Veteran Student Advisor, Student Affairs
Company: West Coast University
Location: Westminster
Posted on: January 18, 2023
Job Description:
Serving as the primary point of contact for all campus students
during their academic career, is the principal advising resource
for students and is responsible for enhancing the students' overall
University experience by helping them utilize the University
academic and support services, delivering and maintaining a
comprehensive persistence success and remediation system. Through
collaboration with students, faculty, and associates, the Student
Advisor will identify students who need additional assistance to be
successful and work to proactively address areas of concern as
students strive to achieve their educational goals. The Student
Advisor will also coordinate and manage student relations
activities such as: student persistence, retention, and
satisfaction strategies. Description for Internal Candidates -
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Collaborate and partner with Academic, FA, Admissions,
Registrar, and other University departments on campus to serve
students in a holistic and comprehensive manner to ensure students
are provided advising and support resources across administrative,
co-curricular, and academic areas. -
- Educate students on University policy and procedures, and
program requirements, ensuring consistent, and accurate information
is identified, shared, and applied. -
- Coordinate, -facilitate, and participate in -student outreach
activities, services, and processes in the areas of learning and
retention strategies, advising, -campus life, -and life skills to
enhance student satisfaction and support successful student
outcomes. -
- Guide -students -in how to -navigate -University -resources.
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- Monitor -student attendance, student satisfaction and other
retention related data. -
- Utilize and maintain -a comprehensive tracking and reporting
system for all -students identified as at-risk by -implementing,
monitoring and utilizing early warning and intervention strategies
for students who are or are perceived to be "at risk" due to
academic or co-curricular concerns, and as identified by the
University's Student Success/Academic Action Plan(s). - - -
- Create -comprehensive persistence and remediation reports for
the campus Academic -Leaders -and Director of Student -Affairs, and
-makes recommendations for process improvement. -
- May act as subject matter expert and provide services in a
specialty role. - Such as but not limited to :Serves as the primary
point of contact for DOD/VA students and provide advice to Service
members on disability counseling, academic counseling, job search
activities, financial aid counseling (but for deeper counseling
would refer to FA Certifying Official on campus), and student
support services. In addition, the point of contact -may be asked
to assist with -updates needed in -the DOD/VA databases when
tuition, policies impacting Service members and student status
changes occur. -OR -Provide at-risk GE students accurate and timely
information regarding the TEAS examination, following completion of
all assigned remediation, and support -these students until the
TEAS -examination is passed, student -is academically dismissed, or
withdrawn. - -
- Manage and update advising related student records with the
necessary information for each individual student, i.e. progress
towards program requirements, goals and objectives, information and
concerns. - -This includes but is not limited to -related
interactions with students: emails, phone calls or written
communication and generate regular performance reports summarizing
student progress. - EDUCATION: Required: Bachelor's degree from an
accredited college or university which includes coursework -in
education, -instructional design, -administration, business
management, student -affairs, -psychology, -or related field. - - -
Or - Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
with three years of experience relevant to the position. - - -
Preferred: Master's or higher degree from an accredited college or
university which includes coursework in education, instructional
design, administration, business management, student personnel,
psychology or related field preferred. - #LI-AM1 #HEJABOUT USFor
over 100 years, West Coast University has been educating and
preparing students for professional careers across our six campuses
located in Southern California, Dallas, Miami, and Online. As part
of our unique student-centric approach to advanced healthcare
education you will be empowering future healthcare professionals.
At West Coast University our students are Ahead of the Curve. Our
Mission is to embrace a student-centric learning partnership that
leads to professional success. We deliver transformational
education within a culture of integrity and personal
accountability. Our benefited faculty and associates are offered a
comprehensive benefit package including:
- Health & Wellness
- Financial & Retirement
- Family & Parenting
- Vacation & Time Off
- Perks & Discount
- Professional DevelopmentWest Coast University is proud to be an
equal opportunity employer, and we seek candidates who desire to
work in and serve an ethnically-diverse population.Campus: WCU
Anaheim
Function: Professional
Keywords: West Coast University, Westminster , Veteran Student Advisor, Student Affairs, Other , Westminster, California
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