The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is seeking an ACADEMIC ADVISOR III to focus on Academic Success Coaching. Academic success coaching is a strategic, personalized partnership designed to help students achieve educational and personal success. The success coach will offer one on one support to help students create action plans for overcoming barriers that impede their ability to create and achieve goals. Common topics discussed in coaching include College Transition, Organizational Skills, Time Management, Goal Setting and Planning, Motivation, Strategies for Studying, Note Taking, and Test Preparation.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Conduct one on one academic success sessions and develop personalized success plans for Birmingham Promise Students, SAP students, students who are identified as at risk or severe academic performance issues and any students on campus who requests the resource.
Work closely with advisors in VMASC and across campus to provide success coaching and workshops for students as needed Monitor the academic performance of students who are required to complete an academic success plan.
Engage with students referred from other offices to offer guidance and support on academic success initiatives to assist with academic success.
Outreach to students who are placed on academic probation to provide assistance and support required for future academic success.
Track progress of all students and complete reports on support initiatives.
Facilitate academic success workshops and oversee the success workshop initiatives.
Perform other duties as assigned.
(Annual Salary: $46,530 - $49,640)
Qualifications
Master's degree in Counseling, Education or a related field and four (4) years of related experience required. Work experience may NOT substitute for education requirement.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is an Equal Employment/Equal Educational Opportunity Institution. UAB is dedicated to providing equal opportunities and equal access to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, sex (including pregnancy), genetic information, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, and veteran's status. Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 protects individuals from discrimination based on sex in any educational program or activity operated by recipients of federal financial assistance. As required by Title IX, UAB does not discriminate based on sex in its educational programs or activities, including in admission and employment. Inquiries concerning the application of Title IX may be referred to UAB's Assistant Vice President and Senior Title IX Coordinator, the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights, or both. UAB's Assistant Vice President and Senior Title IX Coordinator is Andrea McDew, 701 20th Street South, Suite 1030, Birmingham, AL 35233, 205-934-5493, amcdew@uab.edu.
Primary Location
:University
Job Category
:Professional & Managerial
Organization
:275007000 Academic Success Center
Employee Status
:Regular
Shift:Day/1st Shift
Work Arrangement (final schedule to be determined by the department/hiring manager):Onsite
Known for its innovative and interdisciplinary approach to education at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, the University of Alabama at Birmingham, a part of the University of Alabama System, is an internationally renowned research university and academic medical center with more than $715 million in annual research funding and an economic impact on the state exceeding $12.1 billion a year. UAB is Alabama’s largest employer, with some 28,000 employees, and was named Forbes’ No. 1 Large Employer in the United States in 2021. UAB enrollment surpassed 21,500 for the fifth consecutive year in fall 2022. The university offers more than 180 degree programs in nine schools and one college. The pillars of UAB’s mission include education, research, innovation and economic development, community engagement and patient care. Learn more at www.uab.edu.
