Student Success Advisor – HigherEdJobs

Job Details:

Job Family:
ADMIN – Professional Exempt Non-Contractual (PENC)
Grade: 14
Salary: $54,016 -
$67,519
Department: Academic & Career Advisement
Reports To: Campus Director, Career/Advisement
Services
Closing Date:
November 30, 2023
FLSA Status: Exempt – Not Eligible for Overtime
Compensation
First Review Date: September 15, 2023

Job Summary:

The Student Success Advisor oversees a student caseload to provide academic guidance and holistic student
support. The position is responsible for providing necessary supports and referrals to students to support enrollment, retention, and
completion.
This is a Temporary Interim Assignment :

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Serves as
  the student’s main point of contact and assists all students in curating a customized academic pathway that meets their academic and career
  goals
• Provides personalized holistic support by assessing students’ strengths and weaknesses in academic, career, and personal
  development and identifying factors actions to enhance academic progress
• Provides students with tools to overcome academic and
  personal obstacles; assists students in examining alternate pathways based on changing goals, academic progress or personal
  situations
• Provides students with referral(s) to necessary resources and support services
• Utilizes technology to employ
  caseload management approach to assigned students by developing a systematic, intentional and intrusive communication strategies with
  assigned students
• Manages and analyzes caseload data to support student goal attainment, monitor academic progress; generates
  written reports regarding their caseload progress as requested
• Assists students with academic planning and developing balanced
  schedules; ensures students are adhering to their academic plans
• Leads proactive outreach campaigns focusing on equitable
  interventions for students; contacts withdrawing students to improve retention and help inform development of retention plans
• Trains
  students to utilize College technology needed to support their academic success and attain academic self-sufficiency in College
  transactions
• Assists students with career exploration to articulate academic and career goals
• Facilitates early alert
  interventions in collaboration with Academic Affairs to support students and helps identify creative solutions to enhance students’ overall
  educational experience; such as study skills, tutoring support, mental health support, and accessing resources within and outside the
  College
• Coordinates and facilitates financial literacy and student success workshops
• Completes all necessary professional
  development
• Performs other duties as assigned

Minimum Requirements:

• Master’s degree in psychology, counseling, social work, higher education, student personnel or other
  discipline deemed relevant by the college and 1 (one) year of related experience in a higher education or similar setting; or Bachelor’s
  degree and three (3) years of related experience
• MDC Advisor training and Coaching certification must be successfully completed
  within the first 90 days of employment
• All degrees must be from a regionally accredited institution
• Knowledge and
  understanding of College organization, goals and objectives, policies and procedures and programs
• Possess strong interpersonal and
  communication skills in order to work with a wide range of constituents in a diverse community
• Knowledge and understanding of
  academic programs, student and family supports, academic advising, career development practices and principles, and financial aid
  regulations
• Demonstrated proficiency of Microsoft office software, student information systems, caseload management software and
  other office productivity software needed to effectively complete job duties
• General knowledge of admissions and residency
• Ability to effectively present information in individual and group settings via face-to-face and remote environments
• Experience in advising in a Higher Education setting
• Knowledge of federal, state, and college EEO/AA/Diversity laws,
  guidelines and procedures
• Ability to understand data and make evidenced based recommendations based on relevant
  data
• Ability to foster a cooperative work environment
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of records and information
• Ability to travel between campuses, between buildings and to off-campus sites
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to
  include evening and weekend assignments
• Ability to interact in a positive manner in a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural environment
  with students, faculty and staff

This is a Temporary Interim Assignment :

Additional Requirements:

The final
candidate is to successfully complete a background screening and reference check process.: