Assistant Director of Academic Success - Pre Health & Science Majors

Jefferson Health Plans • Philadelphia, PA

18d

About The Position

The advising assistant director collaborates with pre-health and science primary faculty advisors & program directors to improve student’s overall academic experience. In addition to providing guidance on academic matters and course selection for a designated population of students, the assistant director serves as advising liaison to selected colleges, connecting students with appropriate resources and contacts throughout the university. The assistant director will collect, analyze, and distribute relevant data regarding student needs, preferences, and academic performance for use in college and university advising policy decisions.

Requirements

• Experience working with traditional college-age students as an academic advisor required.
• Familiarity with Degreeworks, Banner, Starfish and Canvas.
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree required
• 3-5 years working as an academic advisor, and experience working within a faculty advising model

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide academic advising, student support, resource connection, and collaboration with faculty and staff from selected college majors in support of student retention.
• Carry first-year advising caseload, including navigating academic issues, course planning, and major selection with priority focus on at-risk students in the pre-health and science majors.
• Serve as advising liaison to selected college programs and university departments to facilitate student academic progress and retention.
• Collect and analyze student academic progress data with the goal of improving advising methods and strategies for a defined population of students.
• Collaborate with First-Year Faculty Advisors in selected majors, including college-specific policy review and implementation.
• Oversee first-year advisor assignments.
• Participate in all Academic Success Center events including New Student Orientation, Rams Resource Fair, FYS Class Presentations and new advising initiative programming.
• Follow up on all Starfish and Degree works updates as needed and refer students to appropriate areas for support.
• Build on retention initiatives and retention of all students with primary focus on at-risk students in the pre-health and science majors.

Benefits

• Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
• Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.
• All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees