Interim Student Success Advisor- MSUAASF Range C

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Job Description

There are 2 vacancies available for this position

The Interim Student Success Advisors will provide holistic academic advising and success coaching for students throughout their academic career.

Advising and Student Success

• Serve as an academic advisor for assigned students in CBET. Serve as a Success Coach for assigned students for the entirety of their SCSU career.

• Establish trust with assigned students upon admission develop rapport and a working relationship that includes regular meetings outreach messaging careful documentation tracking of student progress and assessment of student success.

• Provide timely intervention when students are identified as needing support through progress report campaigns early alerts referral from faculty or staff or other retention efforts.

• Assess students needs and provide appropriate academic and personal coaching and when necessary connect students to appropriate campus and/or community resources.

• Develop success plans with students who are on academic warning or probation monitoring goal progress.

• Provide support and advising for study abroad/away including course selection evaluation for equivalencies and communication with SCSU faculty CIS staff and international partners regarding course approvals. Provide return support including notification of course equivalencies to Records and Registration.

• Guide students in navigating complex transfer processes including transfer review obtaining additional information from past schools verifying complete and accurate degree audit reports and communicating CBET specific transfer policies.

Support and Execution

• Uphold the integrity of academic and curricular policies established by the university college and departments/programs. Exercise informed judgment to apply exceptions when warranted to ensure uniform academic policy practices and standards and timely degree progress for students.

• Develop and initiate programs designed to support academic success for students in special populations (including but not limited to) transfer students provisionally admitted students first generation students international students those academically exploring or students served by Multicultural Student Services and TRIO. Make resource and prioritization recommendations to the Director for proposed programs.

• Process applications for HBS Upper Division Status and admission to HBS minors communicate with CBET Department OAS program leads and department chairs.

• Communicate regularly with faculty and support staff within CBET academic programs taking a collaborative approach to student support staying up-to-date on academic program requirements and opportunities and sharing pertinent updates.

Visibility and Influence

• Represent CBET at campus events including but not limited to Husky Advising and Registration Days transfer fairs and events onboarding events admissions events for prospective students resource fairs commencement and other programs designed to help student transition and succeed. Occasionally represent CBET on campus committees including search committees seeking to hire essential campus partners.

• Serve as a liaison in one or more of the following or similar capacities college Navigate liaison other college advising centers and other partners such as but not limited to Study Abroad Admissions Center for International Studies Multicultural Student Service TRIO or an identity center to ensure the CBET Advising and Student Success team is able to disseminate information and remain up-to-date on student support opportunities across campus.

• Assist with the development and assessment of CBET Advising and Student Success Center programs and services to ensure excellence including the creation of new assessment tools as well as implementing existing tools. For example a success advisor may initiate a group advising program for their assigned students develop an assessment tool for that program then interpret the data and student feedback to determine if the new group program was effective in increasing early registration and retention.

Minimum Qualifications

• Masters Degree and 1 year of Professional experience or a Bachelors degree and 2 years of professional higher education experience.

• Familiarity with higher education system and current trends in student success advising coaching and/or orientation.

• Experience with interpreting student data and ability to navigate software programs and other forms of technology.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

• Experience and competency working with culturally and linguistically diverse populations.

Preferred Qualification

• Understanding of Student Affairs and Higher Education Administration

• Experience working with students in an advising coaching admissions financial aid records and registration or related role in higher education

• Knowledge of student development theory academic advising coaching or orientation.

• Strong organizational and time management skills.

• Demonstrated experience and knowledge using and/or interpreting student information systems degree audits student success management platforms (EABs Navigate Starfish etc.) Microsoft Office Suite and shared cloud spaces (OneDrive or Google Drive).

• Ability to work with underrepresented students and help them overcome barriers for success. Shares St. Cloud States commitment to our mission and in particular the value we place in diversity equity and inclusion (DEI).

• Ability to embrace and drive change in a collaborative team environment.

Other Requirements

Please note that successful applicants must be eligible to work in the United States on or before the effective date of appointment. Eligibility includes being a U.S. citizen or national a lawful permanent resident or a foreign national authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employer sponsorship. Employees must maintain work authorization without sponsorship for the duration of their appointment.

Required Documents Needed to Apply

• Resume/CV

• Cover Letter

• Unofficial transcript(s)

Work Shift (Hours / Days of work)

Monday through Friday 8:00-4:30 with some evenings and weekends possible.

About

The successful candidate will share St. Cloud States commitment to our mission and in particular the value we place in diversity equity and inclusion (DEI) as outlined in SCSUs Its Time strategic framework. Notably we uphold the advancement of diversity equity and inclusion and engage in intentional actions to address systemic inequities throughout the university and surrounding environment. DEI values practices and strategies are embedded into the fabric of our institution and campus community and they align with the priorities expressed in the Minnesota State systems Equity 2030 initiative. SCSU expects all of its employees to help advance these practices and to contribute to the development of an anti-racist inclusive community.

Employment for this position is covered by the collective bargaining agreement for the Minnesota State University Association of Administrative and Service Faculty (MSUAASF) which can be found at: Cloud State University is committed to excellence and actively supports cultural diversity. To promote this endeavor we invite individuals who contribute to such diversity to apply including minorities women LGBTQIA persons with disabilities and veterans. St. Cloud State University does not discriminate on the basis of race sex color creed religion age national origin disability marital status status with regards to public assistance sexual orientation gender identity gender expression or status as a U.S. veteran. The Interim Title IX coordinator at St. Cloud State University is Susan Woolf. For additional information contact the Office of Institutional Equity & Access Admin. Services Bldg. Rm 121

Benefits Information:

At Minnesota State we take your well-being and work-life balance seriously. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that features low-cost medical and dental insurance with affordable deductibles employer-paid life insurance short- and long-term disability and pre-tax healthcare and dependent care accounts with a roll-over option. To further support your holistic health employees also have access to a confidential Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for mental health legal and financial counseling. Detailed plan details rates and coverage choices can be reviewed directly via the State Employee Group Insurance Program (SEGIP) website.

To support your life outside of work our package includes 12 paid holidays generous vacation and sick time and six weeks of Paid Parental Leave. We also help you secure your financial future with a robust Pension Plan 457(b) and 403(b) retirement accounts and various investment options. Furthermore we invest in your growth by providing dedicated professional development and tuition waivers for both you and your dependents. Please note that specific benefit eligibility and coverage levels may vary depending on the type of position employee classification and collective bargaining agreements.

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