The posting
Thank you for your interest in employment with our institution. We want your application process to go smoothly and quickly. We ask that you keep in mind the following when completing your application:
- Draft applications are saved automatically and can be accessed through your candidate home account. Final applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment. Once a recruitment has closed, applications will no longer be accepted.
- Required attachments are listed below on the posting. Your application will not be considered without the required attachments.
If you need assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please contact our Human Resources department at [email protected].
Job Description
The Dual Credit Student Success Specialist is a Great Basin College employee assigned to a partner high school to support students participating in or considering GBC dual credit courses. Under the direction of the Dual Credit Coordinator, the Specialist provides on-site assistance with course options, credit, student success, and GBC courses delivered through Zoom or other distance-learning formats. The position serves as the day-to-day connection between GBC and the assigned high school, supporting dual credit participation, persistence, and course completion.
This position is located in Battle Mountain, Nevada.
Major Responsibilities
Student Guidance and Academic Pathways
- Meet with students interested in or participating in GBC dual credit.
- Explain GBC courses, programs, credentials, and career or transfer pathways.
- Assist students in understanding prerequisites, placement, course sequencing, college expectations, and how courses align with their educational goals.
- Work with high school counselors and GBC personnel to support appropriate course selection.
Application, Registration, and College Navigation
- Assist students with GBC admissions, dual credit, registration, and related processes.
- Help students access and use GBC email, Canvas, student accounts, Zoom, and other college systems.
- Communicate important registration, payment, course, add/drop, and withdrawal deadlines.
- Assist with routine credit issues and connect students with appropriate GBC offices when needed.
- Help students locate textbooks, course materials, and other required resources.
Student Success and Progress Monitoring
- Help students address barriers that may affect successful course completion.
- Connect students with appropriate GBC or high school support resources.
GBC Zoom and Distance-Learning Support
- Provide on-site support for designated GBC courses delivered through Zoom or other distance-learning formats.
- Help ensure classrooms, technology, and instructional systems are ready for scheduled instruction.
- Support student participation and an appropriate college-level classroom environment.
- Communicate significant attendance, participation, technology, or classroom concerns and assist with authorized testing or proctoring.
High School-Based GBC Presence and Outreach
- Maintain current GBC dual credit, course, program, and pathway information for students and families.
- Participate in registration events, parent nights, college and career fairs, classroom presentations, and other outreach activities.
- Assist with campus visits and support college-readiness, financial aid, and transition activities in coordination with appropriate GBC personnel.
Communication, Tracking, and Program Support
- Maintain regular communication with the Dual Credit Coordinator regarding student participation, concerns, and program needs.
- Maintain records and assist with tracking student contacts, applications, registrations, participation, interventions, and course completion.
- Follow up with students who have not completed required application or registration steps.
- Identify recurring student barriers or process concerns and communicate them to the Dual Credit Coordinator.
Minimum Qualifications
- Associate degree from an accredited institution and relevant experience working with high school or college students; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Experience providing student support, customer service, education, advising support, or related services.
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree.
- Experience working in a high school, college, or educational environment.
- Experience with dual credit, admissions, advising, recruitment, student success, or college-access programs.
- Familiarity with Great Basin College or Nevada educational systems.
- Experience with Canvas or another learning management system and Zoom or similar distance-learning technology.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Ability to establish positive and professional relationships with students, families, school personnel, and GBC employees.
- Ability to explain college processes, requirements, and expectations clearly and accurately.
- Strong student-service, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to manage multiple students, priorities, deadlines, and records.
- Ability to recognize student needs and make appropriate referrals.
- Ability to effectively use student information systems and educational technology.
- Ability to maintain student confidentiality and comply with applicable policies.
- Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with GBC and high school personnel.
Supervision and Working Relationships
The Dual Credit Student Success Specialist reports to the GBC Dual Credit Coordinator and is assigned primarily to a partner high school. The Specialist works collaboratively with high school counselors, administrators, teachers, and GBC personnel while remaining a GBC employee.
Salary/Benefits
The hourly pay range for this position is $18.00–$22.00 per hour.
This is a part-time, non-benefits-eligible position with a maximum of 79 hours per month.
This posting is open until filled Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. Recruitment will close without notice when a sufficient number of applications are received or a hiring decision has been made.
Exempt
No
Full-Time Equivalent
47.5%
Required Attachment(s)
Please note, once you submit your application the only attachment/s viewable to you will be the attachment/s to the resume/CV section of the application. Any additional required attachment/s to the cover letter, references, additional documents sections of the application, will not be viewable to you after you submit your application. All uploaded attachment/s will be on the application for the committee to review. To request updates to attachments, prior to the committee review of applications, please contact [email protected]
The following must be attached to your application:
- Resume/CV – List a detailed description of the major duties that you performed as part of each job. You must demonstrate that you qualify for the position and your education and experience must be clearly documented.
- Cover Letter
- Three Supervisory References – Please make a note if you do not want your present employer contacted unless necessary to determine your qualifications for the position.
Additional Information
Background Check
An online background check will be required of the selected applicant; a third-party administrator will perform this.
Sponsorship
GBC is not able to support sponsorship for employment. Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States.
Posting Close Date
Note to Applicant
A background check will be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.
References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.
As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.
All document(s) must be received on or before the closing date of the job announcements.
Schedules are subject to change based on organizational needs.
HR will attempt to verify academic credentials upon receipt of hiring documents.
NSHE is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a person’s age (40 or older), disability, whether actual or perceived by others (including service-connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or military obligations, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race (including hair texture and protected hairstyles such as natural hairstyles, afros, bantu knots, curls, braids, locks and twists), color, or religion (protected classes).
About Great Basin College
Located in the high desert of rural Nevada, Great Basin College is a Carnegie classified baccalaureate and associates degree granting institution embracing a comprehensive hybrid mission to deliver a full four-year liberal arts and sciences, community college and applied technical learning curricula. With its main campus in Elko, a beautiful site with residential housing and state-of-the-art learning technologies, GBC serves the largest geographic area of Nevada’s colleges. Great Basin College serves the citizens residing in ten of Nevada’s most rural counties, covering 86,514 square miles and bordering five states. This service area includes centers in Battle Mountain, Ely, Pahrump and Winnemucca. Additionally, satellite locations can be found in twenty other frontier communities.
Our vast geography is known for its spectacular mountain ranges and picturesque valleys, providing a myriad of outdoor recreational opportunities. In addition, Elko is home to several well-known western museums and the world renown, National Cowboy Poetry Gathering, begun 35 years ago to honor and share the traditions of Western storytelling, nurturing the expressive culture of the American West.
GBC provides a “private college” experience with public college affordable access to postsecondary education in an environment that embraces and respects all cultures. It stands among the most innovative colleges in America, integrating many disciplines into single courses and programs, helping students to develop critical thinking and self-directed learning skills. Graduates of Great Basin College are fully prepared to enter their chosen careers with the knowledge and confidence to succeed in the global marketplace.
For more information visit GBC or the Area website.
