Career development counselor vs student services counselor

Differences between career development counselor and student services counselor duties and responsibilities

Career development counselor example responsibilities.

• Manage cases of clients who are moving from government support income (TANF) to non-supplement income.
• Provide information to individuals on matters pertaining to social security, veterans administration, and uniform service health benefits program.
• Provide case management services to TANF clients and/or unemploy individuals.
• Perform system conversion from Quickbooks to Yardi accounting and property management software.

Student services counselor example responsibilities.

• Assist in all aspects of the FAFSA, insuring that every eligible student apply accurately.
• Verify FAFSA applications for accuracy.
• Plan retention and recruitment opportunities for students, prospective employers and alumni through interdepartmental and professional cooperative efforts.
• Create, construct and maintain a student info PowerPoint presentation.
• Draft general email correspondence, introduction/thank you letters, excel spreadsheets and PowerPoint presentations.
• Develop formal policies/procedures for daily operations such as program approvals/tracking, financial tracking systems, staff meetings and leadership opportunities.