TRIO Student Success Services Advisor

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.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• 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.

Supplemental Functions:

• 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.

Competencies:

• Individual Leadership
• Organization
• Collaborative relationships
• Strategic Planning
• Innovation
• Integrity

Minimum Qualifications:

Education:

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Experience:

2 years of comparable experience

Required licensure, certification, registration or other requirements:

• Valid driver's license with a motor vehicle record (MVR) compliant with the Driving for University Business SAP for professional travel is required
• A successful criminal background check necessary for working with minors is required

Desired

Qualifications:

• 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

Required Application Materials:

Complete the online application. The department additionally requests candidates upload the following document(s) for a complete application:

• 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…