TRIO Student Success Services Advisor

Job Title

TRIO Student Success Services Advisor

Design, deliver, and coordinate services to SSS‑eligible UW students (first generation, low‑income students and students with disabilities) to facilitate their good academic standing, persistence, and timely degree completion. Provide academic, career/major, financial, and personal support and services through one‑on‑one, holistic advising to mitigate the barriers to educational achievement commonly found among disadvantaged students and to promote habits and skills leading to student success.

This is a 10‑month position on a P‑220 Calendar Type that is grant‑funded and is considered ‘at‑will’ employment. The work calendar for this position starts in late July and ends in late May. We have two open positions that we will be hiring for.

• Design and deliver appropriate, individualized advising services and provide group workshops for program participants.
• Independently recruit and serve program participants under federal and Student Educational Opportunity (SEO) guidelines.
• Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with UW colleges, departments, and offices and implement initiatives to further post‑secondary success for participants.
• Maintain strict compliance with federal legislation, regulations, and grant guidance as well as UW and SEO policies and procedures.
• Undertake small‑ and large‑scale event planning and implementation.
• Market program services and advertise participant successes to the public.
• Collect, verify, and document extensive participant data and educational outcomes in an accurate and timely manner.
• Use Microsoft Office applications daily to complete tasks and present information.

• Represent Student Success Services (SSS) on UW committees to foster an institutional climate supportive of the success of SSS‑eligible students.
• Maintain a working knowledge of federal legislation and regulations governing SSS.
• Assist the SSS Project Director with administrative duties and undertake special projects, as assigned.
• Occasional evening and weekend hours.
• Periodic, in‑state travel by car and out‑of‑state travel by car and plane to professional conferences and trainings.

• Organization
• Collaborative relationships
• Strategic Planning
• Integrity

Education:

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Experience:

2 years of comparable experience

Required licensure, certification, registration or other requirements:

• Successful criminal background check necessary for working with minors is required

• Master’s Degree
• Knowledge and understanding of issues affecting college student success and retention
• Proven ability to motivate students to undertake actions and activities that facilitate their academic and personal success
• Instructional experience at the post‑secondary level
• Experience working with TRIO‑eligible student populations (low‑income, first‑generation college students, non‑traditional students, and students with disabilities)
• Familiarity or experience working with federal educational grants under accountability standards
• Strong attention to detail and capacity to remain organized while completing projects within established deadlines.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills

• Resume or C.V. that specifically addresses the duties and qualifications for the position
• Contact information for four work‑related references (references will only be contacted if you are selected as a finalist for the position)
• A one‑page statement that addresses the following questions attached to your application or emailed to Naomi Leigh at leighway:
  • What specific challenges do low‑income and first‑generation college students face in graduating from college?
  • How are you qualified to help students address and overcome these challenges and have you experienced similar challenges?

On‑campus:
This position provides vital support to campus customers, and the successful candidate must be available to work and perform essential job functions on campus, understanding our location is at 7,220 feet above sea…