Academic Success Coordinator

Curry College founded in 1879 is a private four-year liberal arts-based institution in Milton Massachusetts. Curry is the only college in Massachusetts to guarantee students a job after graduation via The Curry Commitment program. The College is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) and offers 28 undergraduate majors over 50 minors and concentrations seven graduate programs and an associates degree. The College boasts a wide array of co-curricular activities including 40 student-run clubs and organizations and 19 NCAA Division III athletic teams.

The Curry College mission is to educate and graduate students prepared to engage in successful careers and active citizenship with a global perspective. We are an inclusive community of diverse learners and educators committed to continuing our legacy of developing effective communicators with reflective and critical thinking skills. We mentor and empower our students building meaningful relationships that inspire them to achieve their ambitions.

Curry College provides rigorous and relevant academic programs to undergraduate and graduate students and our rich blend of liberal arts and career-directed programs is enhanced by practical field experiences and co-curricular activities. Learning at Curry extends beyond the classroom and is embedded in all that we do.

Diversity and a culture of equity and inclusion among students faculty and staff are crucial to the mission statement of Curry College.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender sexual orientation sex identity or expression national origin age disability veteran status or any other basis protected by applicable state and federal law including Title IX.

The Academic Success Coordinator provides clear proactive advising education and guidance to students and families directing them to appropriate institutional resources and assisting them in creating and adhering to plans for academic success. S/he serves as a point of contact for students families and faculty both pro-actively and for those who are experiencing academic difficulty. S/he works directly with individual students their family members and concerned faculty and staff to provide assistance in resolving academic concerns. The Academic Success Coordinator also serves as the primary Academic Advisor to a caseload of students.

Duties include direct service to students and families; proactive outreach to at-risk students on targeted retention efforts within the Office of Academic Advising & Success and in collaboration with other Academic Support Services at the College Career Services Admission and Student Affairs. The position requires exceptional oral and written communication skills an ability to bring complex situations to closure with strong professional judgment a student-focused orientation and expertise in documenting outcomes with clear written follow-up.

Essential Functions:

1. Direct Service to Students:

• Provide proactive intervention and academic support for specialized populations such as first-year and sophomore transfer students or continuing education students.
• Respondto academic concerns about students within FERPA guidelines; meetwith families faculty and students to resolve issues and respond to concerns about college policies procedures and processes;
• Monitorand respondto Currys centralized web-based Academic Alert system as a means of coordinating early interventions with students;
• Monitorand respondto the Academic Success email account;
• Monitor student progress provide extensive outreach to students and assist students with problem solving with a particular focus on connecting students with appropriate supports;
• Meetwith students on academic probation to develop monitor and evaluate student educational plans in accordance with Satisfactory Academic Progress guidelines;
• Meetwith students on matters of academic integrity grade appeal academic appeals;
• Communicatedirectly with students to positively impact timely graduation in partnership with Advising and the Registrars Office;
• Provideinformation to the Academic Petition and Dismissal Committees in the assessment of appeals regarding academic policies for individual students;
• Serveas the primary Academic Advisor to a caseload of students. Assistwith pre-registration of new students;
• Escalatehigh need students to the Assistant Director for further follow up as needed.

2. Direct Service to Parents and Families:

• Provideproactive information to parents and families to guide expectations and inform families about academic processes and policies.

3. Retention & Student Success Program Planning:

• Engage in networking across the institution to ensure students connect with appropriate resources to support their success. Collaborate with student services academic support technology and others to coordinate and execute student retention strategies based on best practices and institutional research;
• Under the Direction of the Assistant Director of Advising & Academic Success develop execute and evaluateactivities to support at-risk students including workshops print and web materials and peer support;
• Engage in continuous efforts to improve students experience to identify needs for additional resources or interventions and to work with others to assess the effectiveness of student success efforts;
• Serveon the Cares Team;
• Workcollaboratively with colleagues in Office of Advising & Academic Success and on the Cares Team through cross-training information sharing and planning;
• Other duties as assigned.

Compliance:

• Meetwithstudents to develop monitor and evaluate student educational plans in accordance with Satisfactory Academic Progress guidelines;
• Maintain currency with satisfactory academic progress policies and related internal policies and external regulations;
• Serveon SAP Appeal review committee.

Additional Functions:

• Respect and maintain confidentiality parameters of operation professional protocols and individual privacy;
• Initiate independent actions and initiatives including creative problem-solving with families and a keen awareness of program requirements and academic counseling options;
• Assess complex situations and respond with a clear supportive and consistent message.

Essential Characteristics:

Successful performance of this position demands consistent demonstration of the following uncompromised performance characteristics:

• Exhibits a high degree of initiative for bringing tasks to successful completion and succeeding in achieving stated goals.
• Expresses oneself clearly purposefully and effectively both written and verbal context. Possesses excellent organizational and time management skills to achieve optimal results.
• Demonstrates positive attitudes and positive actions through a display of courtesy congeniality cooperation sensitivity and professionalism to deal with a variety of individuals.
• Ability to function independently with a high attention to detail work under pressure and prioritize multiple projects.
• Meets departmental and college-wide deadlines while delivering a quality work product

Minimum Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Higher Education Administration Counseling Psychology or a related field.
• Two to three years of experience in a higher education setting with sustained work providing academic support/advising and program planning for students. Experience educating families and students about academic issues.
• Must have excellentverbal and written communication skills strong organizational skills excellent customer service and interpersonal skills to effectively deal with a variety of individuals.
• Demonstrable computing skills and efficiency utilizing complex computing applications on the systems and programs of Colleges choice; currently by way of example Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to follow-up follow-through multi-task set priorities and adhere to deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Banner
• Experience working with students and faculty around issues of teaching and learning at a small liberal arts-based college.
• Experience working with students on developmental learning in the context of an institution which recognizes and supports students with learning disabilities.

Salary Range:

$55000 to $60000 annually

Committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff Curry College will honor your experiences perspectives and unique identity. Together our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive equitable and welcoming.

At the Colleges discretion the education and experience prerequisites may be excepted where the candidate can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the College an equivalent combination of education and experience specifically preparing the candidate for success in the position.

Employment in this position is contingent upon the successful completion of all required pre-employment background checks.

Title IX Notice of Nondiscrimination

Curry College (the College) does not discriminate on the basis of sex and prohibits sex discrimination in any education program or activity that we administer as required by Title IX and its federal regulations including in admission and employment.

The Non-Discrimination Policy can be found at

Sexual Misconduct Policy can be found at

who wish to make a complaint of discrimination or sex discrimination under Title IX or those with information about conduct that may constitute discrimination or sex discrimination under Title IX may contact the Director of Title IX and Equity Compliance the Office for Civil Rights or both.

Inquiries about the implementation of Title IX and its federal regulations to the College may be referred to either or both offices listed below:

Juan M. Hernandez Ed.D Vice President for Diversity Equity and Belonging InterimTitleIXand Section 504 Coordinator:Office 121 King Administrative Building 55 Atherton Street Milton MA. 02186.

Office of Civil Rights (OCR): Boston Office Office for Civil Rights US Department of Education 9th Floor 5 Post Office Square Boston MA 02109-3921 Telephone: FAX: ; TDD: Email:

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• a cover letter;
• a resume; and;
• a list of three professional references one of which must be a former or current supervisor including complete contact information and professional titles.

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