Academic Success Coach
- Employer
- The University of Kansas
- Location
- Lawrence, KS
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
The KU Edwards Campus is located in Overland Park, Kansas. In a continuing effort to enrich the university and provide equal educational and employment opportunities, the university actively encourages applications from members of underrepresented groups.
Typical work hours are Monday- Thursday 9am- 6pm, Fridays 8am- 5pm with some flexibility to accommodate student needs.
https://edwardscampus.ku.edu/ Job Description45% - Prospective Student Coaching
Prospective student coaching reflects the dynamic communication, outreach, and strategic support this position will provide to new program inquiries seeking career, academic program, and admissions guidance and information.
- Maintain knowledge and understanding of academic program outcomes, and use new student conversations to ensure appropriate student-to-program matches or make appropriate program referrals.
- Work one-on-one with prospective graduate, transfer, and/or readmit students on admission processes, enrollment steps, and degree planning while students prepare for admission to KU.
- Provide unofficial transcript evaluation and coaching to guide students with enrollment planning prior to attending KU as well as dual-enrollment planning when applicable. Works collaboratively with KU Admissions and KU Graduate Admissions on admission and transfer credit processes.
- Manage student records on KU student information systems and database/CRM systems.
- Develop and maintain a strategic inquiry conversion and admitted student communication plan for academic program(s) driven by department strategic enrollment goals with support from KU Edwards Marketing and in consultation with the academic unit.
- Execute a variety of inquiry-to-applicant conversion and strategic outreach events, including information sessions, community presentations, classroom visits, and industry events in the KC metro area with support from the Community Engagement team as part of the strategic enrollment plan for the program.
- Participate in KU Edwards New Student Orientation and other pre-/post-orientation efforts.
- Represent program interests in Greater Kansas City-area workforce and educational access initiatives upon request.
- Provide comprehensive and seamless success coaching for current students for the assigned program. Coaches are assigned to specific academic programs and work directly with the appropriate school or the College for support.
- Guide student progress through academic milestones, including enrollment, career exploration and graduation.
- Facilitate student enrollment and approval processes including those for KU, the appropriate school, and KUEC including items such as petitions, enrollment changes, appeals, and applications for graduation in compliance with appropriate deadlines and approval channels; manage student records in KU student information and tracking systems; provide appropriate referrals to University offices and Student Services at KU Edwards.
- Adhere to KU Admissions, Registrar, Financial Aid and Student Accounts policies.
- Regularly meet with the Academic Program Director(s) regarding advising and program content.
- Collaborate with Student Engagement on program-specific learning opportunities relevant to the program’s student population that meet the KUEC Advantages
- Provide academic program director(s) with analysis on student progress, enrollment, and graduation as well as class scheduling dynamics. Assist academic rogram irector in preparation for annual review.
- Provide degree-specific context and guidance to program leadership for communication, collaboration, and strategic planning.
- Attend relevant program/academic unit meetings at KUEC or KU Lawrence.
- Participate in KUEC department and campus meetings and trainings.
- Participate in KU Edwards Campus and University related committees related to the retention and graduation of KU students.
- Participates in relevant professional development annually.
- Master's Degree in Higher Education, Student Personnel, Counseling, Advising or a related field, OR Bachelor's Degree in previously specified fields with three (3) years' experience in academic advising, coaching, admissions or student success in an institution of higher education.
- One year of experience in student admissions or recruitment at an institution of higher education.
- One year of experience with transcript evaluation and/or student application process coaching.
- Effective written communication skills as evidenced by application materials.
- One year experience in academic advising in a college setting.
- Demonstrated experience working with adult, transfer, or online students in a higher education setting.
- Previous experience with PeopleSoft or related student information systems.
- Previous experience with CRM (constituent/customer relationship management) systems.
- Demonstrated work experience with student records and compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
- Online student coaching.
- Demonstrated skills in inter-institutional collaborative projects or relationship development.
- A cover letter addressing how required qualifications are met.
- Resume
- 3 Professional references
Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to consider employment opportunities at the University of Kansas. If you require an accommodation in order to participate in the interview, please contact Jeff Chasen in ADA Resource Center for Equity and Accessibility, at jeffchasen@ku.edu, 785-864-6204, five days prior to the scheduled interview.
Application review will begin Friday, October 8th and will remain open until a qualified pool has been identified. Contact Information to ApplicantsMr. Jody Johnson
Associate Director of Academic Success
jodyj@ku.edu Advertised Salary Range$47,000 -$50,000 Application Review Begins08-Oct-2021 Anticipated Start Date01-Nov-2021
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