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JOB DESCRIPTION AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
The Pennsylvania State University Abington College is seeking a Student Success Specialist. The Student Success Specialist develops, implements, assesses, and promotes academic support programs aimed at improving retention, graduation, and academic achievement outcomes; engages and meets with students to make academic support referrals; identifies opportunities for intervention and designs strategies to achieve desired learning outcomes; fosters supportive, responsive, and engaging learning communities; collaborates with faculty to identify students in need of academic support and provides services including developmental courses, workshops, tutoring, and study groups.
Job Duties:
Meet with students to identify and respond to learning needs; refer students to academic support resources with the aim of increasing retention; monitor and coordinate support services; design methods to monitor academic progress
Coordinate and provide services in a learning center including assessments and tutoring; deliver seminars and workshops to support student success
Evaluate documentation to determine program eligibility for students; collaborate with faculty to implement services
Develop and implement proactive retention programs and initiatives; develop strategies to increase student engagement, close achievement gaps, and reach desired learning outcomes; leverage assessment data to identify opportunities for intervention; create new learning resources
Collaborate with faculty to design academic support programs aimed at providing students with tools and resources to succeed; define, measure, and report on desired outcomes; collaborate with faculty and learning partners to optimize course content
Integrate research-based strategies and interventions; define, measure, and analyze outcome data; apply feedback to long-rang planning aimed at advancing program impact
Develop communication strategies to identify and engage potential participants; promote available support services; create responsive and supportive learning communities that encourage student engagement
Serve as a liaison to other departments and develop initiatives that improve the student experience across the University; collaborate with other academic services including advising and disability departments; foster partnerships with faculty, staff, and leadership in order to advance program goals
May supervise full-time staff, student workers, tutors, and part-time employees
Minimum Requirements:
This position requires successful completion of the following publicly available clearances:
Pennsylvania State Police Criminal Background Check
Pennsylvania Child Abuse History
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Criminal Background Check
Penn State is committed to and accountable for advancing diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging in all of its forms. We embrace individual uniqueness, foster a culture of inclusion and belonging that supports both broad and specific diversity initiatives, and leverage the educational and institutional benefits of diversity. We value inclusion and belonging as core strengths and essential elements of our public service mission. Penn State values integrity, respect, responsibility, discovery, excellence, and community.
Abington, PA is a northern suburb of Philadelphia known for its diversity and accessibility. Located just 45 minutes outside of center city, residents can easily travel to and from Philadelphia and Abington’s surrounding communities such as Willow Grove, Glenside, Roslyn, and Jenkintown by SEPTA trains, regional rails, and buses, making it an ideal place to live and work. As a staff member at Penn State Abington, you will enjoy access to popular destinations such as Keswick Village, home of the Keswick Theater, Willow Grove Mall, Briar Bush Nature Center, and Abington Arts Center. You can enjoy outdoor recreation at any of Abington’s 25 public parks, as well as shopping, dining, and other historic arts, museums, entertainment, and community events of the greater Philadelphia region while working in a diverse, lively, tight-knit, and engaging campus community.
The salary range for this position, including all possible grades is:
$51,000.00 - $74,000.00
Salary Structure (https://hr.psu.edu/current-employee/compensation/staff-salary-grades-and-leveling-matrix) - additional information on Penn State's job and salary structure.
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Employment with the University will require successful completion of background check(s) in accordance with University policies.
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