"First Year Experience Assistant Director"

First Year Experience Assistant Director

Company: University of Central Missouri

Job Location: Warrensburg, 64093

Category: Student Affairs and Services

Type: Full-Time

Salary: $50,000.00 Annually

Location: UCMO - Warrensburg, MO

Job Type: Exempt Staff Full Time

Job Number: 997054

Division: Kickoff

Description

The Assistant Director for First-Year Experience is responsible for the implementation and coordination of retention programs for new students at UCM. In conjunction with the First-Year Experience Committee, this position will coordinate and facilitate efforts across the university to provide a unified approach to initiatives aimed at increasing the retention and success rates of new students. First-Year Experience programs include: Kick-Off (new student welcome event and orientation), college success classes/workshops, welcome events, integration of Living Learning Communities within Housing programs, MOCAN representation, and other programs deemed integral to foster a holistic first-year student experience. Incumbents in this position will collaborate with a variety of faculty and staff across the college including Academic Success, Career and Life Design Center, Student Engagement, University Analytics and Institutional Research, Admissions, and academic departments and programs in an effort to increase first-year student success and retention.

Examples of Duties

Responsible for coordinating daily operations for First-Year Programs to include: -100%

• Coordinate First-Year Experience programs which include Kick-Off (new student welcome event and orientation), college success classes/workshops, welcome events, and other programs deemed integral to foster a holistic first-year student experience.
• Effectively assist in planning, coordinating, carrying out tasks for multiple projects and activities with varied deadlines, requiring extensive follow-up and timely completion.
• Possess and use knowledge of new student program approaches, principles, and theories to develop and coordinate relevant First-Year Experience programming.
• Implement knowledge of student development theory and best practices to drive and improve programming.
• Assist in training student workers for various First-Year Student programs.
• Attend various committee meetings with the Director of Student Activities.
• Assist Director in providing creative direction for program implementation
• Disseminates information of First-Year Programs to stakeholders and communicates effectively about program progress.
• Implementation and management of "First 40" program
• Provide faculty training within the Living Learning Housing Communities and other faculty interested in engagement outside of the classroom.
• Utilize NSSE data and engagement data in Central Connect to provide guidance on program initiatives
• Monthly workshops focusing on student success that might include but not limited to the following topics: time management, financial literacy, FASFA, etc.
• Participate in MOCAN and other conferences concerning First Year Experiences.
• Develop a transfer and sophomore transition program which would connect the student achievement and help with retention.
• Advise the First Generation Student organization
• Leadership programs developed and implemented to transition first year program to second year program creating a sohomore program. Leadership programs designed for junior/senior level students which include a progressive development of service learning component.
• Design FYE programs that will also be utilized by transfer students
• Will be the assistant director reporting to the Director of Student Activities. They will be a part of the FYE Advisory Board. The advisory board will be directed by the Director of Student Activities and a faculty member appointed by the Provost and Vice-President of Student Experience and Engagement. Board members will consist of co-chairs plus representatives from Learning Commons, Housing, Academic advising and faculty members(2).

Typical Qualifications

Education:

• Masters degree in student personnel administration, higher education student affairs, higher education administration, counseling, career development, or related field.
• Education may be substituted for experience or if experience may be substituted for education. Note that equivalencies are based on the following: AA = 2 years experience; BA/BS = 4 years experience; MA/MS = 6 years experience; PhD = 8 years experience

Experience:

• Two (2) years experience serving in various campus or student organizations in leadership roles required.
• One (1) year experience in project/program coordination with specified objectives, timelines, and target outcomes required.
• One (1) year experience working with college students and/or high school students with diverse backgrounds required.
• Experience applying new student program approaches principles and theories that strengthen resiliency factors for new students and develop academic support structures.
• Experience applying student development theory and best practices.

Special Instructions:

Full-time staff & 12-month faculty benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks paid vacation per year; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.

9-month faculty benefits-eligible position: Benefits include competitive salary; health, dental, vision, life insurance, AD & D, long-term disability; 3 weeks of accrued sick leave per year; 13 paid holidays; retirement; and generous education assistance for an employee, spouse and dependent children taking classes at UCM.

Part-time benefits-eligible positions: Benefits include generous education assistance for the employee.

Temporary, adjunct, student employment, or graduate assistant positions: Benefits are not included.

Completed UCM online application for employment required. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

A review will begin immediately and continue until filled unless indicated otherwise.

NOTE: A background check is required for the selected candidate of all staff, faculty, adjunct, and temporary positions and any job offer is contingent on the results of this check. Student employees and graduate assistants do not require a background check to be conducted prior to employment.

The University of Central Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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