Director of Academic Success

About the role

The Director of Academic Success provides strategic leadership and support at the Oakland University and William Beaumont University Hospital campuses for academic support/learning assistance, career advising, and program development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Academic Success Team
• Serve as a generalist career advisor for M1-M4 students
• Manage accommodation implementation for disability support
• Supervise the monitoring of all student progress
• Prioritize assignments and strategies to achieve the mission of the School of Medicine

Requirements

• Master’s degree in counseling, education, or another relevant field or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience
• A minimum of four (4) years counseling/advising experience
• Ability to assist students with study skills and implement educational programs for students
• Ability to effectively use counseling skills in a variety of situations
• Ability to meet strict deadlines and work independently
• Excellent communication skills and ability to compose, proofread, and edit various communications and prepare and give presentations to students and faculty
• Skilled at organization and presentation of data using critical thinking skills to analyze and make recommendations based on data
• Ability to maintain the strictest standards regarding confidentiality of all student information
• Experience in Student Affairs management of student issues

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in counseling, education, or another relevant field or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience
• A minimum of four (4) years counseling/advising experience
• Experience working with medical students
• Experience providing career advising and administering various career interest inventories/assessments
• Familiarity with the AAMC Careers in Medicine framework for student advising
• Experience with supervision of professional staff/full-time employees

Skills

• Strategic leadership
• Support for academic support/learning assistance, career advising, and program development
• Generalist career advising for M1-M4 students
• Management of accommodation implementation for disability support
• Monitoring of student progress
• Prioritization of assignments and strategies
• Communication and editing skills
• Data organization and analysis
• Confidentiality maintenance
• Student affairs management

Benefits

• Flexible schedule
• Professional development opportunities
• Competitive compensation package

Pay

Commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Varies based on department needs.