ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR STUDENT SERVICES, Kilachand Honors College

Assistant Director For Student Services, Kilachand Honors College

This position oversees Kilachand Honors College academic advising and supervises the College's three professional advisors. Supervisory duties include advisor onboarding, training, and ongoing support for complex student issues and advisor-directed programming initiatives. This person creates and maintains advising materials and resources; communicates the College's requirements, policies, and procedures to its student body; and, in leading the advising team, plans, executes, and evaluates the College's advising practices within the context of University-wide student services. This position advises 15% of Kilachand undergraduates, supports admissions and recruitment, and maintains the College's internal student records.

Essential Function 1 : Advising Team Supervision and Support 35%

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• Revising and expanding the onboarding and training experience for new Kilachand academic advisors, with focus on advisor retention.
• Supervising three academic advisors through weekly team meetings and regular one-on-one meetings.
• Providing guidance on each advisor's focus areas program development, management, and evaluation, through a lens of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Addressing escalated student issues.
• Supervising the Kilachand academic standing review process.
• Ensuring advisors feel supported with opportunities for growth and networking.
• Serving on Advising Steering Committee.

Essential Function 2 : Academic Advising 25%

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Essential Function 3 : Admissions & Recruitment 20%

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Essential Function 4 : Advising Resources Management 10%

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Essential Function 5 : Student Records & Systems Integration 10%

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Required Skills

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.

Required Experience