What are the responsibilities and job description for the Professional Academic Advisor & Student Success Coach position at Westminster college Fulton?
Job Type
Full-time
Description
At Westminster College, we believe in immersive and enriching experiences that inspire creative thinking and problem solving. We believe in creating opportunities for several different paths to success over a lifetime and the potential to make an impact from wherever you are. For our students, we do this by providing real-world, hands-on learning opportunities, small class sizes, and talented professors dedicated to the individual. Our employees often remark that our tight-knit community creates an atmosphere fostering campus involvement that adapts to all interests. As a result, Westminster continues to be recognized for its excellence in higher education as one of the best small liberal arts colleges in the Midwest.
Member of a community of faculty advisors, academic coaches, and counselors, the academic advisor and student success coach
- Assists students in their transition to Westminster
- Facilitates students' efforts to plan their degree
- Promotes engagement in an appropriate major for their interests and strengths
- Connects students with key campus resources and keeps them on track to graduate
- Helps students make the most of their experience at Westminster
- Helps students develop and implement goals in all areas of student development
- Works with the students to identify their needs and areas of growth
As a professional academic advisor, the person in this position supports a caseload of undeclared first- and second- year students. When the students declare their major, they get a faculty primary advisor. However, as a student success coach, the person in this position supports the assigned students until they graduate. As an employee at the Student Success Center, the PAASSC responds to walk-in student needs and performs collaborative administrative tasks. Reporting to the Associate Dean of Student Success, the PAASSC is committed to building student-centered relationships that support achievement. The PAASCC develops and implements advising and coaching strategies to enhance student performance and persistence.
Requirements
Essential Functions :
Job Requirements :
Education : Bachelor's degree required. Master's preferred, especially in Education, Counseling, and related fields. For candidates with a Bachelor's degree, at least 3 years of experience working with students in an academic capacity.
Experience : 3 years of experience with academic advising and counseling; Knowledge of educational theory and principles, and experience in practical application of counseling techniques in a college advising environment.
Skills :
Benefits :
Westminster College encourages and gives full consideration to all applicants for admission, financial aid, and employment. The College is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. The College does not discriminate in access to, treatment of, or employment in, its programs and activities on the basis of race, color, age, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national or ethnic origin, citizenship, veteran status, marital status, disability, or genetic information.
Inquiries about compliance with this prohibition should be directed to :
Associate Vice President & Chief HR Officer / Title IX Coordinator
501 Westminster Ave, Washington West, 2nd floor
Fulton, MO 65251
HR@Westminster-mo.edu
573-592-5226
Salary Description
Exempt
