Trio SSS Academic Advisor

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* Position Title:

** Trio SSS Academic Advisor##
** Job Category:
** Academic Staff##
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* Employment Type:

** Terminal (Fixed Term)##
** Job Profile:
** Academic Advisor##
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* Job Duties:

** Serve as the TRIO SSS Academic Advisor to a caseload of approximately 100-110 students who are members of the UW Oshkosh TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) program.  The TRIO SSS program serves 300 UW Oshkosh students annually.  SSS students are first-generation college (parents have not earned a baccalaureate degree) students and/or students whose family income meets federally established guidelines.  Students with a documented disability may also be served in the program.  

The goal of SSS is to increase the college persistence and graduation rates of the students it serves.  SSS is one of the U.S. Department of Education funded TRIO programs.  During the academic year, evening hours on a weekly basis may be required. Evening hours in the summer and weekend hours during both the academic year and summer on an occasional basis are required.

** 65% Provide support for an assigned caseload of student participants in the areas of academic advising, life skills development, student success development, career planning, financial literacy, and financial aid and scholarship assistance. Encourage students to participate fully in the college experience including study abroad, internship opportunities and consideration of graduate school.
** 1. Assist in the recruitment of eligible students and the completion of an intake process to include: an Interest Form, a Needs Sheet, and a First-Year Student Services Form.
2. Responsible for assessing a student participants’ needs by having students complete our program’s needs survey and developing an individualized student success plan at the beginning of a student participants enrollment into the program.
3. Responsible for the advisement of a caseload of about 100-110 student participants in assisting with academic planning, course selection, and navigating institutional and academic policies.
4. Facilitating semesterly advising meetings to help students set educational goals, monitor their progress, and provide resources for academic success.
5. Responsible for supporting student advisees who are on academic probation and/or suspension in creating an academic success plan with the goal of meeting the program’s retention, persistence, and graduation objectives.  
6. Identify and make appropriate referrals to the Success Coach for at-risk students that might need additional support.
7. Monitor student progress employing developmental, proactive, and appreciative academic advising methods and document student advising meetings and interactions in Navigate and People Soft in compliance of FERPA regulations.
8. Monitor and track student semester enrollment status, grades, grade-point averages, and progress towards graduation.
9. Provide monthly student progress reports to include academic issues and concerns (re-enrollment concerns, financial challenges and barriers; students dropping out, transferring out, or are at risk of being on academic probation and/or suspended).10. Serves as a main point of contact for students and offers information about educational opportunities and academic requirements. Refer SSS students to other service providers on campus such as the Center for Academic Resources, Financial Aid, Registrar, Student Accounts, Counseling Center, Reading/Study Center, Disability Services, Project Success, etc.
11. Maintain accurate and detailed records of student contact. Keep student files up to date in accordance with federal and institutional regulations.

** 15% Assist in the development and implementation of project services under the direction of the program…