Position Summary

The Academic Success Specialist will assist students with developing skills, behaviors and habits that will contribute to academic success. These include academic and career goal setting, learning strategies, time management, organization, and self-efficacy. The Academic Success Specialist must have sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.

SALARY: Range of $43,333 - $61,480 based upon the Alabama Community College System and Shelton State Community College Salary Schedule E3-3 to be determined by the applicants education and years of applicable experience. Applicant acknowledges that if selected for the position that applicants placement on the applicable salary schedule will be dependent upon the verified information provided by the applicant in accordance with the applicable work experience verification requirements stated herein.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Primary Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Foster persistence and retention by managing a caseload of at-risk students
• Create and maintain Student Profiles
• Maintain student success monitor system
• Manage the academic appeals process and committee
• Monitor academic progress of students with check-ins
• Schedule student meetings regularly or proactive outreach
• Respond to student questions, concerns, and needs
• Conduct academic coaching through individual or group sessions that assist students with assessing their own academic performances and developing academic success plans
• Develop and implement intervention strategies for retention
• Assist students with developing self-efficacy by identifying and overcoming obstacles that hinder academic success
• Assist students with learning time management and organizational skills
• Motivate students to become lifelong learners and take ownership of their academic success
• Refer students to appreciate academic personnel and support and collaborates with others to provide appropriate academic plans
• Assist with registration as needed
• Prepare accurate reports from varied information
• Make oral presentations on job-related topics to small work groups
• Monitor Dropout Detective or related student retention software programs
• Work closely with Dropout Detective administrator to improve student retention
• Assist the Director of Student Success with developing and implementing student success initiatives

Other Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Participate in annual planning and evaluation session in support of the Colleges vision, statement of purpose, and instructional goals and objectives
• Demonstrate ethical behavior, loyalty, honesty, and integrity, both on and off campus
• Demonstrate written and oral communication skills
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with other administrative, faculty, and staff personnel

Other Job Duties and Responsibilities:

• Comply with policies of the Alabama Community College System and the College
• Serve on College committees as required
• Participate in professional development, compliance, performance excellence, and training activities as required
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor

Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelors degree from a regionally accredited institution
• Three (3) years of academic coaching or mentoring experience
• Experience in academic coaching or mentoring under-prepared students

Preferred:

• Masters degree from a regionally accredited institution
• Experience with Dropout Detective or other related student retention software programs
• Experience in educating students about community college student services, policies, and procedures
• Experience in a community college student success setting

Application Procedures/Additional Information

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications as indicated on this vacancy notice and must submit a completed online application packet to be considered for this position. Applicants who fail to submit all required information will not be considered. Only applications received during the period of this announcement will be considered.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: The online submission of a complete packet is the sole responsibility of the applicant. No previous application files will be transferred for consideration of this position. No copies will be given of the application information submitted. Applicants must meet eligibility requirements to work in the U. S. at the time of appointment and must travel at their own expense for all in-person interviews.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: A completed application packet consists of:

• An online Shelton State Community College employment application.
• A cover letter of application specifically detailing and relating the applicants education, and experience to the qualifications, duties, and responsibilities of the position.
• A current resume.
• Copies of postsecondary transcript(s) identifying the applicant, institution, and verifying degree(s) earned that demonstrate that the applicant meets the educational requirements for the position. If employed, official transcripts must be received in the Office of Human Resources within thirty (30) days of the employment start date.

IMPORTANT – PLEASE READ CAREFULLY

WORK EXPERIENCE VERIFICATION:

Meeting Minimum Requirements: If the requirements for a position list work experience in a field or area the Applicant must provide written verification(s) of their applicable work experience in order to be hired for the position. Such written verification(s) of work experience must demonstrate that the applicant meets the minimum work experience requirement. Applicants who do not produce this information as indicated will be ineligible for hire and subject to having any offer of employment withdrawn.

Salary Calculation: For all positions on all Salary Schedules, the salary amount for the selected applicant is determined by step placement on the applicable schedule. Step placement is dependent upon the following: (a) all work experience in public education in Alabama and (b) all other work experience outside of public education in Alabama that, in the sole judgment of the College, directly relates to the requirements of the position. The applicant selected for the position must provide written verification(s) of this work experience within the time provided herein if such experience is to be considered in determining their initial step place on the Salary Schedule.

Format for Work Experience Verifications: Work experience verifications should be in the form of verification letters from employers and must include complete employment dates, job title(s), job duties, and an indication whether such employment was full-time or part-time, and if part-time, the average number of hours worked each week. The letters should be on official letterhead and contain an authorized personnel signature. The Colleges official employment verification form is also acceptable and is available upon request. If an employment verification cannot be obtained due to a legitimate reason, for purposes of meeting minimum requirements an applicant may submit copies of other trustworthy documentation such as appointment letters, contracts, pay stubs, or W-2 forms documenting the term of employment. However, such documentation is generally insufficient for salary calculation purposes if job duties are not self-evident in the documentation.

Deadline for Producing Work Experience Verification: With limited exception, work experience verification documentation must be produced prior to any official offer of employment. Work experience verification from a current employer may, upon request, be delayed until an official offer of employment. Any offer of employment at a salary step greater than zero (0) or made without prior verification of any required work experience, is contingent upon production of this documentation by the applicant within ten (10) days of the offer. It is the applicants sole responsibility to provide this verification of work experience. The College is not responsible for any cost associated with such verifications.

EEOC, E-VERIFY, BACKGROUND CHECK STATEMENTS:

Shelton State Community College is an equal opportunity employer. It is the official policy of the Alabama Community College System, that no person shall, on the grounds of race, color, disability, gender, religion, creed, national origin, or age, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program, activity, or employment.

Shelton State Community College will make reasonable accommodations for qualified disabled applicants or employees. Shelton State Community College reserves the right to withdraw this job announcement at any time prior to the awarding.

More than one position in the same job classification may be filled from the applicants for this position should another vacancy occur during the search process.

Any offer of employment is contingent upon a satisfactory criminal background investigation. The applicant may be responsible for the cost of the criminal background investigation.

This employer participates in E-Verify.