Academic Success and Support Specialist

The Academic Support Specialist will oversee the development, implementation, and evaluation of the Honors Peer Mentorship Program. This role involves recruiting and training student mentors, coordinating with college Honors Directors, managing program logistics, and ensuring alignment with the University Honors Standards helping students to obtain honors program completion. Mentors will concentrate on providing support in areas such as navigating college honors resources, community building within the college/major, exploring leadership opportunities, and enhancing personal and professional development. The Academic Support Specialist, plans, coordinates, and implements professional development support for Honors Peer Mentors across 16 College Programs and three regional campus programs.

Key Responsibilities

Program Development-60%

• Plans, coordinates, and implements professional development support for Honors Peer Mentors across 16 College Programs and three regional campus programs. The development support is designed to align with expectations and outcomes in the unified University Honors Program Standards in collaboration with the College Honors Program Leadership
• Design and implement mentor recruitment and training processes.
• Develop and deliver training modules on mentoring skills such as active listening, communication, problem-solving, goal setting, networking, and facilitation.
• Coordinate with the Honors Directors from 16 college Honors programs and 3 regional programs to determine needs and to ensure consistent program delivery.
• Monitor mentor-mentee family engagement and provide ongoing support.
• Organize program events such as kickoff mixers, check-ins, and networking nights for smaller college programs who are unable to facilitate such events
• Advised student leaders in the group.
• Monitors Program expenses
• Program Administration Assist in the implementation of the best practices regarding ePortfolio participation

Stakeholder Development-20%

• Assists the University Honors Program leaders by cultivating relationships with campus partners specifically the 16 Honors Program Director and 3 regional campuses
• Identifying new opportunities for collaboration to support academic excellence

Program Operations-10%

• Create and manage necessary agreements, documentation, and system updates to support both the pilot and ongoing phases of the Honors Peer Mentorship program
• Prioritize and manage multiple concurrent projects, escalating issues to appropriate committees or leadership as needed.
• Collaborate with university offices to deliver enriching academic and community-building experiences.
• Collect and analyze feedback from mentors and mentees to improve program effectiveness.

Additional Duties-10%

• Supporting Presidential Ohio Scholarship Program students through recruitment, selection, and retention efforts to the University Honors and Scholars programs. This includes planning and coordination of annual on-campus yield events for scholarship recipients, including programming for parents, guests, staff, and faculty.
• Participate in university-wide initiatives and committees as assigned.
• Perform other duties as required to support the success of the Honors Peer Mentor Program and related programs.
• Weekends and evenings required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Required: Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. 4 years of relevant experience required.

Desired: Advanced degree in relevant field. 4-8 years of relevant experience preferred.

Salary range for this job family is $44,400 - $58,000.

The offer for this position will fall within this range based on internal equity, unit’s available budget, and the candidate’s qualifications.

To apply, submit a current resume and cover letter describing your interest and related experience for this position.

Career Roadmap

Function: Academic Administration

Sub-Function: Academic Success and Enrichment

Career Band: Individual Contributor - Specialized

Job Level: S3 Senior