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MOTLOW STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

is accepting applications for the following position:

Relational & Mentoring Initiatives Advisor

This is a grant-funded position with the tentative end date of June 30, 2025. Possibility of renewal annually with grant renewal not to exceed 1-year.

Campus: Smyrna

Position number: B99583

Salary: $35,548-$38,548

                       

Motlow State is located in the beautiful rolling hills of middle Tennessee and has four campuses that serve students from eleven counties.  We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes an excellent retirement package from the state of Tennessee, 401K plan with match, thirteen paid annual holidays in addition to annual and sick leave days, health and dental insurance, tuition discounts, and state employee discounts. Motlow positions are contingent upon funding availability and budget approval.

 

General Function: 

Provides leadership to the implementation of institutional mentoring and student coaching programs, BUCKS Scholars Academy, MP3, relational mentoring and advising programs, and first-year relational mentoring programs. Supervises peer mentors who will provide supplemental support to specific student groups such as probation students, learning support students and other high need populations.

 

Minimum Qualifications: 

Bachelor’s degree earned from a regionally accredited institution

 

Preferred Qualifications: 

Master’s degree earned from a regionally accredited institution and Three (3) years prior experience in higher education student service position(s) advising, student success coaching, career services, mentoring; experience working with student initiatives or services

 

Major Duties and Responsibilities:

•           Provide leadership, direction, strategic planning, development and implementation of successful peer mentoring efforts. Recruit, supervise, and train peer mentors. Provide advocacy and expertise related to faculty and staff mentors.

•           Provide academic advisement and assistance to students in assigned caseload or populations by creating academic plans, recommending programs of study, making course recommendations, and providing academic strategies to students based on their educational and career goals.

•           Provide students accurate and complete information on degree programs, course requirements, graduation, and various other academic issues associated with completion and success of students with the goal of reasonable time to degree with the least amount of cumulative attempted hours; Providing academic advising support to faculty and various administrative staff in the form of training and information updates.

•           Develop reports and maintain data associated with the required outcomes for the relational advising grant, relational advising model and TN Promise program to submit to Tennessee Board of Regents.

•           Assists the Student Engagement and Retention Initiatives with implementation and coordination of College-Wide retention initiatives.

•           Articulate the campus vision of mentoring and student success coaching, including outreach to students, faculty, staff, and the community.

•           Coordinate peer mentoring efforts for identified student populations i.e. adult learners, veterans

•           Maintain mentoring/coaching caseload with case management technologies.

•           Works closely with college administration to organize student success initiatives

•           Works with the Director of Financial Aid, offices of Admissions and Records, Disability and Testing Services, and Career Planning to ensure that appropriate student services are provided to program participants. Works closely with college administration to organize student success initiatives to foster a spirit of cross-campus communication and collaboration in support of the mentoring initiatives.

•           Serve as a resource person for faculty and staff as needed; clarify student issues and work with students, other advisors, administrators, faculty, academic deans, Financial Aid, Admissions, Records and the site campus deans to reduce barriers to student success and completion for the identified student groups.

•           Provide coverage of the Student Advising center or attend events evenings or weekends during periods of increased student need or during peak student usage.

•           Performs other duties as assigned

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of confidentiality statutes and policies as they apply to FERPA and student programs
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to effectively communicate with a wide range of individuals and constituencies in a diverse community.
• Knowledge of confidentiality statutes and policies as they apply to FERPA and student programs
• Maintain detailed current knowledge of student programs, academic programs, available student resources policies, and procedures
• Ability to establish performance goals and measures to evaluate success of mentoring
• Knowledgeable of creation and implementation of data informed reports, policies, and procedures
• Skilled in establishing rapport with higher education students, staff, and faculty, working as team member, interacting with others and effectively motivating output, resolving conflicts and problems, answering questions, setting timelines and objectives, prioritizing work, project management, giving presentations.
• Ability to interpret and apply written instruction and documentation, policies and procedures, research new techniques and new media, correspond with faculty and staff in order to explain procedures and complete processes, perform basic math, convey academic policies and procedures, discuss and promote mentoring and related programs, plan, develop and implement strategic goals and program initiatives.

 

To ensure consideration, interested applicants must submit an application and resume online with application submission.

 

 

Human Resources Office, Dept. 200

Motlow State Community College

Telephone (931) 393-1545, TDD (931 393-1621)

E-mail; jobs@mscc.edu    

Website: www.mscc.edu

Motlow College is an EEO/AA/Title VI/Title IX/Sections 504/ADA Employer

 

Motlow State Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ethnicity or national origin, sex, disability, age status as a protected veteran or any other class protected by Federal or State laws and regulations and by Tennessee Board of Regents policies with respect to employment, programs, and activities.