Student Success Advisor-Southside College of Health Sciences

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Scheduled Weekly Hours:

Work Shift:

This position is located at the Southside College of Health Sciences. The hours are 85 MondayFriday

The Success Advisor serves as a member of the advising team in which students are placed at the center of all that we do and supports students throughout the student lifecycle by providing academic advising and academic counseling to all student populations as guided by the mission vision and strategic plan of Richmond Higher Education Institutions and Office of Student Success. The Success Advisor partners with students faculty and administration to support students in pursuit of their educational goals and to ensure they have access to support services and resources that assist students in their academic journey.

• Provides academic assistance and advising to a diverse student population including nontraditional oncampus and hybrid/online learners to facilitate students successful and timely educational planning and degree completion in alignment with their educational and career goals.
• Assists students in developing skills and strategies which foster independence active learning academic success and progression timely degree completion and achievement of their educational goals.
• Evaluates student needs and provide appropriate resource referral to career academic counseling and student life resources and opportunities.
• Responsible for the development implementation and assessment of academic and nonacademic programming advising tools and resources. Identifies recommends and helps coordinate academic assistance resources programming related auxiliary support services accessibility and accommodations.
• Develops a rapport of trust and accessibility with students in caseload. Ensures accurate advice and quality support contributing to persistence and a positive student experience. Upholds sound equity and inclusion practices for student success with all students.
• Collaborates with faculty and the Director of Student Success to identify atrisk students and develops an action plan to facilitate student success. Assists with retention programming for all programs.
• Working in collaboration with the Assistant Director Student Success serves as the onsite coordinator for accommodations needs including but not limited to; the intake process policy clarification scheduling communication with appropriate faculty etc. delivery of appropriate accommodations and ongoing evaluation for efficiency and effectiveness under the guidance of the Director of Student Success.
• Functions as a member of the student success team to ensure the proper workflow continuous improvement and outcomes of the office. Collaborate with colleagues to advance quality advising practices.
• Monitors student progress and develop graduation plans in partnership with individual students. Provide information regarding curriculum policies procedures opportunities and guidelines for academic programs.
• Represents the Office of Student Success at internal and external events and functions. Participates in student organizations and on committees provides support for student affairs/student life initiatives.
• Supports strategic support efforts as directed by the Dean and Director of Student Success including but not limited to drop in sessions new student orientation continuing student programming and commencement.

Required Minimum Education:

4 year/ Bachelors Degree

Specialty/Major:

Education Psychology

Preferred Education:

Graduate Degree (Masters)

Specialty/Major:

Education Counseling Psychology Student Development

ExperienceTwo 2 or more years of recent experience in academic advising higher education counseling or a closely related field required.

Other Skills Required

• Strong technology skills including online course management software webenabled student success resources student information systems.
• Experience counseling/advising both traditional and nontraditional learners in a facetoface and virtual environment.
• The ability to assess student needs and make referrals to external resources. Strong interpersonal communication and collaborative skills to interact with diverse students faculty and administration.
• Professional demeanor and strong commitment to excellent customer service. Ability to work independently and collaboratively. Selfdirected.

Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursingis an equal opportunity employer.

Many of our opportunities reward* your hard work with:

• Comprehensive affordable medical dental and vision plans
• Prescription drug coverage
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life insurance w/AD&D
• Employer contributions to retirement savings plan when eligible
• Paid time off
• Educational Assistance
• And much more

*Benefits offerings vary according to employment status.

Department:

It is our policy to abide by all Federal and State laws as well as the requirements of 41 CFR 601.4(a) 60300.5(a) and 60741.5(a). Accordingly all applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color national origin religion sex sexual orientation gender identity age genetic information or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability. If youd like to view a copy of the affirmative action plan or policy statement for Mercy Health Youngstown Ohio or Bon Secours Franklin Virginia; Petersburg Virginia; and Emporia Virginia which are Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer please email . If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process please contact The Talent Acquisition Team at .