Elon Academy Assistant Director of College Success - Elon Uni Careers

Title: Elon Academy Assistant Director of College Success

Position Type: Staff Full-Time

Days Per Week: M-F

Hours Per Week: 40

VP Area: Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs

Department: Center for Access and Success

Position Summary

The Elon Academy, part of the Elon University Center for Access and Success, is a non-profit college access and success program for academically promising high school students in Alamance County with financial need and/or no family history of college. The Elon Academy Assistant Director of College Success has primary responsibility for designing and implementing programs that provide and/or facilitate financial, academic, social, and mentoring/advising support for scholars and their families in all phases of the Elon Academy. This includes working with senior scholars (in high school), as well as college scholars throughout their collegiate careers by designing, coordinating, and implementing the College Success Program and the Transitions to College Retreat. The Assistant Director of College Success works with various groups on and off Elon’s campus to address issues of diversity and college retention. This position involves occasional travel to visit each college scholar on their college campuses during the fall and spring semester to develop partnerships and networks of support on those campuses. This position reports to the Director of the Elon Academy.

Benefits of Working at Elon

As an Elon University employee, you’ll join an internationally acclaimed university with a commitment to fostering a thriving community. Ranked among the most innovative, creative and best-run universities in the nation, Elon’s personal approach to education extends to employees, whose growth, professional development and success is a hallmark of our training and advancement opportunities.

Elon University’s home is the charming town of Elon, North Carolina, a small, friendly community located a short distance from the beach and the mountains, and among the vibrant cities of Greensboro, Raleigh and Durham. In addition to the beautiful canopy of historic oak trees iconic to our campus, you’ll find boundless opportunities for family-friendly recreation, cultural events and outdoor activities. Hiking, water sports, fine dining and entertainment are just a few of the many happenings in the Elon area, making the region one of the nation’s premier travel destinations.

Employees at Elon enjoy a generous and comprehensive benefits package that includes:

28 annual days off, including holidays and vacation.

Immediate tuition remission for undergraduate courses

Tuition remission for approved graduate-level courses after 12 months of employment.

Retirement plan with an 8 percent contribution from the university.

Immediate eligibility for health, dental and vision insurance, along with free acute care and lab services at our onsite Health & Wellness Clinic.

Free use of campus fitness facilities.

Free admission to musical and theater performances, guest speakers, religious and ethnic observances, recitals, art exhibitions, entertainment and our Division I Phoenix athletics.

Eligibility for tuition remission at Elon for spouses, qualifying domestic partners and dependents begins at two years of service. After two years of employment, eligibility begins for participation in the Tuition Exchange, a national scholarship exchange program that enables dependents to enroll in nationally recognized partner colleges and universities.

Elon values and celebrates the diverse backgrounds, cultures, experiences and perspectives of our community members. As an equal opportunity employer, Elon’s principles of diversity extend to race and gender identity, age, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, religion, and other aspects of one’s identity. At Elon, our employees respect human differences, passion for lifelong learning, emphasis on personal integrity and an ethic of service.

Responsibilities include the following:

Senior Scholar Support (year-round programming) 

• Develop, teach, and assess the senior summer College Planning class (EA 301) and the 8 senior Saturday College Planning programs, which include support for the college application and selection process, securing financial aid and scholarships, and assessing financial aid packages (sessions occur one Saturday each month)
• Assist with all summer College Visits; arrange/lead optional academic year college tours
• Meet with each rising senior family during the summer for individualized academic advising and support; follow-up with each senior family during the academic year as scholars compare their college opportunities
• Supervise undergraduate students who serve as College Access Team (CAT) mentors for Senior Scholars
• Oversee the maintenance of senior cohort scholars’ academic files; monitor academic progress through personal contact with scholars, parents, and high school personnel (as needed) and through report cards, test scores, and other progress reports
• Track senior scholar successes and challenges from through senior year and into the first year of college, assisting where needed or mobilizing other staff or resources.
• Conduct individual and group advising sessions and group workshops for senior scholars and families during the summer and academic-year programs

Transitions to College Retreat and Peer Leaders 

• Recruit, train, supervise, and evaluate 4-6 college scholar Peer Leaders (experienced college scholars across multiple campuses)
• Plan and coordinate a multi-day Transitions to College Retreat over the summer for newly graduated senior scholars
• Oversee Peer Leader connections to first-year college students at the Retreat and throughout the academic year

College Success Program