Student Success Splst

The core mission of American Indian Student Services (AISS) is to provide opportunities that enhance American Indian/Indigenous student success, while also advancing a wide range of objectives aligned with The University of New Mexicos enrollment, retention, and graduation goals. AISS is seeking an innovative and action-oriented Student Success Specialist to join a team committed to collaboratively attaining goals addressing issues in new &amp creative ways demonstrating integrity &amp respect taking initiative to expand knowledge &amp skills and adapting to dynamic shifts in environments and duties.

Combine your passion &amp professional skill-set to positively support American Indian/Indigenous students in their higher education journey!

This position requires: 1). co-coordinating college transition initiatives, student mentorship programs, and leadership development opportunities 2). providing comprehensive academic advisement &amp student support services, and 3). developing appropriate and pertinent academic plans for American Indian/Indigenous students attending the University of New Mexico-Main Campus. The successful candidate will be responsible for co-coordinating and co-facilitating programs and student support initiatives for current UNM-Main Campus students students transferring from UNM branch campus sites, community colleges, tribal colleges, and other colleges or universities and new admits. Dedication to student academic, personal, cultural, and social success advanced oral and written skills networking expertise and demonstrated experience collaborating and interacting with diverse constituents and various tribal governments, higher education programs, and entities specific to American Indian/Indigenous constituents are critical elements of the in-person position.

The individual selected for this position will:

• Co-coordinate and co-implement all organizational components of AISS programs (Student Success Workshops, American Indian Summer Bridge (AISB) Program, AISS Ambassador Program, FAF$A-4-U, American Indian Convocation) including but not limited to: student recruitment &amp outreach efforts student engagement, curriculum development, program design/planning, staff training, and facilities planning.
• Provide &amp co-coordinate comprehensive academic advising, financial aid &amp scholarship guidance, career counseling, and student support services to prospective, new, and current undergraduate students.
• Co-coordinate academic intervention and retention activities and programming and act as a student advocate.
• Implement knowledge of academic standards regarding probation and/or suspension processes/procedures to meet individual student needs.
• Assist with the collection, maintenance, and analysis of program activity data in addition to statistical and narrative program reports and evaluations.
• Assist with the development of complex projects, operations, and/or events.
• Serve as an active participant in a variety of department/division-specific and university-wide student programming initiatives.

See the Position Description for additional information.

Bachelors degree no previous experience required.

Completed degree(s) from an accredited institution that are above the minimum education requirement may be substituted for experience on a year for year basis.

Demonstrated proficiency/experience in:

• Logistics support with 1st-year college residential or transition programs, mentorship efforts, and student leadership &amp retention initiatives.
• Advising (academic/student support) and providing consultation for a diverse college student population.
• Evaluating academic records and formal documents and interpreting department, college, and university academic requirements for degree-granting programs.
• Providing federal financial aid and institutional, departmental, private, and tribal scholarship advisement.
• Generating and developing reports, spreadsheets, and databases: and maintaining program/project records and statistical information utilizing Excel, Access, Hyperion, MyReports and Banner.
• Drafting and creating design sets and copy for print publications/digital &amp web-based communication and social media platforms utilizing Adobe Creative applications: Illustrator, InDesign, Adobe Express, and Photoshop.
• Organizing and leading a variety of programming initiatives that require illustrating proficiency utilizing web-conferencing tools and platforms.
• Working on a team and/or in a collaborative work-setting, multi-tasking and creative problem-solving and working in a high-traffic customer service environment.
• Effectively communicating and interacting with various tribal governments, organizations, higher education programs and a wide range of individuals representing diverse communities.
• Conducting recruitment &amp outreach activities and other student support service related projects/programs in partnership with various campus advising departments.

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Positions posted with a Staff Type of Regular or Term are eligible for the Veteran Preference Program. See the Veteran Preference Program webpage for additional details.

The University of New Mexico is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

The University of New Mexico requires all regular staff positions successfully pass a pre-employment background check. This may include, but is not limited to, a criminal history background check, New Mexico Department of Health fingerprint screening, New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department fingerprint screening, verification of education credentials, and/or verification of prior employment. For more information about background checks, visit https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3280.html. Refer to https://policy.unm.edu/university-policies/3000/3200.html for a definition of Regular Staff.