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Posted: 05-Dec-24
Location: Alamosa, Colorado
Salary: $42,252-$48,060
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Internal Number: R312
Position Summary:
This is a twelve-month exempt, at-will, full-time position with the primary
responsibilities of increasing student persistence via campus-wide success
coaching. The position will be institutionalized at 100% after the completion of the grant.
Specific Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Program Development and Management:
- Collaborate with the external consultant, Inside Track, to support the development and implementation of the student success coaching initiative.
- Coordinate and oversee the scheduling group workshops.
- Ensure alignment of coaching programs with institutional goals and student success initiatives.
- Develop and maintain programmatic resources (e.g., guides, workshops, training materials) for coaches and students.
Coaching/Advising and Support:
- Build relationships utilizing distance delivery communication methods (phone, email, Web, social networking, etc.) to ensure proper advisement and support of off-campus students.
- Provide individualized coaching to students, helping them set academic, career, and personal goals, and developing strategies for achieving them.
- Communicate with students and relevant Adams State University faculty and staff on documentation required for program completion and graduation.
- Provide academic advising services to undergraduate on campus students, including the use of proactive advising methods, supporting students in overcoming obstacles, developing skills and connecting them to appropriate resources.
- Initiate retention contacts with advisees who are behind in registration for the subsequent semester.
- Participate in departmental and committee meetings as appropriate for supporting assigned students
- Participate on Academic SOS committee
- Assist the Asst. Director for Academic Advising in verifying majors of newly admitted students and assigning appropriate advisors.
Collaboration and Outreach:
- Serves as a point of contact and coach for the student success coaching initiative.
- Develop and coordinate relationships with various campus offices (e.g., Registrar’s Office, Admissions, Financial Aid, and Student Support Services) to support students' needs.
- Lead faculty/staff professional development, implementation, and integration of success coaching initiative in collaboration with Inside Track.
- Engage in outreach efforts to identify students who may benefit from coaching, especially those in at-risk or underrepresented groups.
Data Collection and Reporting:
- Work with consultant, Activity Coordinator and grant evaluator to develop/maintain a data system for monitoring and evaluating effectiveness of student success coaching initiative
- Serve as a Campus Security Authority, as federally mandated under the Clery Act.
- Track and analyze data on student participation, progress, and outcomes to assess the effectiveness of coaching programs.
- Use data to identify trends and make recommendations for improving services and outcomes for students.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree required (Master’s preferred).
- Minimum 2 years of experience in higher education student support services required
- Excellent organizational, communication, and project coordination skills.
- Experience working with faculty, and student support services
- Demonstrated commitment to student success and equity in postsecondary education.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with sensitivity and tact, and be sensitive to dynamics of difference in race, gender, disability, religion, sexual orientation, national origin and other types of cultural difference.
- Proven leadership and management skills
- Adams State University values an inclusive environment that facilitates collegial relationships, encourages mutual understanding among diverse individuals, and leads to addressing issues and differences in an atmosphere where all are valued and affirmed. We warmly invite applications from candidates who thrive in this environment of honesty, efficacy, and collaboration.
Salary and Benefits:
The salary range for this position is $42,252-$48,060. In addition to salary, Adams State University offers a competitive benefits program including medical, dental, vision, disability insurance, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, and retirement savings plans. For detailed benefits information please visit our Human Resources Benefits Page.
How to Apply:
All interested candidates must submit application materials electronically through Adams State University’s Workday application portal.
Completed applications include the following:
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Cover letter
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Resume
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Unofficial transcripts (official transcripts will be necessary at the time of appointment)
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Three professional references, including phone number and email for each
No other format of application material will be accepted.
Review of completed applications will begin immediately and priority will be given to applications received by 1/2/2025 and continue until the position is filled.
Questions about the position may be directed to Sean Bolton at seanbolton@adams.edu
In compliance with the Immigration Control Act of 1968 candidates for positions must provide proof of eligibility to work before an offer of employment can be made final.
About Us- Diversity & Inclusive Excellence
Adams State University is committed to providing a safe and secure environment for its students, faculty, staff and visitors, and to protecting its funds, property and other assets. Well-informed hiring decisions contribute to this effort. Therefore, Adams State University has adopted a policy on background screening for its prospective, continuing, and returning employees as well as students in certain circumstances. Offers of employment will be contingent upon the completion of an acceptable background check. The information received in response to a background check will be treated as confidential to the extent provided for by law.
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and Part 106 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, including in admission and employment. Inquiries about the application of Title IX and CFR 106 to Adams State University (ASU) may be directed to ASU's Office of Equal Opportunity, Director Ana Guevara, and/or to the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights of the Department of Education. Support resources for sexual misconduct, ASU's sexual misconduct policies, contact information for the Adams State University's Office of Equal Opportunity & Title IX, as well as a detailed procedure for filing a grievance due to discrimination on the basis of sex may be found online at https://www.adams.edu/administration/oeo/reporting-sexual-harassment/. These procedures also describe the University's response to reports and/or complaints of sex discrimination or sexual harassment.
Adams State University is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. Applications are sought from all qualified persons regardless of race, color, sex, disability, and, as covered by law, veteran status. In addition, University policies prohibit discrimination on the basis of religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation including transgender status and gender expression, marital status, and parental status.
Adams State University is dedicated to fostering Inclusive Excellence and especially encourages applications from women, people of color, members of the LGBTQ+ community, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and other historically underrepresented populations. Given the university’s mission and student body composition, the institution is committed to increasing the diversity of its professional staff and is actively seeking qualified applicants who have experiences, skills, and/or personal attributes that augment the perspectives of our current faculty and staff; we will give particular consideration to qualified applicants with experience in ethnically diverse settings or who possess varied language skills and have a record of successful experience in engaging diverse communities and student populations. Additional information about the university and the academic mission may be found at www.adams.edu/academics/