Assistant Director, Health Professions Outreach

Job

Location: Augusta University

Full/Part Time: Full Time

The Assistant Director will assist in programming and experiences designed to create personalized pathways for students to connect with campus and community resources in their journey toward their chosen health profession. The Assistant Director assists in ensuring that the unit maintains its focus to advise and counsel two distinct populations of students:
Current AU undergraduate students interested in pursuing undergraduate and graduate health profession programs;
Undergraduate students interested in graduate health profession programs.

The Assistant Director will also have a distinctive role in providing counsel, advisement and leadership in designing parallel plans for students in undergraduate health-related programs. Reporting to the Director, the Assistant Director, will help to ensure HPO serves as a resource for students pursuing various pre-requisites and requirements of destination programs while also becoming a reliable partner for the colleagues that offer these programs of study.

Program Design and Implementation:
Works closely with the Director of HPO to develop the goals, tactics, and expected outcomes of the unit focus areas in accordance with AU planning processes. Serves as the academic focus area point of contact for undergraduate health related programs and serves on committees as assigned, to develop collaborative relationships with faculty in the academic colleges aligned within the focus area.

Serves as primary coordinator for activities and programs related to undergraduate academic success, workshops on special topics, student ambassador training, meetings, open houses, and other events.

Supervision/Management:
Manages full-time professional staff (HPO Coordinator), including coordinating daily office operations, caseload assignments, project management, employee onboarding, training, mentoring, and performance evaluations. Selects, trains, and evaluates performance of Pre-Health Navigators, updates detailed records and reporting.

Operations:
Manages HPO resources, maintains accurate and confidential student records, supports development and implementation of policies and procedures to structure referrals, tracks student population, assists in planning and executing events, assesses the effectiveness of HPO, tracks statistics.

Relationship Management:
Promotes effective teamwork and communication among all departments and other campus units, serves as a point of contact for the CSM, CAHS, and CON, operates in partnership with CAPE cluster faculty and staff, maintains relationships within student support units, serves as a member of the Health Professions Advisory Committee.

Professional Development and Other Duties:
Engages in professional development and scholarship, mentors and supports the development of staff resources within the department, performs all other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and two years of relevant experience.

• Master's degree from an accredited college or university in a related field.
• Experience in advising counseling, or other closely related field.
• Experience may include supervision or mentoring of others.

Knowledge: Must exert a high level of professionalism and self-motivation;
Experience in customer service;
Proficiency in Microsoft Office and other computer software/databases.

Skills: Strong verbal/written communication and presentation skills;
High ethical standards and commitment to confidentiality;
Resourcefulness in conducting effective and efficient office operations;
Strong emotional intelligence with ability to interact and develop relationships with a broad range of individuals.

Abilities: Ability to work independently without extensive supervision;
Detail-oriented, with the ability to multitask in dynamic, fast-paced environment using multiple databases and software.

Shift: Days; M-F (Work outside of the normal business hours may be required)

Pay Band: B10

Salary: $52,500/annually – $55,000/annually…