Associate Director Of Advising & Student Success

About Mount Wachusett Community College:

Mount Wachusett Community College (MWCC) is a highly regarded educational institution located in Gardner, Massachusetts and accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE). Established in 1963, MWCC serves the educational needs of the communities of North Central Massachusetts with innovative undergraduate education, early college programs, workforce development, personal enrichment, and community service. With a strong emphasis on academic excellence, MWCC provides a supportive environment for individuals to pursue their educational goals, enhance professional skills, and seek personal growth. As a beacon of opportunity, Mount Wachusett Community College empowers individuals from all walks of life, fostering their development and transformation.

We hope you will consider applying for one of our open positions, and discover all that Mount Wachusett Community College and the North Central Massachusetts region have to offer.

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Mount Wachusett Community College embraces diversity, equity, and inclusion as core values and makes it our mission to proactively focus on improving racial equity in our college community. We value equity-minded individuals with commitment to serve student learners from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. Therefore, we strongly encourage applicants who share our commitment and who understand the benefits of culturally relevant practices needed in an educational environment.

Job Description:

General Statement of Duties:

The Associate Director of Advising, under the direction of the Director of Advising & Student SUCCESS, will provide strategic visioning and administrative support for the advising processes related to academic intervention and case management. The Assistant Director will liaise with the other MWCC advising offices to support student case management. They also will provide case management support to faculty advisors. They will provide management support and oversight for the staff within the Office of Advising, Career & Transfer, the THRIVE Center and the SUCCESS Scholars Program. They will participate in the cultivation of a student-centered, data-inform, equity-minded environment for MWCC faculty, staff and students. This is an on-campus position based out of the Gardner campus.

Responsibilities:

• Provide day-to-day operational leadership to the SUCCESS Scholar Program and the Office of Advising, Career, & Transfer academic counselors. Assist with oversight of operational projects and activities;

• Working with the Director of Advising & Student SUCCESS, assess the student intervention process to identify any needed opportunities for improvement. Incorporate best practices for student intervention practices within the newly implemented retention suite;

• Assist with the coordination of retention related outreach in alignment with institutionally targeted populations;

• Participate in the planning and implementation of all matters pertaining to academic advising, course registration, career planning, transfer services and student success. Work with the ACT, THRIVE and SUCCESS staff to organize student programming, workshops and activities;

• Work with the Director to promote best practices in advising: encourage central and concise notetaking, monitor consistency of advising practices across campus, and help foster collaboration amongst all advising offices;

• Work collaboratively with faculty and department personnel across the college to understand processes, systems, and services to resolve student issues. Perform outreach activities (to faculty, administrators, college staff responsible for academic advising and students) consistent with priorities established in consultation with the Director of Advising & Student Success;

• Oversee the advisor assignment process in alignment with a first- and second-year advising model;

• Develop, implement and manage a student-centered advising and student success communication plan within the retention suite in consultation with the Director of Advising & Student SUCCESS;

• Develop, manage, and implement other related projects, as necessary;

• Maintain working knowledge of college and professional academic, career, and transfer advising practices to enhance ability to serve students and positively affect student success;

• Participate in professional development surrounding best practices in advising, retention and student success for community college students;

• In the absence of the Director, provide leadership to the staff;

• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements:

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Education, Counseling, Psychology or closely related field;

• Three (3) years' experience and/or training involving college admissions, academic advisement, career development, or program/project management; or

• An equivalent combination of education, training, and experience;

• Experience working in a community college advising office;

• Reliable transportation ( Travel to other campuses as needed )

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience implementing outreach, intervention, and student success best-practices

• Experience working with large teams and managing multiple projects concurrently

• Bilingual

Equivalency Statement

Applicants who do not meet the qualifications as stated above are encouraged to put in writing precisely how their background and experience have prepared them with the equivalent combination of education, training and experience required for the responsibilities of this position.

Additional Information:

Salary: $66,000.00-$71,000.00

Employee Status: Full Time

Benefits: Yes

Hours per Week: 37.5 * Monday - Friday 8a.m.-4p.m. with two days 10a.m.- 6p.m.

Number of Weeks: 52

Mount Wachusett Community College is an affirmative action/equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, disability, religion, age, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity or sexual orientation in its programs and activities as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and other applicable statutes and college policies. The College prohibits sexual harassment, including sexual violence. Inquiries or complaints concerning discrimination, harassment, retaliation or sexual violence shall be referred to the College's Affirmative Action and/or Title IX Coordinator, the Massachusetts Commission against Discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunities Commission or the United States Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights.

Application Instructions:

Candidates for employment should be aware that although the COVID 19 Vaccination Requirement Policy is no longer in effect, all Community College students, faculty and staff are strongly encouraged to be up to date with vaccination against COVID-19. For additional information related to the status of the COVID19 Vaccination Requirement Policy, please visit: https://mwcc.edu/covid/

The following documents are required:

1.Resume

2.Cover Letter

Anticipated Effective Date: January 2024

Priority will be given to applications received prior to January 4, 2023

Applications will continue to be accepted until the position is filled.

Candidates may be subject to employment screening to include both a Criminal Offender Record Information (CORI) request and a Sexual Offender Registry Information (SORI).