Job ID: 310670

ACADEMIC SUPPORT-ASDV (BL-ACSP-IUBLA)

As part of the Office of the Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (OVPDEI), the Groups Scholars Program provides academic, financial, and social support to selected underrepresented Indiana college students from matriculation to graduation and beyond.

Job Summary

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Provides advising, registration advice and individualized assistance to assigned students from point of admission through graduation.
• Implements specific advising programs that ensure academic progress.
• Communicates available seminars, workshops, and other support programming to students for their development.
• Coordinates evaluative services with English Language Instructional Program (ELIP).
• Coordinates accommodations with Accessible Educational Services regarding students with qualifying medical conditions, under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
• Applies extensive knowledge of learning differences and strategies to provide individualized academic support to students who are falling behind in class and support for students needs in reading and writing.
• Maintains contact with all advisees during each semester through in-person meetings, group meetings, phone calls, and email.
• Maintains clear and concise advising notes reflecting all advising meetings.
• Responds constructively and timely to a wide range of student inquiries and concerns related to academic needs, and also to personal or private issues, health concerns, family matters, personal relationships, financial concerns, and other matters.

General Responsibilities

• In consultation with leadership, develops, designs, and maintains diversity, equity, belonging, and inclusion program objectives to support organizational goals.
• Develops communications and serves as liaison to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging program participants, collaborators in other units, community partners, and leadership members.
• Provides mechanisms, training, and advice on diversity-related topics, such as cultural understanding, implicit bias, recruitment and retention strategies, inclusive terminology, and team dynamics, to a variety of audiences.
• Recruits, trains, directs, schedules, and evaluates faculty and staff partners, students and volunteers.
• Mentors, serves as a resource and provides guidance to team staff members as needed.
• May serve on various committees and provide input on strategic direction for the department or unit.
• Arranges staff travel, accommodations, and research activities as necessary.

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree in related field

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 2 years in diversity, equity, and inclusion programming or related field

Preferred

• 2 years of experience in student advising, counseling, or educational programming
• Experience in higher education setting

LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES

Preferred

• Valid driver's license with the ability to be insured by Indiana University

SKILLS

Required

• Effective interpersonal skills
• Ability to build strong customer relationships
• Promotes information sharing
• Excellent collaboration and team building skills
• Ability to influence internal and/or external constituents
• Demonstrates ability to maintain confidential information
• Maintains composure under pressure

Preferred

• Demonstrates success in a diverse work and service environment to support students
• Exceptional problem-solving ability related to student concerns
• Proficient in the use of technology including standard software and database applications
• Excellent planning and organizing skills

The person in this role must be available for evening and weekend events. Travel within and across university campuses, as well as within Indiana is required.

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Bloomington, Indiana

$45,000 - $48,000 per year

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits including:

• Multiple plan options for medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Health Savings Account with generous IU contribution
• Life insurance, LTD, and AD&D options
• Base retirement plan contribution from IU, subject to vesting
• Additional supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition benefit for IU classes
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Learn more about our benefits by reviewing our online Benefits Brochure.

Career Level: Career

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: General Administration

Job Family: Diversity Programming

Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on individual qualifications. Indiana University prohibits discrimination based on age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status. Indiana University does not discriminate on the basis of sex in its educational programs and activities, including employment and admission, as required by Title IX. Questions or complaints regarding Title IX may be referred to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights or the university Title IX Coordinator. See Indiana University's Notice of Non-Discrimination here which includes contact information.

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