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Working TitleScholar Success Specialist, Scholar Success Programs

Position LocationFort Collins, CO

Work LocationPosition is fully in-office/in-person

Research Professional PositionNo

Posting Number202400773AP

Position TypeAdmin Professional/ Research Professional

Classification TitleProf/Indiv Contrib II

Number of Vacancies

Work Hours/Week40

Proposed Annual Salary Range$54,000 - 56,000

Employee Benefits

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Desired Start Date

Position End Date (if temporary)

To ensure full consideration, applications must be received by 11:59pm (MT) on06/03/2024

Description of Work Unit

The Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President is responsible for providing the academic vision and leadership to fulfill the University’s land-grant mission. The work unit articulates, communicates, and facilitates the development of fundamental values basic to the University’s mission and administers academic programs and policies. It oversees the academic programming and faculty affairs on campus, as well as provides oversight for the division of student affairs.

Universitystudent success (https://studentsuccess.colostate.edu/) efforts are coordinated through the Provost’s Office as we strive to improve retention and close opportunity gaps.

TheCommunity for Excellence (https://c4e.colostate.edu/) provides strength-based and identity conscience mentoring to scholarship students in order to facilitate student learning and enrich successful integration to CSU .

The Community for Excellence (C4E)Networkis a collaborative Colorado State University effort designed to increase success rates and decrease graduation gaps of students who have been historically and institutionally underserved in higher education, including first generation, limited income, historically underrepresented racial/ethnic group, and eligible undocumented students. The honor of the community includes financial support augmented with a dedicated CSU staff member, a Scholar Contact, who provides early connection, mentorship, support, and proactive outreach. The Community for Excellence is a collaborative effort, which leverages several strategic programs and offices, all of which focus on educational equity and includes theAccess Center (https://accesscenter.colostate.edu/) ,Academic Advancement Center (https://aac.colostate.edu/) , and Scholar Success Programs. The C4E campus partner network is an intentional effort to collaborate with other campus offices that also focus on educational equity, likeKey Communities (https://key.lc.colostate.edu/) andStudent Diversity Programs and Services (https://studentdiversity.colostate.edu/) .

This position will be part of the C4E initiative and working out of the Scholar Success Programs ( SSP ) unit.

Position Summary

The Community for Excellence Scholar Success Specialist is a full-time position responsible for supporting and mentoring award recipients, which includes the critical areas of academic success, career development, and leadership development, while promoting student retention and graduation.

This position reports to the Assistant Director for Student Experience and Operations who oversees the university-wide Community for Excellence retention initiatives.

Hybrid work available after 6 months of employment; one day a week remotely. Additionally, there are times in the year when in-person/on-campus work is required and hybrid is not an option.

Required Job Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and minimum of 2 years of professional experience, including experience while a student, in student services in higher education or related field

• Experience working with students providing one-on-one and group interactions to assist in their academic success and graduation

• Demonstrated experience and commitment to diversity and inclusiveness, experience working with diverse populations across the breadth of diversity

Preferred Job Qualifications

• Master’s Degree by start of employment

• Evidence of involvement with college and/or high school students related to diversity and intersecting identities

• Demonstrated understanding of student development and awareness of student transition issues, including a variety of factors that could impact academic performance: social, academic, financial, health, family, and personal factors

• Personal or professional commitment to diversity as demonstrated by persistent effort, active planning, allocation of resources and/or accountability for diversity outcomes

• Comfort and effectiveness in conducting active outreach to individual students

• Demonstrated ability to facilitate student development in academic, personal, leadership, and service dimensions

• Understanding of university systems and structures and demonstrated ability to develop collaborative efforts across campus to facilitate and support student success

• Demonstrated ability to organize and implement programs focused on developing communities among students

• Demonstrated ability to build external connections with scholarship foundations, community agencies and schools, and community or junior colleges

• Strong communication skills, including interpersonal, presentation, writing and technical/computer and prior experience with database entry

Diversity Statement

Personal or professional commitment to diversity and inclusion as demonstrated by persistent effort, active planning, allocation of resources and/or accountability for diversity and inclusion outcomes.

Essential Duties

Job Duty CategoryMentoring Scholars

Duty/Responsibility

Serve as the primary mentor for a caseload of approximately 150-200 Community for Excellence Award recipients (Scholars) to promote student’s success by:

• Provide ongoing and developmentally appropriate support and resource referral to continuing students throughout their undergraduate career, including academic success, preparing for graduate school, leadership development, and on-campus engagement; understand and articulate the needs of all students, including first-generation students, students of color, and Pell Grant Eligible students.

• Assess the academic, personal, social, and cultural needs of students and develop appropriate plans for addressing these issues.

• Meetings with students regularly to promote the development of essential skills, such as time management, study strategies, and use of campus resources, and assist them in achieving their goals.

• Provide proactive strategic outreach to students that may need additional support, conduct once a semester academic progress discussion and provide intentional outreach to students facing academic difficulty by getting them connected to academic resources facilitated by the student’s college/department, or meeting with the student regularly.

• Provide appropriate referrals to university resources, including but not limited to Resources for Disabled Students, Student Case Management, Student Financial Services, Health Network, etc.

Percentage Of Time75

Job Duty CategoryProgramming and Community Building

Duty/Responsibility

• Community Building and Activity Planning

• Coordinate group meetings or programs, as needed, that build community amongst the Scholars of diverse backgrounds, and expose Scholars to campus and community resources and opportunities.

• Serve as a liaison to strategic Community for Excellence Partners/Foundations.

