Senior Coordinator of Advising & Student Success

Campus: Chico Job ID: 532516 Job Title: Senior Coordinator of Advising & Student Success (Student Services Professional IV) Appointment Type: Temporary Time Base: Full-Time Date Posted: October 13, 2023 Closing Date: Open until filled Description: Our Commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: California State University (CSU), Chico is a comprehensive and residential public university, holding Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) designation.
Chico State operates as part of the 23-campus CSU system, which educates the most ethnically, economically, and academically diverse student body in the nation.
The University enrolls over 15,000 students, with over half identifying as first-generation college students.
Chico State is committed to recruiting outstanding candidates who reflect the intersectional identities of our student body.
The ideal candidate will embrace our values predicated on the primacy of student success and the elimination of equity gaps, have demonstrated experience working with diverse populations, and will contribute to policies, programs, and practices that support an inclusive, accessible, and equitable learning and working environment.
Black, Indigenous, People of Color, veterans, and those with diverse abilities are encouraged to apply.
Job/Department Summary: Under the general direction of the Associate Dean for the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSS) and Assistant Vice President for Student Success Initiatives and University Advising, the Student Services Professional IV (SSP IV) performs a variety of complex and sensitive professional student service work.
This work includes analysis of needs, development, and coordination of all student success activities and programing within the college.
This work also includes advisement of students and considerable training of staff, faculty, and student advisors on policy, eligibility requirements, and the use of planning, interviewing, and counseling techniques.
The SSP IV develops approaches for implementation that meet specific program needs.
The SSP IV works with the staff advisors and academic departments in BSS to identify and develop academic plans that will help students’ retention and persistence through graduation.
Incumbent develops and compiles advising-related reports and analyzes data with IT Consultant and designated advisors to develop and implement targeted intervention strategies.
The incumbent advises a specific cohort of students in complex situations to decrease time to degree and improve retention.
This position provides considerable work-lead direction, administrative planning, organizing, and prioritizing work to develop creative solutions and integrate approaches across organizational lines.
Incumbent is responsible for identifying specific program needs and for coordinating with academic departments to improve, develop, and implement approaches for student engagement and success.
The purpose of this work is to assist students in making timely progress toward their degree objectives, improve retention and enrollment, and oversee the staff advisors in the college to ensure best practices and campus initiative adherence in all areas of student success.
Required Education and Experience: Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university in a related field plus upper division or graduate course work in counseling techniques, interviewing and conflict resolution where such are job related.
AND Possession of these knowledge and abilities is typically demonstrated through the equivalent to four years of progressively responsible professional student services work experience which includes experience in advising students individually and in groups, and in analysis and resolution of complex student services problems.
*A master’s degree in Counseling, Clinical Psychology, Social Work or a job‑related field may be substituted for one year of professional experience.
A doctorate degree and the appropriate internship or clinical training in counseling, guidance or a job‑related field may be substituted for two years of the required professional experience for positions with a major responsibility for professional, personal or career counseling.
Preferences: Preference may be given to applicants with the following as they may be considered specialized skills: Bilingual.
Experience in academic advising, counseling, orientation, teaching or other student services program or related field.
Have a comprehensive understanding of CSU Chico graduation requirements Familiarity with CSU Chico's academic policies.
Experience with student retention.
Time Base: Full-time Pay Plan: 12/12 Work Schedule: Mon-Fri 8:00am-5:00pm, Summer: Mon-Thurs 7:00am-5:30pm CSU Classification Salary Range: $68,784 - $98,112 per year.
Benefits: This position qualifies for benefits including tuition fee waiver (if eligible).
CSU, Chico offers a number of benefits to its employees (e.
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, sick leave, vacation, health insurance).
For more information please visit Additional Information: California State University, Chico, in accordance with CSU policy, requires that the successful candidate complete a background check (including a criminal records check, sexual offender registry check, and/or fingerprinting) prior to assuming this position.
Failure to satisfactorily complete or pass the background check may impact the job offer or continued employment of current CSU employees who apply for posted positions identified as sensitive.
This position is considered a sensitive position based on CSU guidelines.
Incumbent is responsible for the safety and security of Level 1 data, sometimes also referred to as Level 1 protected data.
This is confidential information that is in most cases protected by statutes, regulations, or other legal mandates.
The person holding this position is considered a “General Mandated Reporter” under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 (revised July 21, 2017) as a condition of employment.
About Chico State: Graduate and undergraduate programs boast high-quality research experiences, exceptional faculty mentoring, and civic and global engagement opportunities.
The campus motto, “Today Decides Tomorrow,” is brought to life by inclusive pedagogy, experiential learning, and co-curricular programming.
The Chico Experience prepares students to be critical thinkers, engaged citizens, and inspired stewards of environmental, social, and economic resources.
Together, they will become leaders solving the challenges of the 21st century.
The campus is located in Northern California, 90 minutes from the state capital, Sacramento, and a three-hour drive from the San Francisco Bay Area.
Chico offers year-round natural beauty, outdoor leisure activities, and a thriving arts, music, and events scene.
We acknowledge and are mindful that Chico State stands on lands that were originally occupied by the first people of this area, the Mechoopda, and we recognize their distinctive spiritual relationship with this land, the flora, the fauna, and the waters that run through campus.
We are humbled that our campus resides upon sacred lands that since time immemorial have sustained the Mechoopda people and continue to do so today.
The University is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against persons on the basis of race, religion, color, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, medical condition, National origin, sex, sexual orientation, covered veteran status, or any other protected status.
Chico State is not a sponsoring agency for staff and management positions (i.
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H-1B Visas).
Open Until Filled (Review of Applications will begin 10/27/23.
Applications received after that date may be considered.
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