Academic Success Lead Student Navigator

Position OverviewThe Academic Success Lead Student Navigator is dedicated to the mission of providing high quality, student-to-student interactions focused on early student engagement while increasing student motivation for excellence at KU. This position will serve students directly and act as a referral agent to other units and departments as needed. The goal of the position is to ensure students have an advocate and accountability partner to increase student completion within introduction coursework at KU. As a Lead Student Navigator, supports both their fellow Student Navigators and supervisor. Per the State of Kansas, student employees may hold concurrent appointments not to exceed maximum appointment and hours worked levels. However, concurrent student appointments must be of matching FLSA designation (exempt / salaried or non-exempt / hourly).Job Description40% Team Engagement and Community Building Planning and Leading weekly staff meetings and different engagement opportunities Continued learning through engagement with representatives from across campus regarding student support services, resources, policies, etc. Assisting in organizing and strategizing student-focused promotional events as assigned 30% Student Support Through Outreach The Academic Success Student Navigator plays a critical role in student success by assisting students in the areas of student academic case management through KU’s early alert system (Jayhawk GPS), student outreach and appointment scheduling, peer-level academic connection and guidance with fundamental student skills, individual student engagement focused on overcoming personal and academic barriers, student referral to success resources, and data entry. This position is expected to learn and refer students to the breadth of support systems available at KU. This position is expected to be highly engaged in the academic success technology platform where students will document student outreach, send texts, emails, and phone calls to students directly, close student cases as appropriate for tracking. Training and professional development opportunities 30% Program Improvement Provide program feedback for continuous improvement Pull reports and assign cases Assist with updating program materials and training materials Other duties as assigned by AVP, Director, Supervisor, etc. Required Qualifications Ability to work a minimum of 10 hours per week. Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite as demonstrated in the application materials. Commitment to high quality customer service as evidenced by application materials. Summer availability During the semester term of the appointment, the student hourly must be enrolled in no fewer than 6 credit hours. For summer periods the student hourly must : 1) have been enrolled in no less than 6 hours in the past spring semester or 2) be pre-enrolled in upcoming fall semester in no less than 6 hours or 3) be enrolled in summer session or 4) be admitted to study in the upcoming fall semester. Student Hourlies may be undergraduate or graduate students. (Exceptions granted for GRA / GTA / GA appointments DO NOT apply to Student Hourly appointments) Preferred Qualifications Minimum one year experience serving in Student Navigator role. Eligible for Federal Work Study through KU Financial Aid. Experience with applied motivational strategies in an academic setting. Demonstrated ability to learn new technology systems. Effective project management skills. Additional Candidate InstructionsIn addition to the online application, the following documents are required to be considered for this position : Cover Letter addressing the required qualifications and your interest in the position. Resume 1 professional reference – can be faculty or staff familiar with your work. To ensure consideration apply before the application review date 3 / 1 / 2025. A review of applications will continue until qualified candidates are identified. Contact Information to ApplicantsKaitlyn Fallik : kaitlyn.fallikku.edu Advertised Salary Range$12.50 per hourWork Schedule8-10 hours per week; Office Opened 8am – 5pm Monday - FridayAnticipated Start DateSaturday March 15, 2025[Apply to Job](https : / / sjobs.brassring.com / TGnewUI / Search / home / HomeWithPreLoad?PageTypeJobDetails&partnerid25752&siteid5542&jobid5073166)

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