Student Development Specialist III

Texas A&M University College Station , TX 77840

Posted 4 days ago

Job Title

Student Development Specialist III

Agency

Texas A&M University

Department

Student Life

Proposed Minimum Salary

Commensurate

Job Location

College Station, Texas

Job Type

Staff

Job Description

A Glimpse of the Job

Student Assistance Services seeks to assist students with the appropriate guidance, resources, and support to address a variety of personal and academic matters. SAS can be a beginning point of contact for information or questions about a variety of topics. The Student Development Specialist III

  • Case Manager will engage in individual developmental and educational conversations with students, refer students appropriately to university and community resources, and will consult with faculty, staff, and family members as needed.

Your Opportunity to Contribute

  • Student Interaction
  • Engages in individual developmental and/or educational conversations with students. Appropriately refers to university and community resources and services. Meets, refers, and follows-up with students regarding general questions, concerns, and/or needs. Examples include, but are not limited to: concerning behavior, relationship issues, student rules/grievances, absences, and transition issues. Consults with faculty, staff, and parents on topics including, but not limited to concerning behavior, university/community resources, student rules, and absences. Is responsible for case management with individual students seeking services and support, communicating cases to office staff and departmental staff as needed and appropriate, monitoring cases for trends and taking suitable action, and connecting/networking Student Assistance Services to university colleges, departments, and services.
  • CIRT Follow Up
  • Serves as a follow-up support for the Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) members. Takes CIRT cases from on-call team members after immediate assistance is provided and performs the necessary follow-up services to assist students.
  • Training and Programming
  • Coordinates assigned programming such as Silver Taps, Former Foster initiatives or Pocket Pantry program. Provides training and presentations for office stakeholders.
  • Supervision
  • Provides supervision of assigned student staff.
  • University/Division/Department Duties
  • Serves as a representative on Department, Division, and University committees and task forces, at events, and to department stakeholders as assigned. Performs other duties as assigned.

Who we are

The Department of Student Life strives to enhance your opportunities as a student to participate fully in the University experience. We do this by providing you with information, services, programs and involvement opportunities that facilitate responsible life choices and promote awareness of yourself and of your community. Each of the program areas within Student Life has a specific mission, but one common goal: To provide education, outreach, and support to you.

Learn more about our various program areas Here!

What to do

Apply now to take the first step towards an exciting career!  A cover letter and resume will assist in the review of your application materials. You can upload them during the application process at CV/Resume.

Starting Salary: $59,512

Position Details: Employee will supervise Student Assistants. Attends meetings, programs, and conferences at times beyond traditional working hours.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or any equivalent combination of education and experience and three years' experience in student affairs work or related specialty area with Bachelor's degree, with two years of experience in Student Affairs

  • Attention to detail and dependability

  • Excellent oral and written communication skills and willingness to work as part of a team to aid students

Preferred Education and Experience:

  • Master's Degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs, or related field

  • Three years experience in student affairs work or related specialty area

  • Experience with case management in a higher education setting

Why Texas A&M University?

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.  Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.

  • Health, dental, vision, life and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums

  • 12-15 days of annual paid holidays

  • Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month

  • Automatically enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas

  • Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time

  • Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more

  • Employee Tuition Assistance and Educational Release time for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee

For additional information on benefits Click here

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to pre-populate the online application.

All positions are security-sensitive. Applicants are subject to a criminal history investigation, and employment is contingent upon the institution's verification of credentials and/or other information required by the institution's procedures, including the completion of the criminal history check.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veterans/Disability Employer.


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