Advisor

Shepherds CollegeFranklin, TN
Onsite

About The Position

Shepherds Ministries is hiring an Advisor to support our upcoming Empowered 4 Life Center in Franklin, TN. Shepherds College, dedicated to helping young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities develop greater independence, is seeking an Advisor to support a caseload of students with special needs in the Franklin, TN area. The Advisor for the Empowered 4 Life Center will oversee and advocate for students on his/her caseload to promote Appropriate Independence™, provide consistent professional communication with families and staff, and personally build into students to promote Appropriate Independence™ and personal growth through supports, challenges, and celebrations.

Requirements

  • Support a caseload of students with special needs
  • Promote Appropriate Independence™
  • Provide consistent professional communication with families and staff
  • Build into students to promote Appropriate Independence™ and personal growth
  • Provide academic advisement
  • Provide personal and professional guidance
  • Conduct regular individual meetings and personal connections
  • Serve as the primary liaison and point of first contact between parents and Shepherds Ministries
  • Interact with instructors regarding academic goals
  • Collaborate with parents to promote student success
  • Understand medical needs of students
  • Work with families to ensure medical needs are met
  • Maintain student files and update profiles
  • Manage student behavioral issues
  • Implement behavior plans
  • Communicate behavioral concerns to academic staff
  • Complete required documentation, assessments, and communication
  • Evaluate and assess prospective students

Responsibilities

  • Provide academic advisement, as well as personal and professional guidance for an assigned group of students through regular individual meetings and personal connections
  • Act as the primary liaison and point of first contact between parents of advisees and Shepherds Ministries
  • Interact with instructors regarding the academic goals of individual students
  • Collaborate with parents in an effort to promote student success
  • Understand the medical needs of students; work with the family to make sure those needs are met while on campus
  • Maintain a file for each student and update student profiles for advisees
  • Manage behavioral issues among students and help implement behavior plans as needed, communicating regularly with academic staff regarding behavioral concerns
  • Complete required documentation, assessments, and communication
  • Evaluate and assess prospective students

Benefits

  • Health, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
  • Funded HSA
  • 401(k) Plan with Match
  • 8+ Weeks of PTO
  • $1,000 Annual Completion Bonus
  • Education Assistance Programs
  • Free Telehealth and Employee Assistance Program
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