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Academic Advisor Senior - Advising Training and Development

Requisition ID: 2024-8639

of Openings: 1

Location: US-UT-Logan Category: Student Programs and Services Position Type: Benefited Full-Time Job Classification: Exempt College: Student Success Department: University and Exploratory Advising Advertised Salary: Minimum $56,000 commensurate with experience, plus excellent benefits

Overview Academic Advisor Training and Professional Development (Academic Advisor Senior)

The Advising Training and Development Senior Advisor position will coordinate and design training and professional development programs through close collaboration with the Executive Director of UAEA and Academic Advising Administrators throughout the statewide system. This position is responsible for the design, development, delivery, implementation, assessment, and maintenance of all training programs and resources. The training program will support the onboarding needs of new advisors and the professional development growth of all advisors throughout the statewide system.

The UAEA training and professional development program will incorporate the comprehensive knowledge of the job responsibilities and practices that contribute to improving student success through academic advising. Training will be aligned with Appreciative Advising, best practice standards, and competencies articulated by the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA), the Council for the Advancement of Standards (CAS) in Higher Education, and other adjacent professional organizations. Training will leverage and promote the centrally coordinated support for USU's decentralized advising system. Training will be delivered through a variety of methods, including synchronous, asynchronous, virtual, and in-person. The position leads the coordination of the yearly USU Advising Conference. This position reports to the Executive Director for University and Exploratory Advising.

In addition to the training role, this position will support the overall mission of University and Exploratory Advising. University Advising is the centralized support unit for over 100 academic advisors across 30-plus campuses. University Advising works to bring the USU advising community together through standards of practice, centralized advising initiatives, leadership, and communication coordination.

This position is eligible for hybrid telework within the State of Utah.

Responsibilities Advisor Training and Professional Development Specialist (70%):

• Lead efforts to provide campus-wide training and professional development for academic advisors, positioning advisors to understand and promote student development, persistence, and completion.
• Incorporate Relational, Conceptual and Informational components of advising in training and professional development.
• Serve as an expert resource by being aware of and up-to-date on all content applying to academic advising. This knowledge is consistent with, but not limited to, software knowledge, policies, and procedures of all advising roles, as well as customer service skills, persistence, retention, and completion initiatives.
• Assist in developing and maintaining documentation... For full info follow application link.

USU recognizes and values the importance of diversity and inclusion in enriching the employment experience of its employees and in supporting the university's academic mission of learning, discovery, and engagement. USU is an Equal Opportunity employer and does not discriminate in any of its programs and activities based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, sexual orientation or gender identity/expression, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by University policy or local, state, or federal law (https://equ ity.usu.edu/non-discrimination).