Coordinator, Student Success Initiatives - Cranford, United States - Union County College

Union County College

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Cranford, United States

4 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

Characteristics, Duties, and Responsibilities

Manages the transcript review process of student cohorts: ensures the detailed documentation of student transcript reviews, follows up with students concerning their degree progress with a focus on timely completion, and accountable for ensuring accurate transcript reviews and documentation.
Reports through different platforms; analyze data and trends; provide forecasts; and share information through dashboards. Through data analysis, develop and implement strategies for increasing retention and graduation rates for cohort students.
Develops and implements programs and events to support students' progression toward degree completion, and to foster student engagement by providing academic, social and cultural supports, specifically for the Project Achievement (Women) initiative.
Completes student communications regarding degree completion progress and requirements. This includes ensuring that cohort students are contacted through multiple means regarding their degree completion requirements.
Represents Student Success Initiatives area at campus meetings, professional development workshops, and college assemblies. Prepares and makes presentations on student success initiatives at professional conferences, with a focus on Project Achievement (Women).
Responsible for completing waiver and substitution forms for cohort students as determined through the degree completion review.
Updates completion progress logs for all cohort members, which includes ensuring daily updates to progress logs are posted, coordination of completion efforts of advisors on all campuses, and communication of completion activities with advisors at all campuses.
Fosters a collaborative, teamoriented work environment, and serves in supervisory capacity for the area in the absence of the Director of Student Success Initiatives.
Perform other duties as assigned.

Education Requirements

Master's Degree in Student Affairs, Social Sciences, Education or closely related field is required.

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Experience

At least 2 years of experience in demonstrated successful advising environment.

Competencies and Skills Required

Ability to establish cooperative working relationships and to coordinate activities with other departments especially with professional staff and a diverse and changing student body.
Must have proven ability to drive exceptional customer experience and results through team development.
Ability to diplomatically manage multiple commitments to students, staff, and operations.
Must be able to work and meet expectations in a hightouch, highvolume, fastpaced and dynamic work environment.
Must have excellent verbal and written skills. Command of English grammar and syntax is integral to communicate effectively.
Ability to communicate effectively with diverse and changing student body and with professional staff.

Physical Demands and Work Environment

This position's duties are normally performed in a typical interior/residence work environment, based on the activity scheduled.
Some physical effort required; however, the employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
No or very limited exposure to physical risk.
Some travel required.

Salary
- $50,000 -$58,000
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Additional Information

UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ does not discriminate and prohibits discrimination, as required by state and/or federal law, in all programs and activities, including employment and access to its career and technical programs.**
UCNJ Union College of Union County, NJ is an
EEO/
AAP Employer/Protected Veteran/Disabled**
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Disclaimer:

This job description outlines the general nature and key features performed by various positions that share the same job classification.

It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties and qualifications required of all employees assigned to the job.

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or re-assign duties to this job at any time due to reasonable accommodations or other business reasons.

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We offer a comprehensive benefits package for fulltime faculty and staff which includes Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits. We also offer twenty vacation days, ten paid holidays, and a tenweek summer work schedule which allows the college to close on Fridays. Other additional benefits include gym privileges, tuition remission for credit and noncredit courses at Union College, and tuition reimbursement for an approved degree program at an accredited college or university.

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Terms of Employment

Full Time. Flexible schedule to meet department needs. Some evening, weekends, and extended hours will be required. Ability and willingness to travel on short notice to all on and off

- campus sites as needed by the college. Mandatory overtime is required throughout the