• Fall Academic Summit

• Assist the Assistant Director with the planning and implementation of the Fall Academic Summit.

• Attend the Fall Academic Summit and facilitate the small-group portion of the event for the Scholars on your caseload.

• Email and call students on your case load in advance to encourage their attendance at this required event by providing event information and/or the need to complete a make-up appointment if absent from the event.

• Ensure students sign a Plan of Support.

• Spring Celebration of Graduates

• Assist the Assistant Director with the planning and implementation of the Spring Celebration of Graduates.

• Attend the Celebration of Graduates.

• Email and call current students and graduates in advance to encourage their attendance.

• Nominate and prepare student speakers.

Percentage Of Time10

Job Duty CategoryTracking/Assessment

Duty/Responsibility

• Maintain accurate and detailed contact notes, and track student performance using web-hosted applications and local databases.

• Assist with the development of and coordinate the collection of data related to the Community for Excellence’s goals, learning outcomes, retention goals, and students’ academic performance.

Percentage Of Time5

Job Duty CategoryStudent Recruitment and Early Outreach

Duty/Responsibility

• Assist in occasional presentations given to admitted students and their families/guests associated with the Community for Excellence Partner Programs/Schools during Admitted Student Events such as Choose CSU .

• Assist in the planning, development, and implementation of occasional visits from pipeline, Partner Programs/Schools with the goal of helping students understand the combined benefit of the Community for Excellence’s financial and non-financial support.

• Provide proactive, intentional, and general assistance to newly admitted students using the Community for Excellence Early Outreach Plan, which includes assisting students with admissions confirmation, financial aid applications and requirement completion, scholarship applications, on- or off-campus housing, RAM Orientation, placement exams, health insurance, immunizations, and Ram Welcome.

• Occasionally travel off-campus to meet with admitted high school students to explain the Community for Excellence and talk about the benefits of the program.

Percentage Of Time5

Job Duty CategoryCampus Collaboration and Professional Development

Duty/Responsibility

• Serve as a resource for campus Scholar Contacts who are part of the Community for Excellence Scholar Network.

• Maintain strong partnerships with the Community for Excellence on-campus partners and Scholar Contacts; support on-campus retention initiatives with special focus on students from diverse communities.

• Contribute to the development and implementation of a shared vision for the Community for Excellence at CSU .

• Stay abreast of national best practices relative to mentoring and scholarship work.

• Support the goals and values of the Community for Excellence and University by personal example.

• Serve as a positive role model for students.

Percentage Of Time5

Application Details

Special Instructions to Applicants

For full consideration, application materials must be submitted by Monday, June 3, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. MT. Please apply with a cover letter addressing the required and preferred qualifications, resume, and 3 professional references. A Curriculum Vitae is optional. References will not be contacted without prior notification of candidates. If you have questions, please contact Cameron Smistek,cameron.smistek@colostate.edu.

CSU is committed to full inclusion of qualified individuals. If you are needing assistance or accommodations with the search process, please reach out to the listed search contact.

CSU is an EO/EA/AA employer and conducts background checks on all final candidates.

Conditions of EmploymentPre-employment Criminal Background Check (required for new hires)

Search ContactCameron Smistek, cameron.smistek@colostate.edu

EEO Statement

Colorado State University is committed to providing an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based on race, age, creed, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, or pregnancy in its employment, programs, services and activities, and admissions, and, in certain circumstances, marriage to a co-worker. The University will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Colorado State University is an equal opportunity and equal access institution and affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce and complies with all Federal and Colorado State laws, regulations, and executive orders regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action. TheOffice of Equal Opportunity (https://oeo.colostate.edu/) is located in 101 Student Services.

The Title IX Coordinator is the Director of the Office of Title IX Programs and Gender Equity, 123 Student Services Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523-0160, (970) 491-1715,titleix@colostate.edu.

The Section 504 and ADA Coordinator is the Director of the Office of Equal Opportunity, 101 Student Services Building, Fort Collins, CO 80523-0160, (970) 491-5836,oeo@colostate.edu.

The Coordinator for any other forms of misconduct prohibited by the University’s Policy on Discrimination and Harassment is the Vice President for Equity, Equal Opportunity and Title IX, 101 Student Services Building, Fort Collins, Co. 80523-0160, (970) 491-5836,oeo@colostate.edu.

Any person may report sex discrimination under Title IX to theOffice of Civil Rights, Department of Education (https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/docs/howto.html) .

Background Check Policy Statement

Colorado State University strives to provide a safe study, work, and living environment for its faculty, staff, volunteers and students. To support this environment and comply with applicable laws and regulations, CSU conducts background checks for the finalist before a final offer. The type of background check conducted varies by position and can include, but is not limited to, criminal history, sex offender registry, motor vehicle history, financial history, and/or education verification. Background checks will also be conducted when required by law or contract and when, in the discretion of the University, it is reasonable and prudent to do so.

References Requested

References Requested

Minimum Requested3

Maximum Requested3

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• Do you have a Bachelor's Degree?

• Yes

• No

• Do you have a minimum of 2 years of professional experience, including experience while a student, in student services in higher education or related field?

• Yes

• No

• Do you have experience working with students providing one-on-one and group interactions to assist in their academic success and graduation?

• Yes

• No

• Do you have demonstrated experience and commitment to diversity and inclusiveness, and experience working with diverse populations across the breadth of diversity?

• Yes

• No

Applicant Documents

Required Documents

• Cover Letter

• Resume

Optional Documents

• Curriculum Vitae