Student Success Advocate-LTE

Description

The Student Success Advocate plays a meaningful role in helping students navigate challenges, access support, and stay on track toward achieving their educational goals. Reporting to the Director of Student Life, this position provides proactive outreach, individualized support, and follow-up for students experiencing complex situations that may impact their well-being or success.

The Student Success Advocate plays a meaningful role in helping students navigate challenges, access support, and stay on track toward achieving their educational goals. Reporting to the Director of Student Life, this position provides proactive outreach, individualized support, and follow-up for students experiencing complex situations that may impact their well-being or success.

As a key member of the College’s Campus Assessment, Response and Education (CARE) team, the Student Success Advocate connects students with valuable on- and off-campus resources, develops individualized action plans, and advocates for students throughout their journey s role also brings student success to life across campus by developing and leading engaging programs, trainings, and workshops for faculty, staff, and students that promote holistic well-being, personal growth, and student achievement.

This position description should not be interpreted as all inclusive. It is intended to identify the major responsibilities and requirements of the job. The incumbents may be requested to perform job-related responsibilities and tasks other than those stated on this description.

• Proactively engage with students identified as experiencing barriers to their academic success through outreach, individual appointments, and ongoing follow-up.
• Monitor and respond to early alerts and campus referrals in a timely and student-centered manner.
• Develop individualized support plans in collaboration with students, addressing both immediate needs and longer-term success goals.
• Maintain accurate and confidential case notes and documentation in the institution's student information systems.
• Coordinate cross-campus interventions to address immediate student concerns and long-term needs.
• Administer a Student Support Fund in partnership with Financial Aid staff to assist students facing short-term financial challenges.
• Serve as an active member of the Campus Assessment, Response and Education (CARE) Team.
• Build and maintain partnerships with community agencies to expand the network of resources available to students.
• Design, lead, and support programs and initiatives within the Student Life department aimed at improving retention and student success.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Familiarity with and basic understanding of student development theory and practice, student personnel functions, regulations, students’ rights, and student development concepts.
• In-depth knowledge of basic needs programs and resources.
• Knowledge of diversity and inclusion concepts and the ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with individuals from diverse backgrounds.
• Participate in ongoing training and professional development related to Title IX, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), National Behavioral Intervention Team Association (NaBITA), harm-to-self and harm-to-others D-Scale rubric, threat assessment, emergency management, the Clery Act, and all applicable laws at local, state, and federal levels.
• Knowledge of advertising and promotion techniques relates to student activities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including public speaking.
• Excellent conflict…