to students from application to graduation.

Job Duties:

  1. Provides advising to students and groups on a variety of personal, social, financial, career and academic matters in support of guided pathways. May teach First Year Experience course(s).
  2. Manage advisee caseload, personalized communications and maintain accurate, detailed records of all advising contacts in the student success management system.
  3. Manage early alert program for caseload using real time data to proactively improve student success through a system of connected and coordinated network of support for students.

    Provide first level targeted interventions and strategic care to students beginning in the first year through graduation.

    Manage communication between faculty and other student support services including but not limited to tutoring, personal counseling and disability services.

  4. Proactively track, contact and work with special student populations including but not limited to high risk, first generation, students who miss or have not made appointments, and students on academic probation or suspension.
  5. Collaborate with faculty to ensure current program knowledge in order to effectively assist students with guided pathways selection. Regularly communicate program and pathway changes and updates to colleagues.

Requirements

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

Qualifications

Preferred: Bachelor's degree in education, communication or pathways-specific area and one year of experience in student advising in a community college setting.

Additional 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, genetic information, genetic identity, gender expression, or sexual orientation.

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Posted on NEOGOV: 1/5/2026 | Added to FreshGovJobs: 1/6/2026

Source: NEOGOV | ID: neogov-sc-5186331