Assistant Director - Career and Academic Dual Programs Advising - 996887

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Primary Purpose:

Supervises and mentors a team of career and academic dual program advisors, while assessing student needs, goals, interests and prior academic experiences and career goals to guide students in the design and implementation of a successful academic and career plan to ensure that students persist and graduates.

Job Category: Exempt

Hiring Range:  $66,000.00

Pay Basis:  Annually

Subject to Grant Funding? No  

Essential Job Functions: 

1. Plans, directs, supervises, and coordinates work activities of subordinates and staff, including hiring, coaching, evaluating, and terminating, all in accordance with university policies and procedures.

2. Monitors daily operating activities of department and makes necessary adjustments in work assignments.

3. Resolves escalated issues and uses career and academic advising expertise to solve complex problems and/or improve processes.

4. Manages and participates in the development of workshops and sessions on career development and academic advising topics and soft-skill development for the NSU community.

5. Assists in formulating strategic business plans for the University, college, and department.

6. Trains team to assess strengths and weaknesses in students’ academic career, and personal development by identifying factors that enhance or prevent academic progress, examines alternatives based on changing goals, and interprets non-cognitive assessment results to guide students to establish realistic academic and career goals including developing an Individualized Student Success Plan..

7. Creates and oversees the communication plan to student cohort systematically, frequently, and intentionally through multiple methods, including but not limited to face-to-face meetings, group meetings, college-supported technology solutions, e-mail, telephone, text messages, and social media.

8. Provides academic advising to prospective, new, and returning students, individually or in groups, about the University policies, programs of study, degree options and online resources tools.

9. Monitors academic progress of students by analyzing progress reports from instructors, determining eligibility and satisfactory progress toward degree, identifying current and potential needs or problem areas, such as helping student’s access college resources, including navigating the student portal to attain self-sufficiency in college transactions to support retention; meets or exceeds established retention goals annually.

10. Advises staff, students, and faculty on pre-professional advisement services available to undergraduate students; assists with the professional school search, application process, and submittal timelines; collaborates with students in the creation of professional school correspondence materials.

11. Informs/directs staff and students about university resources such as financial aid, scholarship/grant sources, Academic Services, Wellness Center and/or Psychological Services.

12. Compiles, maintains, analyzes, and prepares reports on data related to activities such as student engagement and retention, experiential learning, and/or career and academic success, authorizing add/drops, and conducting degree audits. Keeps advising and career statistics, work schedule and other reporting documents up to date.

13. Oversees team that works closely with the Office of Financial Aid and Academic Records regarding advisees that risk or have failed Satisfactory Academic Progress as defined by the U.S. Department of Education. Works with advisee to create and monitor plans which will allow students to meet federal requirements to continue receiving financial aid.

14. Establishes and maintains relationships with assigned Department Chair/Program Directors to understand and clarify departmental expectations. Maintains current knowledge of all the degree and certificate programs.

15. Works closely with admissions and financial aid staff to ens