"TRIO SSS Advisor"

Job Details

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Position Title: TRIO SSS Advisor

Job Category: Academic Staff

Employment Type: Terminal (Fixed Term)

Job Profile: Retention Specialist

Job Duties:

• Maintain regular contact with a caseload of TRIO SSS Participants
• Assesses and collaborates on the development of an Individual Student Success plan with Participants and regularly monitors progress towards goal completion.
• Develops and implements Participant programming for required and permissible services in order to meet the standardized objectives of the TRIO SSS project.
• Facilitates workshops in multi-modalities on a range of topics related to academic success skills, financial literacy, career development, and goal setting.
• Instructs TRIO SSS project 1 credit courses: TRDIS 120 Strategies for Academic Success and TRDIS 121 Strategies for Successful Career Development
• Provides support and documentation to maintain project compliance with appropriate federal regulations and institutional policies and procedures.
• Enters SSS Participant data and records/services in TRIO SSS project database to meet U.S. Department of Education reporting requirements.
• Assist in the development and execution of Summer Early Bridge program for new students.
• Proactively collaborate with College-wide departments, faculty, tutors, and academic support staff to advocate, identify, and meet the academic needs of TRIO Participants.

Key Job Responsibilities:

• Makes recommendations to improve retention efforts
• Advocates for campus-wide retention initiatives
• Provides referrals to appropriate campus resources
• Maintains accurate student records including contact logs, case notes, and files
• Adheres to the established plan of operation, curriculum, process policy, program procedures, and all other related federal regulations
• Partners with academic advisors, faculty, staff, students, and administrative personnel to track analytics, and help identify risk indicators to support data-informed retention and transfer strategies
• Communicates, assists, and monitors progress of students
• Monitors, plans, and facilitates student academic progress, student programming, and success plans
• May assist with Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) completion and/or provide financial aid/scholarship information

Department:

UW-Stout’s TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) program provides supplemental academic support and services for its 550 student participants. The department strives to increase the retention and graduation rates of first-generation students, students who meet federal low-income criteria, and students with disabilities. The department is funded by three federal TRIO grants: Student Support Services, Student Support Services: Disability, and Student Support Services: STEM.

Funding for this position is contingent upon federal funding.

Compensation:

Competitive salary commensurate with qualifications and experience. A six-month probationary period is required.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum bachelor’s degree required in higher education, social work, education, counseling, educational leadership, or related fields from an accredited college/university.
• Minimum of (2) years of appropriate and relevant professional experience working with a TRIO federal program or similar related program/project
• Minimum of (2) years of experience advising and assisting Student Support Services eligible students with postsecondary course selection, academic advising, financial aid information and processes, economic literacy, career development/obtainment, and graduate school admissions
• Professional/Personal experience overcoming barriers similar to project participants
• Formal training and/or work experience in programming that promotes the annual retention, persistence, academic standing and graduation rates of Student Support Services eligible students
• Formal training and or work experience in effective student counseling or advising specifically in the areas of guiding Student Support Services eligible students academic and non-academic goal setting and skill acquisition
• Knowledge of academic advising, career, financial aid, economic literacy activities and related services for Student Support Services eligible students
• Ability to effectively maintain a caseload of project participants and provide them with services and activities as indicates on their individual student success plan
• Knowledge of disability barriers, accommodations, and ADA

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in higher education, social work, education, counseling, educational leadership or related fields from an accredited college or university
• Experience administering and interpreting career and personality assessments (MBTI, Strengths, Strong Interest Inventory)
• Experience instructing college-level courses in first year experience or academic success skills content
• Experience with database and engagement platforms and software such as: Blumen, PeopleSoft, Canvas, Canva, Microsoft Office Suite, EAB Navigate, Stellic

How to Apply:

Complete applications received by end of day, January 4, 2026 are ensured full consideration. Applications submitted after January 4, 2026 may be reviewed at the discretion of the search committee or until position is filled.

To apply, click on the APPLY button or go to: https://www.uwstout.edu/about-us/careers-jobs

Required application materials:

• Cover letter (* See below)
• Curriculum vitae or resume

*All final candidates will be asked to provide names, email contact information, and/or phone numbers for three (3) references, with at least one being from a manager or supervisor, during the interview process.*

Please use your cover letter to speak to each of the Minimum/Required Qualifications for this position as listed above. For each required qualification, describe your relevant experience, using specific examples from your work history to illustrate how your experience satisfies the requirement.

Contact Information:

For questions regarding this position or recruitment, please contact:

Search Chair: Sarah Wynn, Interim Director of TRIO Student Support Services
Email: wynns@uwstout.edu

If you need assistance with the online application process or if you submitted your application prior to uploading all the required application materials, please contact:

Search Coordinator: Karrin Ruch
Email: ruchk@uwstout.edu