Peru State College
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At Peru State College, the Retention Specialist (RS) serves as a vital part of the campus-wide team of passionate, student-centered, higher education professionals dedicated to helping students overcome obstacles and realize success. This role is a high student contact position responsible for retention programs and services focused on the first-year experience and at-risk student populations. The position provides programmatic leadership for the Peru Academic Liaison (PALs) program, at-risk student identification and intervention, and teaches one section of the College Success course. The position supports inclusion programming and provides success coaching to students on academic probation. The RS will provide leadership with the retention management software (Bobcat 360) including training, coordination, and best practices for implementation. This position coordinates sexual violence and sexual harassment awareness programming for students as well as providing support for the Title IX Coordinator in a designee role. The RS will work collaboratively with faculty and staff to identify and address amendable obstacles to student success. As needed, supervises proficiency/evaluation testing, supervising peer mentors/peer tutors for students needing support in with language barriers or remedial education in math or English. Advises and assists students in determining proficiency in college level courses. The RS reports to the Vice President for Enrollment Management and works with a variety of internal and external constituencies. Due to the importance of the RS being a high visibility, high student contact position, the RS will have occasional evening and weekend work. This position is exempt with regard to FLSA overtime provisions. This position is covered by the NSCPA bargaining unit.
Examples of Work Performed
Provide programmatic leadership for first year experience and at-risk student identification and intervention programs Provide academic advisement services for first-year probation students in collaboration with other professional staff in the CATS building Work directly with retention software for retention purposes: academic updates, referrals, communication with appropriate stakeholders for students’ success, and communication to campus on software initiatives and changes Lead efforts to develop and implement a comprehensive and cohesive first year experience program in collaboration with a variety of offices and academic schools on campus Plan and facilitate Welcome Week programming annually with a focus on effective transition practices for incoming students Teach section of College Success each fall with a focus on career development and retention Lead efforts to assist students through college withdrawal process and provide support as needed Will provide support for campus Business office to support collectively the persistence and retention of students through this office Conduct pertinent retention assessments, e.g. qualitative focus groups, and assemble retention statistics for dissemination to key stakeholders Design and implement ongoing awareness programming and support for sexual violence and sexual harassment topics to students to meet federal compliance standards. Programming will include online training for all new and current students, curriculum infusion, in-person programs, and passive programming through posters and communications to students Serve as Title IX Designee under the direction of Title IX Coordinator Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree and related work experience. Preferred Qualifications
A master’s degree, preferably in a field related to higher education, human development, learning theory, guidance and counseling, psychology, or related field is strongly preferred, as is a minimum of two years of experience working within retention programming, academic support, or student affairs. The Retention Specialist should have functional knowledge of the role of support programming in retention efforts and a familiarity with best practices in higher education student services. A genuine interest in learning dynamics and effective transition programming and an understanding of federal regulations related to sexual violence and sexual harassment prevention is preferred. Additionally, this individual should possess a strong affinity toward detail-oriented projects, have basic proficiency with Microsoft Office, effective interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, and be able to maintain confidentiality. The successful candidate should have the ability to work with a wide variety of individuals including faculty, department heads, members of the campus community, students, and external constituencies. Other Requirements
Offers depend on successful background check. Salary Information
Salary high 40’s DOQ. EEO Statement
The Nebraska State Colleges are equal opportunity institutions and prohibit unlawful discrimination and harassment. Each College has designated an individual to coordinate the Colleges’ non-discrimination efforts to comply with regulations implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies and practices may be directed to the Compliance Coordinators assigned at each College and identified on each College website. Veteran Statement
This position is subject to Veterans Preference. Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*). Do you now or will you in the future require sponsorship to work in the United States?
YES NO
Do you have a bachelor's degree or above and related work experience?
Yes No
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Provide programmatic leadership for first year experience and at-risk student identification and intervention programs Provide academic advisement services for first-year probation students in collaboration with other professional staff in the CATS building Work directly with retention software for retention purposes: academic updates, referrals, communication with appropriate stakeholders for students’ success, and communication to campus on software initiatives and changes Lead efforts to develop and implement a comprehensive and cohesive first year experience program in collaboration with a variety of offices and academic schools on campus Plan and facilitate Welcome Week programming annually with a focus on effective transition practices for incoming students Teach section of College Success each fall with a focus on career development and retention Lead efforts to assist students through college withdrawal process and provide support as needed Will provide support for campus Business office to support collectively the persistence and retention of students through this office Conduct pertinent retention assessments, e.g. qualitative focus groups, and assemble retention statistics for dissemination to key stakeholders Design and implement ongoing awareness programming and support for sexual violence and sexual harassment topics to students to meet federal compliance standards. Programming will include online training for all new and current students, curriculum infusion, in-person programs, and passive programming through posters and communications to students Serve as Title IX Designee under the direction of Title IX Coordinator Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree and related work experience. Preferred Qualifications
A master’s degree, preferably in a field related to higher education, human development, learning theory, guidance and counseling, psychology, or related field is strongly preferred, as is a minimum of two years of experience working within retention programming, academic support, or student affairs. The Retention Specialist should have functional knowledge of the role of support programming in retention efforts and a familiarity with best practices in higher education student services. A genuine interest in learning dynamics and effective transition programming and an understanding of federal regulations related to sexual violence and sexual harassment prevention is preferred. Additionally, this individual should possess a strong affinity toward detail-oriented projects, have basic proficiency with Microsoft Office, effective interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, and be able to maintain confidentiality. The successful candidate should have the ability to work with a wide variety of individuals including faculty, department heads, members of the campus community, students, and external constituencies. Other Requirements
Offers depend on successful background check. Salary Information
Salary high 40’s DOQ. EEO Statement
The Nebraska State Colleges are equal opportunity institutions and prohibit unlawful discrimination and harassment. Each College has designated an individual to coordinate the Colleges’ non-discrimination efforts to comply with regulations implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. Inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies and practices may be directed to the Compliance Coordinators assigned at each College and identified on each College website. Veteran Statement
This position is subject to Veterans Preference. Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*). Do you now or will you in the future require sponsorship to work in the United States?
YES NO
Do you have a bachelor's degree or above and related work experience?
Yes No
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