Academic Success Advisor

BENEFITS:

• Comprehensive Health Insurance
• Missouri State Employees' Retirement System
• Professional Development
• Tuition Assistance
• Four-day workweek in the summer months
• More

PURPOSE:

The Academic Success Advisor supports student persistence, retention, and degree completion through proactive advising, targeted academic recovery interventions, and first-year instruction. Serving as a primary point of contact for new, first-year, and academically at-risk students, the Advisor provides holistic guidance that integrates academic planning, policy navigation, and engagement with campus resources.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

First-Year Student Advising: Academic Success Advisors support new, incoming, and early-credit students (including transfer first-year students with fewer than 30 credit hours) through proactive advising, transition support, and retention-focused engagement.

Student Academic Recovery Advising (Probation & Intervention Support): Advisors provide structured, developmental advising for students on academic probation and those requiring targeted academic recovery interventions.

Teaching First-Year Experience Courses (GE 101 & GE 102): Academic Success Advisors serve as instructors in the University College First-Year Seminar sequence and are responsible for structured academic instruction, assessment, and cohort engagement.

Committee Assignments: Academic Success Advisors contribute to institutional governance, planning, and program development through committee service.

Special Assignment (Projects) Duties: These duties reflect the role's flexible, project-based responsibilities aligned with institutional priorities.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Data, Assessment, and Reporting

Program Development & Innovation

Professional Development & Compliance

Institutional Service

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required Qualifications

• Master's degree from an accredited institution.
• One or more years of professional experience in academic support services, student success, advising, or retention-focused roles.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and Google Workspace (including Google Forms, Docs, Sheets, and related applications).
• Ability to quickly learn and effectively use new software platforms and advising technologies.
• Strong initiative with the ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in student Affairs, Higher Education Administration, Counseling, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 2-3 years of professional experience in higher education or closely related field
• Experience working with first-year students, academically at-risk populations, or transition programs.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Personal Characteristics:

• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and human relations skills, with the ability to build rapport with diverse student populations.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain confidentiality and exercise professional discretion.
• Strong organizational, time management, and documentation skills.

Certifications, Licenses, and Registrations:

• No specific certifications or licenses required.
• Relevant professional certifications in advising, student affairs, or student success (e.g., NACADA, coaching certifications) are desirable.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• This position requires the ability to operate standard office equipment, communicate effectively, and prepare and maintain written and electronic records.
• The role involves regular sitting, standing, walking, and the use of hands for typing and handling materials.

This job description is not intended to be a complete list of the job's responsibilities, duties, or skills. It is subject to review and change at any time, with or without notice, in accordance with Lincoln University's needs. Since no job description can detail all the duties and responsibilities that may be required from time to time in the performance of a job, duties and responsibilities that may be inherent in a job, reasonably required for its performance, or required due to the changing nature of the job shall also be considered part of the jobholder's responsibility.