Associate Director, Center Student Success and Coaching

Position: Associate Director, Center for Student Success and Coaching
Job Title:

Associate Director

Full/Part Time:
Full-Time

FLSA Classification:
Exempt

Campus: LIU, Brooklyn or Post Campus

Reports To:

Director of Student Success & Coaching

Basic Function and Scope of Responsibilities:

The Associate Director serves as a team leader within the Center of Student Success & Coaching and provides oversight to areas under Academic & Career Success, Student Involvement, and/or Residence Life & Community Standards. Reporting to the Director, the Associate Director ensures delivery of essential services and programing to ensure student retention, persistence and degree completion. The Associate Director is responsible for execution of programming to engage students and create a vibrant campus life.

The Associate Director will work as a member of the leadership team within the Center of Student Success & Coaching and will oversee all operations, services and will assist leadership with strategic planning.

Principal Responsibilities:

* Overall management of the daily operations of the Center of Student Success & Coaching, including serving on the departmental leadership team to ensure successful execution of academic and career success, student engagement, residence life and community standards, student programming, LIU Cares, and/or other key student affairs functions

* Supervise and mentor a team of professional staff members including establishing goals and fostering professional development opportunities, monitor goals for team and meet recruitment and retention goals

* Hold regular team meetings and staff one-on-one meetings

* Facilitate, participate and oversee training/development programs for professional staff

* Serve as primary advisor and success coach for working caseload of students as needed

* Collaborate with various offices to support recruitment and retention efforts and events

* Support the student experience through the LIU four-year model from pre-enrollment through graduation

* Assist in pre-enrollment, admissions, orientation, campus, and career activities reinforcing the importance of a collective, integrated college experience geared toward academic and career success

* Prepare students for their transition to the college, and integrate new students into the intellectual, cultural, and social life of the University

* Plan and execute campus programming, including but not limited to campus engagement, student involvement, career success and academic success

* Ensure accurate academic advisement to each student, specifically through the progression of the initial registration upon acceptance to major/degree selection as it pertains to career interests and pursuits

* Interpret career assessment instruments and provide career resources/advisement, developing a timely career track congruent with students' academic pursuits

* Assess need for and provide override/approval access to financial aid, academic advising and other pertinent campus functions

* Attend meetings, participate in campus-wide committees, and assist with annual projects and events assigned

* Coordinate with counterpart(s) on other campuses to ensure a streamlined and uniform LIU student experience

* Other duties as assigned by the Director of Student Success & Coaching

Principal responsibilities include execution of the functions under one or more of the following areas:

Academic & Career Success, Student Involvement, Residence Life & Community Standards.

Associate Director Area Specializations:
First & Second Year Student Success

1. Leads the advancement of student success, retention, and persistence goals by utilizing best-practices and current research related to student success

2. Ensures students' progression toward their educational goal is monitored and that success coaches utilizes various strategies/tools to address academic persistence, engagement and completion

3. Facilitate academic workshop series including the topics of time management, note taking, self-registration tutorials, and other programming to promote academic success of students

4. Coordinates and supports the First-Year Experience including planning and executing New Student Orientation and Convocation

5. Support all functions of Career Success for the LIU community in accordance with the NACE Standards

6. Guides and advises students through study abroad options through LIU Global or faculty-led study abroad opportunities

7. Coordinate and support the Legacy Campaign in conjunction with SGA class representatives for first and second year class gift

Associate Director Area Specializations:
Third & Fourth Year Student Success

1. Leads the advancement of student success, retention, and persistence goals by utilizing best-practices and current research related to student success

2. Ensures students' progression toward their educational goal is monitored and that success coaches utilizes various strategies/tools to address academic persistence, engagement and completion

3. Facilitate academic workshop series including the topics of time management, note taking,…