Student Success Coordinator

Get Set for Cumberlands! Join our team of student-focused individuals working together in order to encourage intellectual and spiritual growth, leadership and service. CURRENT STUDENT or EMPLOYEE? Please log into Workday and use the Career Tile to find and apply to jobs from our internal career sites. Job Description :     The   Student Success   Coordinator   will work to   assist   students   in an effort to   improve student retention, persistence, and graduation rates .    Through providing academic advising for incoming students and early intervention measures, the   coordinator   will have a targeted focus on   student success .    This   will help to coordinate   initiatives   to improve student retention and persistence in   UC Online   programs .    The   Coordinator   will collaborate with   UC   Online   team   to design and implement retention initiatives   and communicate with faculty   and staff   regarding   student concerns .    Additionally, the coordinator will work with returning students on academic and social concerns and serve as the academic advisor for returning students who have   been assigned to the   Coordinator .   Job Requirements :     Cand idates   must have the character and   personality to relate effectively with faculty, staff, students, and the community .    Applicants must have a   bachelor’s degree   and at least 2   years of experience in student advising, recruitment, retention, or other related student services areas .    Good oral and written communication skills and an understanding of college programs and procedures   regarding   advisement, registration, and financial aid is desirable .     Key Duties and Responsibilities:    The   Student Success Coordinator will     Coordinate new student   orientation programs for   online   students .    Establish plans of action to address negative attrition/retention patterns.   Prepare and present retention updates and reports .     Identify   and develop student success indicators for purposes of monitoring,   evaluating   and reporting on student academic progress, persistence, attrition/ retention   and graduation rates.   Maintain data and contact students in jeopardy of withdrawing or failing school.   Provide individual and group Student Success Skills sessions/workshops.   Communicate with students on a regular basis in-person, telephone, mail, and e-mail to   facilitate   retention activities.   Publicize and   disseminate   student support materials to students.   Build and   maintain   an awareness of current trends and best practices in retention and student success areas and integrate such knowledge into   UC Online   programs and services.   Coordinate assessment of all program areas of responsibility.    Provide program instruction and guidance from enrollment to graduation.   Help students sustain motivation and progress   to   graduation.   Recommend   appropriate student   services.   Engage and educate students throughout their academic program.    Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.   Cumberlands is different by design. Our employees exemplify our motto in the pursuit of a “life-more-abundant.”