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Academic Resources and Retention Specialist - Advising Center, College of Education and Community Innovation

Grand Valley State University · Grand Rapids, MI · 1 mo ago
Education$51k–$54k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections for headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections where there is real specific content. We must not repeat job title as heading. Must not include Job ID etc. Must preserve all substantive info, remove boilerplate like EEO, legal, application instructions, etc. Also must not include sections like Pay/Schedule/Benefits unless posting actually states them. The posting includes Salary & Benefits: Salary range $51,000-$54,000, commensurate with experience. That's pay info. Benefits? Not specified beyond salary range. It says Salary & Benefits: Salary range $51,000-$54,000, commensurate with experience. No explicit benefits listed. So we can include Pay section with salary range. Benefits section? Not specific, so we should not create Benefits section unless there is specific benefit info. There's none. So omit Benefits. Schedule? Not mentioned. So omit Schedule. We need sections: About the role (maybe a summary). Responsibilities (duties). Requirements (required knowledge, skills, abilities). Qualifications? Could be similar to Requirements; but we have Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities and Preferred Knowledge, Skills And Abilities. Could combine into Requirements and Preferred? The instruction: use headings for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We can choose which to include. We need to preserve all substantive info. We could have About the role (summary paragraph), Responsibilities (Primary Duties broken into categories), Requirements (Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities), Preferred Qualifications (maybe under Qualifications or Skills). Could also have Skills section for preferred skills. But we should avoid thin sections. Perhaps combine Required and Preferred into Requirements and Qualifications? Let's think. We have: Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities (list). Preferred Knowledge, Skills And Abilities (list). Could make a Requirements section for required, and a Qualifications section for preferred. Or combine both under Requirements with subheadings? But we must use only the allowed headings. Could use Requirements for required, and Qualifications for preferred. Skills maybe not needed. Also we have Working Conditions: Normal office environment. Some travel may be required. That's not a heading but could be part of About the role or Responsibilities? Could be a short paragraph under About the role. We must remove boilerplate: How to Apply, EEO, legal, etc. We must preserve all substantive info: caseload, retention activities, duties broken down percentages, etc. Let's extract substantive content: - Position supports caseload of 300+ graduate students in MSW program while also proactively coordinating and offering retention activities and resources for CECI. - Retention activities include outreach, programming and event planning, consistent communication through newsletters, webpages, social media, and EAB Navigate Campaigns. - Salary range $51,000-$54,000, commensurate with experience. - Primary Duties (Advising Support & Administration – 60%): - Maintain advising caseload of 300+ MSW Students providing course planning, resources and referrals - Counsel MSW students on academic probation or dismissal through an appeal process - Manage overrides and permits for MSW course registration - Assist on a committee to support admission to the MSW programs - Host regular information sessions for newly admitted MSW students preparing for orientation and course registration - Provide student support services, resources and referrals for CECI graduate students - Assess students’ academic needs, aid them in setting goals, connect them to appropriate resources, and provide ongoing support as needed - Understand and be able to clearly communicate academic information, including possible programs of study, resources available to students, and be knowledgeable of academic policies and administrative practices - Partner with professional staff and faculty advisors to support students - Maintain electronic student files and student databases - Support New Student Orientation in Allendale (summer months only) for incoming first year students - Retention Activities of Outreach & Communication – 30%: - Oversee W.A.V.E. program (Wellness and Vibrancy Events) including planning events - Represent CECI programs at open houses and/or graduate program information sessions - Participate in campus events to promote department services - Facilitate workshops/training and/or design resources provided to students to assist them in their development as a university student - Produce and distribute informational materials related to programs and services creating access through digital media and systems such as Blackboard - Create content for digital communication (website, social media, monthly newsletters) - Create and deliver classroom presentations - Represent CECI programs at open houses and/or graduate program information sessions (duplicate) - Facilitate alumni events and panels for CECI student networking - Assess student-centered programming and retention - College/University Collaboration & Engagement – 10%: - Serve on University and College Committees - Research and distribute cross-university opportunities for CECI students - Attend staff meetings/team meetings regularly - Perform other duties as required/assigned by leadership - Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities: - Master of Social Work (MSW) from a CSWE accredited MSW Program - Minimum of two (2) years of post-MSW professional social work experience - Evidence of critical, reflective thinking about the role of field education within social work education - Record of, or demonstrated potential for, working with graduate students and community partners to support MSW field education - Ability to provide leadership to the field education program through practice experience, field instruction experience, and administrative or other relevant academic and professional activities in social work - Effective communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact with others with respect, empathy, and cultural humility - Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and access, including a clear commitment to anti-racist social work practice in alignment with CSWE standards - Demonstrated ability to establish professional relationships, partnerships and collaborations, and network with community organizations and agencies - Ability to work productively with colleagues with flexibility and creativity - Preferred Knowledge, Skills And Abilities: - Three (3) years or more post MSW professional social work experience - LMSW (or equivalent license) - Previous field placement coordination experience, strong skills in mediation and collaboration, knowledge of area social service agencies, and experience in program development and management - Ability to contribute to the diversity of the faculty through lived experience and/or professional practice - Working Conditions: Normal office environment. Some travel may be required. We need to output HTML with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills?, Pay. We can put About the role: a brief summary paragraph combining the first sentences about supporting caseload and retention activities. Responsibilities: list of duties broken down maybe as subheadings? But we only allowed
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. We can have a
      for responsibilities. Could also separate by percentages but not required. We'll just list all duties as items. Requirements: list of required knowledge, skills, abilities. Qualifications: list of preferred knowledge, skills, abilities. Skills: maybe not needed; we could omit. Pay: include salary range. We must not include sections with filler like "commensurate with experience" as heading; but we can include that text inside Pay paragraph. We must not repeat job title as heading. We must not include Job ID etc. We must not include application instructions, EEO, legal, etc. We must preserve all substantive info; we must not invent or summarize away detail. So we need to keep all bullet points exactly as given (maybe rephrase slightly but preserve meaning). We should not drop any bullet. We need to ensure we include all bullet points from responsibilities, required, preferred, working conditions maybe as part of About the role or a separate section? Working conditions not covered by allowed headings; we could incorporate into About the role as a sentence. We must not create a Schedule section. Now produce HTML fragment. Structure:

