submitted by hr@augsburg.edu
Summary of Position
Provide comprehensive advising, financial literacy and academic support services to Augsburg University students who participate in the TRIO/SSS program; assist TRIO/SSS participants in their persistence, academic performance, and timely graduation from the University; enhance existing and develop new programming designed to improve the academic counseling experience for participants in TRIO/SSS; collaborate with on-and off-campus departments to provide complementary student services.
Primary Responsibilities
– Academic Advising and course selection: Advise and monitor students regarding course selection and planning, major and graduation requirements, 4-year planning, graduation advising.
– Financial Aid Counseling and financial literacy advising: Advise students regarding financial aid award and renewal, and about federal, state, institutional, and other sources of financial aid. Instruct on personal budget planning, student account management and other financial literacy topics, monitor and advise on scholarship applications and completion of requirements.
– Academic Counseling: Coach students in academic skills and time management techniques through weekly meetings during students’ first term in SSS; monitor academic progress, respond to academic feedback reports and alerts from instructors; provide specialized probation advising and specialized advising for program participants admitted to the University conditionally; assist students in setting and achieving academic goals.
– Personal and Career Counseling: Instruct students in life and career skills, assist with major decision making strategies, intervene in minor crises and screen for appropriate referrals, counsel on variety of issues including family issues, college transition adjustment, college completion, personal development. Guide students to appropriate self-advocacy personally and academically.
– Advocacy: Advocate on behalf of students with faculty and staff, coach students to self-advocate.
– Summer Bridge: Design and lead supplemental instruction sessions for Summer Bridge course July-August. Assist in planning and day-to-day operations of 5-week academic residential program. Design and lead several program activities. Direct service to and implementation of advising programming for students participating in voluntary academic support program in order to meet eligibility and administrative requirements of the federal grant.
Additional Responsibilities
– Specialized workshops and cultural activities: Design, present, and evaluate 6-8 student academic support workshops per year, often in collaboration with on- and off-campus community partners; plan and accompany student participants on cultural, academic, and leadership activity events 2-4 times per year.
– Project planning and maintenance: Maintain program website, social networking sites and/or program newsletter to support necessary advertisement and communication of program activities. Plan, prepare, and implement retention initiatives to meet TRIO/SSS mission and objectives. Maintain partnerships with workshop co-sponsors, create new programming as needed
– Collaborative and ongoing training activities: Participate in at least one college committee, cross-departmental training, or discussion group per academic year; consult, collaborate and advise on programming and student issues with campus departments (faculty, Student Financial Services, Admissions, Disability Services, Counseling, Career Services, Multicultural Student Services, etc.)
– Professional development activities, program assessment, case notes on database and in student files, other documentation for federal grant support.
– All other duties as apparent or assigned by supervisor.
Work Environment and Physical Demands
– Typical work environment is an office.
– Sedentary work for long periods of time.
– Regular computer and phone use.
– Regular communication with others. Infrequent driving in the metro area for cultural activities, training, workshops, and special projects; must have reliable transportation.
– Occasional travel outside of metro area for professional development.
– Occasional long or irregular hours related to weekend and evening hours to accommodate Summer Bridge students, Adult Undergraduate students, to present workshops, and to participate in cultural activities and professional development activities.
– Intense work environment: student issues can reach crisis and feel overwhelming; it is important that the advisor maintains perspective and professional boundaries.
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