Coordinator of Early Success - Academic Advising and Exploration Center - 14128 - EXTENDED DEADLINE

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ATTENTION:

The Division of Enrollment & Retention seeks a Coordinator of Early Success.

JOB DETAILS:

The Early Student Success Coordinator will serve as an integral part of the Academic Advising and Exploration Center (AAEC). This position will coordinate the planning and implementation of early success programs for all students with a focus on first and second year students at UW-Whitewater. These programs will be designed to identify and address student issues that are either roadblocks or facilitators to success in a timely fashion to improve retention and on-time degree completion as part of the university’s new strategic plan goals. The Early Success Program will provide a structure that involves campus services and collaborations with other units on campus in a proactive strategic and systemic process to detect academic and personal issues and provide targeted interventions to resolve them.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required Qualifications:

• An earned master’s degree in College Student Personnel, Higher Education, or Counseling;
• Experience working in a university setting, preferably within student success initiatives, or related functional area (i.e. tutoring, housing, orientation, advising);
• Experience with early warning/early “alert” software, processes, intervention, and program management;
• Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion;
• Ability to work evenings and weekends.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4 or more years of experience working with student sucess initiatives;
• Experience with supervision of student staff;
• Experience training faculty, staff and students;
• Experience working with student information systems (People Soft or other SIS);
• Experience with crisis management, conflict resolution, and building rapport with students;
• Experience collaborating with faculty and staff.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of effective student success strategies.
• Excellent interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent data analysis and administrative skills
• Excellent facilitation and presentation skills.
• Knowledge of college student development theory and best practices in retention and graduation.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

75%   A. Programmatic Duties and Responsibilities

1. Develop, implement, maintain, and manage an early success system for students (i.e., software and assessments).
2. Develop, implement, and manage early success intervention strategies for students.
3. Track the progress of high-risk students and provide interventions in response to student needs in order to improve student retention and graduation in accordance with university strategic goals.
4. Work collaboratively with other departments, committees, and Colleges to develop and implement student success strategies.
5. Follow up, monitor, and track student referrals.
6. Work with students to assist in a success plan that addresses their needs.
7. Maintain records and prepare reports.
8. Provide strategic planning and ongoing program evaluation for the Early Alert program.
9. Compile data and prepare reports to demonstrate program effectiveness.
10. Develop and manage interventions for identified students and communication with them for appropriate referrals and resources.
11. Market the early success program to current faculty and staff.
12. Provide training on how use the technology.
13. Coordinate and instruct one or more sections of an academic success course.

15%   B. Supervision

1. Coordinate the recruitment, selection, on-going training and evaluation for one graduate assistant to work specifically with early success programs.
2. Coordinate the recruitment, selection, on-going training and evaluation of undergraduate student leaders working within the early success program.

10%   C. Miscellaneous

1. Serve on University committees as appropriate (i.e., CARE Team, Student Success Committee, etc.).
2. Develop and facilitate an early success council.
3. Will be an active participant in following applicable safety rules and regulations including necessary training and drills.
4. Perform other duties as assigned.

DEPARTMENT INFORMATION:

The Early Success position will be located in the Academic Advising and Exploration Center (AAEC) reporting to the director. The Early Success position will be located under the Division of Enrollment and Retention, which reports to the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs.

CAMPUS INFORMATION:

UW-Whitewater (http://www.uww.edu) is the largest regional comprehensive university within the UW System and enjoys a reputation as a high quality residential campus located near the scenic Kettle Moraine State Forest in southeastern Wisconsin. UW-W is situated on 400 acres of land and has an annual budget of more than $219 million. UW-W is located in the community of Whitewater, which has 14,622 residents and is within convenient driving distance to the metropolitan areas of Madison, Milwaukee and Chicago. The university enrolls more than 12,000 students in 50 majors housed within four academic colleges. UW-Whitewater also offers 16 master’s degrees and a Doctorate in Business Administration. The university’s strategic plan can be found at: http://www.uww.edu/strategic-plan. It has a special mission within the UW System to serve students with disabilities and, as such, embraces the principles of universal design and is one of the most accessible campuses in the state. UW-Whitewater is a Division III NCAA university and member of WIAC (http://wiacsports.com). The campus has over 200 student organizations and is a vital economic engine for southeastern Wisconsin.

UW-W is committed to seeking and sustaining a culturally and ethnically diverse campus environment, building a diverse faculty and staff with expertise and interest in serving students with diverse needs, backgrounds, ethnicities, abilities and other distinct characteristics in respectful, sensitive and understanding ways. The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, and actively seeks and encourages applications from women, people of color, persons with disabilities, and veterans.

ORGANIZATION INFORMATION:

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is part of the 26-campus University of Wisconsin System (https://www.wisconsin.edu).

Wisconsin Statute 19.36(7)(b) provides that applicants may indicate in writing that their identity should be kept confidential. In response to a public records request, the University will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful final candidate will be released. See Wisconsin Statute 19.36(7)(a).

UW-Whitewater requires criminal background checks as a contingency to employment. A criminal background check will be conducted prior to an offer of employment.

The University of Wisconsin - Whitewater requires that all employees be active participants in following applicable safety rules and regulations including necessary training and drills.

For UW-W Campus safety information and crime statistics/annual Security Report, see http://www.uww.edu/asfr. If you would like a paper copy of the report please contact the UW-Whitewater Police at 262-472-4660.

SPECIAL NOTES:

UW-Whitewater embraces AAC&U’s LEAP principles (http://www.uww.edu/leap) and emphasizes student, staff and faculty participation in High-Impact Practices (https://www.aacu.org/resources/high-impact-practices). The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs (http://www.uww.edu/orsp) provides support for faculty scholarly and creative activities as well as other opportunities to apply for reassigned time and/or other resources to support research activities. UW-Whitewater faculty and staff also have access to technology transfer and research resources provided by WiSys (https://www.wisys.org).

TO ENSURE CONSIDERATION:

Applications received by May 7, 2018 are ensured full consideration. Applications received after that date may be given consideration at the discretion of the search committee. Application materials will be evaluated and the most qualified applicants will be invited to participate in the next step of the selection process.

If you have questions regarding this recruitment, or if you are not able to complete the application online due to a disability or system problem, please contact us at 262-472-1024 or hrstudent@uww.edu.

For questions regarding the position please contact:

Nelson Edmonds
Director of AAEC
edmondsn@uww.edu
262-472-5233

TO APPLY:

Only complete application packages will be considered. A complete application includes online submission of the following documents:

• Resume
• Cover letter outlining the qualifications related to the position
• Name and contact information for three professional references

This Job ID is 14128.

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