Student Success Advisor

Student Success Advisor

• Until Filled (MST)

• Cedar City, UT, USA

• 40000-42000 per year

• Salary

• Full Time

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Job Description:

The Student Success Advising team at Southern Utah University is growing!

Student Success Advisors (SSAs) fulfill a vital role for students by providing academic advising, career guidance, and holistic support focused on well-being beyond the classroom. They inspire, motivate, and challenge students to achieve on-time degree completion. Through their meaningful relationships with students, SSAs make a crucial contribution to student retention, persistence, and completion.

We have positions open in: Business, Natural Sciences, Health Sciences, Performing & Visual Arts, Aviation, Engineering/Computer Science, and Education/Human Development. (subject to change)

To be guaranteed full consideration, please submit your application before May 19, 2024.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide holistic advising to students, which includes:

• Going beyond academics to build relationships focused on the whole student; empowering students through those relationships to make the most effective decisions for their education.

Ensuring student understanding of academic requirements, degree audit tools, and related registration and enrollment processes.

• Meeting individually with students to identify strengths and challenges and to help create success plans that address needs and offer academic, personal, and campus engagement opportunities.

• Proactively outreaching to all new/continuing students to assist in the creation and/or modification of completion plans that position students to achieve self-defined personal, career, and academic goals.

• Advise incoming first-year and transfer students throughout their enrollment process, including occasional events for recruitment purposes, to ensure they are best set up for success during their time at SUU.

• Maintain knowledge of university resources related to student finances, holistic wellness, academic support, and other high-need services. Refer and follow-up with students as necessary.

• Collaborate regularly with college faculty, staff, and administrators as well as a wide network of other campus colleagues and partners regarding enrollment, retention, and completion initiatives.

• Function as a Strong Certified Practitioner and conduct career assessments with students to further refine their career goals and planning over the course of their degree.

• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required.

• Demonstrated ability to build rapport in developing meaningful relationships with students and campus colleagues.

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

• Demonstrated ability to build strong and authentic relationships with students from a variety of backgrounds.

• Demonstrated ability to both collaborate with teammates and to work independently on efforts that support institutional and team goals.

• Strong problem-solving skills, including the ability to synthesize data and take action based on complex information.

• Experience using and comfort with technology (student information systems, basic Office programs, etc.), as well as the ability and willingness to quickly learn new computer-based programs.

Documents Needed to apply:

• Resume

• Cover letter

• Contact information for 3 professional references

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