Policies & Procedures Manual

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D.2 INSTRUCTIONAL COUNSELOR

General Statement of the Function: The Instructional Counselor reports to the Vice President for Instruction and is responsible for the implementation of the College’s overall advisement-intervention program, providing instructional counseling for degree/certificate completion, and administering general guidance functions.

Duties and Responsibilities :

1. Maintains student personnel records; 2. Assists with the development, planning and implementation of the advisement-intervention program for advising all full-time students; 3. Assists with the development, planning and implementation of the advisement-intervention program for part-time and evening students; 4. Assists with all retention efforts; 5. Works closely with and serves as an articulation liaison with the counselors at all of Mississippi’s four-year universities and colleges; 6. Assists with reviewing absentee reports and counseling students who have excessive absences; 7. Assists with the administration and planning of registration and orientation; 8. Assists students in identifying and achieving appropriate career objectives; 9. Assists students in planning their programs for transfer to four-year colleges and universities; 10. Counsels students who plan to withdraw from college; 11. Assists students with planning class schedules; 12. Expands professional knowledge through the reading of literature and participation in professional organizations; 13. Presents workshops and presentations regarding time management, how-to-study topics, and other “student success” topics in conjunction with the Student Success Center; 14. Holds individual conferences to assist students in the solving of individual instructional problems; 15. Works with instructors to identify student problems that may affect teaching and learning;

16. Works with the administration in administering and evaluating programs; 17. Coordinates the College’s completion and Reverse Transfer efforts; and 18. Performs other duties as assigned.

(Revised 8/12/14; Revised 4/5/17)