      About the role

      This position supports a caseload of 300+ graduate students in the Master of Social Work (MSW) program while also proactively coordinating and offering retention activities and resources for the College of Education and Community Innovation (CECI). Retention activities include outreach, programming and event planning, and consistent communication through newsletters, webpages, social media, and Educational Advisory Board (EAB) Navigate Campaigns. The role operates in a normal office environment with some travel possibly required.

      Responsibilities

      • Maintain an advising caseload of 300+ MSW Students providing course planning, resources and referrals
      • Counsel MSW students on academic probation or dismissal through an appeal process
      • Manage overrides and permits for MSW course registration
      • Assist on a committee to support admission to the MSW programs
      • Host regular information sessions for newly admitted MSW students preparing for orientation and course registration
      • Provide student support services, resources and referrals for CECI graduate students
      • Assess students’ academic needs, aid them in setting goals, connect them to appropriate resources, and provide ongoing support as needed
      • Understand and be able to clearly communicate academic information, including possible programs of study, resources available to students, and be knowledgeable of academic policies and administrative practices
      • Partner with professional staff and faculty advisors to support students
      • Maintain electronic student files and student databases
      • Support New Student Orientation in Allendale (summer months only) for incoming first year students
      • Oversee W.A.V.E. program (Wellness and Vibrancy Events) including planning events
      • Represent CECI programs at open houses and/or graduate program information sessions
      • Participate in campus events to promote department services
      • Facilitate workshops/training and/or design resources provided to students to assist them in their development as a university student
      • Produce and distribute informational materials related to programs and services creating access through digital media and systems such as Blackboard
      • Create content for digital communication (website, social media, monthly newsletters)
      • Create and deliver classroom presentations
      • Facilitate alumni events and panels for CECI student networking
      • Assess student-centered programming and retention
      • Serve on University and College Committees
      • Research and distribute cross-university opportunities for CECI students
      • Attend staff meetings/team meetings regularly
      • Perform other duties as required/assigned by leadership

      Requirements

      • Master of Social Work (MSW) from a CSWE accredited MSW Program
      • Minimum of two (2) years of post-MSW professional social work experience
      • Evidence of critical, reflective thinking about the role of field education within social work education
      • Record of, or demonstrated potential for, working with graduate students and community partners to support MSW field education
      • Ability to provide leadership to the field education program through practice experience, field instruction experience, and administrative or other relevant academic and professional activities in social work
      • Effective communication and interpersonal skills, including the ability to interact with others with respect, empathy, and cultural humility
      • Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and access, including a clear commitment to anti-racist social work practice in alignment with CSWE standards
      • Demonstrated ability to establish professional relationships, partnerships and collaborations, and network with community organizations and agencies

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