Assistant Director of Academic Success Center
Description
Position Title: Assistant Director of Academic Success Center
Department: Academic Success Center
Reports To: Director of Academic Success Center
Appointment: Grant funded, full-time, 40 hours per week (12-month position), On Campus
Status: Exempt
The Assistant Director of the Academic Success Center is a grant-funded position responsible for ensuring quality of academic success services with the objective of advancing Bradley University's goals of improving success and retention.
The Assistant Director will collaborate with relevant stakeholders’ university-wide to develop and deliver academic success services tailored toward students' learning needs, including, but not limited to, individual academic coaching, development and delivery of study skills materials, and student outreach. This position also provides support for students in the Academic Recovery Program (ARP), as well as academic coaching for students in any of the university's five colleges.
The Assistant Director will also work collaboratively within the Academic Success Center and throughout the university to assist with case management for students identified as at-risk, onboarding students during summer new student orientations, and developing and implementing guidelines for the ethical use of artificial intelligence in academic support programming (e.g., academic coaching, peer tutoring, Supplemental Instruction, and Peer-Led Team Learning). The Assistant Director reports to the Director of the Academic Success Center within the Division of Academic Affairs.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Academic Skills Programming Development
- Provide individualized academic coaching to help students identify strengths and barriers.
- Develop, implement, and expand individual academic coaching and study skills workshops.
- Identify evidence-based practices in academic coaching and study skills support and provide training and support in student-facing settings.
- Develop and deploy study skills resources, such as time management and test preparation planners, for use throughout the Academic Success Center and in appropriate university settings.
- Serve as a connecting point between individual students and various campus professionals and offices.
Support Student Success
- Support the Academic Success Center in creation of progress reports by using third-party platforms (e.g., Navigate360) to generate student lists during the first and third quarter of the semester.
- Analyze data from progress reports to identify early warning indicators.
- Use analytics dashboards in third-party platforms (e.g., Navigate360) to assess population health and historic course outcomes.
- Assist university personnel in supporting at-risk students to improve success and retention.
Collaboration with Academic Success Center (ASC) initiatives
- Participate in staff meetings and committees assigned.
- Recommend guidelines for ethical use of artificial intelligence in academic support programming.
- Assist with case management and support for students in the Academic Recovery Program (ARP).
- Assist with office events, including recruitment activities, and other activities as required.
- Support new student orientation initiatives within the Division of Academic Affairs.
- Other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in education or related field from an accredited institution
- Exceptional interpersonal, organizational, and communication (verbal and written) skills
- Detail-oriented, possesses excellent problem solving and analytical skills, and willingness to embrace change management
- Capable of working on multiple projects simultaneously
- Ability to build positive relationships within the Bradley University community
Preferred Requirements
Experience working with academic support initiatives including study skills development and peer-led academic support
This is a full-time, grant-funded position. Continuation of this role is strictly contingent upon the availability and renewal of grant funds. In the event that grant funding is reduced, terminated, or ceases, the position may be eliminated or modified accordingly. Some evening and weekend work is required.
Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter, resume and complete contact information for a minimum of three professional references with telephone numbers.
Please submit all materials at the time of initial application.
Employment with Bradley University is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.
Bradley University offers a competitive benefits package including health, dental, vision, life and disability coverages, FSA, HSA, and retirement plan options. Bradley also offers significant higher education cost savings for employees and dependents through the Tuition Remission program. Information regarding our benefits can be found here:
Bradley University is a top-ranked, private university in Peoria, Illinois, offering nearly 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students’ opportunities, choices, and resources to build their futures. Innovation, action, and collaboration drive Bradley students to generate ideas and create solutions that remake the world around them. Our comprehensive array of undergraduate and graduate academic programs includes business, communications, education, engineering, fine arts, health sciences, liberal arts and sciences, and technology.
Bradley University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The administration, faculty and staff are committed to attracting qualified candidates from underrepresented groups.