Assistant Director of Advising & Academic Success

Assistant Director of Advising & Academic Success

The Advising and Academic Success Center at Curry College is seeking an innovative and student‑focused Assistant Director of Advising and Academic Success to join our team. This dynamic role is integral to fostering the academic and personal development of first‑year and sophomore students. The Assistant Director, working with a team of Academic Success Coordinators, will provide leadership in designing and implementing impactful advising and academic success programs, collaborating with faculty and staff to enhance student retention, engagement, and achievement.

In consultation with the Director of Advising & Academic Success, the Assistant Director assists in the design, implementation, and assessment of initiatives related to undergraduate academic advising for traditional students, students on academic notice and concern, academically vulnerable students, and training and development for faculty and staff around academic advising and success. They provide proactive education and guidance to students, faculty, and families, directing them to appropriate institutional resources and assisting them in creating and adhering to plans for academic success.

• Monitor and respond to emails on the Academic Advising and Academic Success email accounts.
• Maintain and update Advising & Academic Success technology including the portal, web pages, Degree Works Plans, and Canvas Faculty Advising Handbook site.
• Work with the Director of Advising & Academic Success to develop, implement, and assess communications, trainings, and workshops for faculty, staff, and students related to Advising & Academic Success.
• Meet with students to develop, monitor, and evaluate student SAP educational plans in accordance with Satisfactory Academic Progress guidelines and serve on the SAP Appeal Review Committee.
• In coordination with the Associate Director of Advising & Academic Success develop, implement, and assess the Academic Success Program for students on Notice.
• Develop, implement, and assess academic programming for Undecided Students.
• Available to work nights and weekends at peak times for Academic Advising, Orientation, Welcome Weekend, Open House, Accepted Student Day, and Graduation to carry out tasks related to retention and student success, and represent the office at college events.
• Represent the needs and interests of Advising & Academic Success to committees, faculty, and institutional stakeholders in the absence of or at the direction of the Director of Advising & Academic Success.

• Meet regularly, individually and as a group, with Academic Success Coordinators to develop unit and individual goals and plans for success.
• Assist Academic Success Coordinators as needed in developing interventions and solutions for students working with the office.
• Develop tools to be used by those in the office to track projects and tasks to completion.
• In coordination with the Director of Advising & Academic Success develop plans for coverage at weekend and evening events as needed.
• In coordination with the Director of Advising & Academic Success assign, review, and adjust the student caseloads for the Academic Success Coordinators.

• Meet with families, faculty and students to resolve issues, and respond to concerns about college policies, procedures, and processes.
• Monitor and respond to Curry's centralized web‑based Academic Alert system as a means of coordinating early interventions with students.
• Monitor student progress, provide extensive outreach to students, and assist students with problem solving with a particular focus on connecting students with appropriate supports.
• Meet with students of academic concern to develop, monitor, and evaluate student SAP educational plans in accordance with Satisfactory Academic Progress guidelines.
• Meet with students on matters of academic integrity, grade appeal, and academic appeals.
• Communicate directly with students to positively impact timely graduation in partnership with the Registrar's Office.
• Serve as the primary academic advisor for a…