First-Year Adviser

Lyon College • Batesville, AR

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The individual in this position is responsible for advising and supporting first-year students in a way that is supportive of the College's mission and goals, and that promotes holistic development through intentional and proactive advising, coaching, curricular support and co-curricular involvement. The First-Year Adviser will also have the responsibility for conducting related outreach and retention-focused programming and fully participating in summer registration and orientation sessions. The First-Year Adviser will report directly to the Director of First-Year Advising and will maintain positive, collaborative working relationships with faculty, staff, academic departments, athletics, and other student-oriented departments across campus.

Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Commitment to fostering belonging, engagement, and academic success for all students
• Physical ability to recognize data in the written form (i.e. schedules, reports, etc.) so as to enter data in a computer system
• Physical ability to sit for extended periods of time (i.e. computer)
• Physical ability to use the telephone to conduct business
• Physical ability to stand and to lift moderate weight

Responsibilities

• Serve as the academic adviser for first-year students following a proactive, intentional advising model.
• Work to improve student success and retention among first-year students.
• Under the direction of the Director of First-Year Advising, collaborate with other First- Year Advisers to provide outreach and retention-focused programming.
• Support first-year students through academic coaching and by promoting the use of curricular support services and co-curricular involvement.
• Be a full participant in the planning, preparation, and execution of Summer Orientation and Registration events and, as needed, January New Student Orientations.
• Will actively nurture and maintain positive, collaborative working relationships with faculty, staff, coaches, and all other student-oriented departments across campus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level