Student Support Service Advisor; TRIO Grant

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Montana State University-Northern
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Position Information

NBAPOSN Title

Working Title

Brief Position Overview

Position Number

Position Number TBD

Department

Department Student Support Services

Division

Division Student Support Services

Appointment Type

Appointment Type Professional

Contract Term

Contract Term Academic Year

Semester

If other, specify From date

If other, specify End date

FLSA

FLSA Exempt

Union Affiliation

Union Affiliation Exempt from Collective Bargaining

FTE

FTE 1.0

Benefits Eligible

Benefits Eligible Yes

Compensation

Compensation Annual

Salary $45,000 annually

Contract Type

Contract Type LOA

If other, please specify

Recruitment Type

Recruitment Type Open

General Statement

The Student Support Services Advisors will be the main source of academic and career advising for SSS participants. This position will create and maintain systems to ensure that eligible TRIO participants are seamlessly connected to SSS in order to advance the major goals of SSS which include increased retention, graduation and transfer rates among the program’s target population.
A federal TRIO Student Support Services grant funds this position. The purpose of the Student Support Services Program ( SSS ) is to increase the number of disadvantaged low-income college students, first-generation college students, and college students with disabilities in the United States who successfully complete a program of study at the postsecondary level (US Department of Education). Funding is available for the five-year period of the grant;

MSUN has received TRIO SSS grants for over four decades. The current grant year is the first in a five-year period.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Coordinates an academic success program for students while promoting an environment of academic excellence and fostering participant success and retention
• Coordinates services for SSS participants including, but not limited to: tutoring, course advisement, academic coaching, accessibility, career services, peer mentoring, and enrichment activities and assistance in financial aid application
• Develop individualized plans for participants and monitor them on a regular basis.
• Records attendance and individualized comments for each participant after each session. Documents progress, goals, to-do list, and any other information requiring follow-up

Required Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills

• Minimum 2 years professional experience in an educational setting
• Training or demonstrated experience in services and services that address the needs of low income and first-generation college students.

Preferred Qualifications – Experience, Education, Knowledge & Skills

• Demonstrated knowledge or experience in interpersonal relationship building
• Experience working with academic policies that affect…