Advisor

Shepherds College • Franklin, TN

7d • 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed