TRIO Advising and Academic Services Coordinator

University of Wisconsin Stout•Eau Claire, WI

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The TRIO Advising and Academic Services Coordinator will review students’ program application information, financial need, and academic need. This role will assist with interviewing project participants and make recommendations for selection to the grant Director. The coordinator will conduct individual participant meetings to assess educational needs, identify services that promote academic development, prepare individualized academic plans, and promote a campus sense of belonging. This position will advise participants individually regarding majors, course selection, degree planning, career development, and university policies, acting as a supplemental advisor with consideration of disability-related needs. The coordinator will track and monitor the academic standing and degree progress of all project participants, coordinating intervention and academic support efforts to promote academic achievement, retention, and graduation. They will design individualized academic support programs for students in negative academic standing, assist in teaching a General Arts and Sciences course “Foundations for Academic Success,” and design and support programming on course registration, financial literacy, financial aid, FAFSA completion, scholarship applications, and other topics. This role will supervise the Mentoring Program, including training, matching students, and approving payroll. Additionally, the coordinator will organize and implement educational opportunities and/or workshops for project participants relevant to grant and campus objectives that foster a sense of campus belonging. The coordinator will also assist the Director in compiling project reports, entering data on Student Access, and sending Annual Performance Reports to the US Department of Education. Key responsibilities include consulting with clinician professionals to evaluate access needs and allocate resources, providing information and resources regarding legal rights and responsibilities to populations with disabilities and their support systems, and facilitating the interactive process for reasonable accommodations. The role also involves assisting in the development of programs and initiatives that promote awareness, sensitivity, advocacy, and competence in ensuring access for individuals with disabilities, and providing consultative services to staff regarding appropriate services and accommodations. The coordinator will conduct intake assessments, maintain current data records, and determine eligibility for disability services.

Requirements

Experience counseling, advising, or providing academic support services to students with a variety of academic majors.
Experience working with students with disabilities in an academic setting.
Bachelor's Degree from accredited institution

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in education, counseling, psychology, vocational rehabilitation, or a related academic discipline from a regionally accredited institution.
Familiarity with federal grants or TRIO programs.

Responsibilities

Review students’ program application information, financial need, and academic need.
Assist with interviewing project participants and make recommendations for selection to the grant Director.
Conduct individual participant meetings to assess educational needs, identify services that promote academic development, prepare individualized academic plans, and promote a campus sense of belonging.
Advise participants individually regarding majors, course selection, degree planning, career development, and university policies, acting as a supplemental advisor with consideration of disability-related needs.
Track and monitor the academic standing and degree progress of all project participants, coordinating intervention and academic support efforts to promote academic achievement, retention, and graduation.
Design individualized academic support programs for students in negative academic standing.
Assist in teaching a General Arts and Sciences course “Foundations for Academic Success.”
Design and support programming on course registration, financial literacy, financial aid, FAFSA completion, scholarship applications, and other topics.
Supervise the Mentoring Program, including training, matching students, and approving payroll.
Organize and implement educational opportunities and/or workshops for project participants relevant to grant and campus objectives that foster a sense of campus belonging.
Assist the Director in compiling project reports, entering data on Student Access, and sending Annual Performance Reports to the US Department of Education.
Consult with clinician professionals to evaluate access needs and allocate resources.
Provide information and resources regarding legal rights and responsibilities to populations with disabilities and their support systems.
Facilitate the interactive process for reasonable accommodations.
Assist in the development of programs and initiatives that promote awareness, sensitivity, advocacy, and competence in ensuring access for individuals with disabilities.
Provide consultative services to staff regarding appropriate services and accommodations.
Conduct intake assessments, maintain current data records, and determine eligibility for disability services.