Academic & Student Life Coordinator

Neumont College of Computer Science; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off (including holidays)

HSA employer contributions

Generous benefits

Job summary

Neumont College of Computer Science in Salt Lake City seeks an Academic & Student Life Coordinator to advocate for students, helping them transition to college while achieving personal and academic goals. The role builds a campus culture that supports holistic development and higher retention.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred) and at least one year of education administration or counseling experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in education, counseling, student affairs administration, or related field
• One year of experience in education administration, student support, or counseling
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to connect with and motivate students
• Proficiency with MS Office and data/records systems

Responsibilities

• Advocates for an assigned group of students to promote persistence to graduation
• Designs and executes a campus community program to increase retention
• Mentors students, monitors well-being, and provides resources for success
• Shares on-call responsibilities and responds to urgent situations
• Collaborates with campus departments to enhance student life

Skills

Active listening

Interpersonal skills

Student interviewing

Motivate students

Microsoft Office

Team collaboration

Analytical skills

Writing & editing

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Career Opportunities with Neumont College

Want to make a legitimate difference in the lives of others while also working for a manager who values work/life balance? Then Neumont University is the place for you! We are "Improving Lives through Education" by creating tomorrow's computer scientists! We are tirelessly passionate about education, innovative and inclusive. Employees at Neumont love their jobs while also enjoying generous paid time off to include 17 paid holidays (including Christmas through New Year's), generous H.S.A. employer contributions…just to name a few. Located in the heart of downtown SLC, Neumont is looking for vivacious and dynamic employees to join our small family team and start making a difference!

JOB SUMMARY

The primary function of the Academic & Student Life Coordinator is to serve as an advocate for an assigned group of students. As an advocate, they help students transition to college while meeting personal and academic goals to promote persistence to graduation. Additionally, this position serves as an architect of a campus culture that contributes to the holistic development of students and a fun, enriching environment that increases retention of students.

RESPONSIBILITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

Advocate Program

Mentors students, monitors their academic and non-academic well-being, and provides both support and resources to foster success at Neumont

Develops rapport with each advisee, proactively intervenes in difficult times

Measured by productivity, performance, and outcome standards defined by the Vice President, Academics

Community Development

Design, implement and evaluate a community-development strategy that aims to increase student retention by making Neumont a fun, interesting place outside of the classroom

Develops activities for students that serve as entertainment and support for academic success, such as study groups

Additional

Shares team on-call responsibility to respond to urgent situations and emergences

Other tasks as assigned by the Manager

QUALIFICATIONS AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree, preferably in education, counseling, student affairs administration, or a related field

One year's experience in education administration, student support, or counseling

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

Active listening and situational assessment skills

Strong interpersonal skills

Strong student interviewing skills

Ability to connect with and motivate students

High proficiency in Microsoft Office programs

Convivial, creative, persistent, self-motivated and comfortable completing tasks on an individual basis

Works well on a team and is committed to developing cohesion between various campus departments

Strong analytical and data interpretation skills

Excellent writing skills, editing, and proofing skills

QUALIFICATIONS AND POSITION PREFERENCES:

Master's degree in counseling, social work or education

Occasional evenings and weekends, with notice

Neumont University is an equal opportunity employer and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

Neumont's Annual Security & Fire Safety Report is available online at https://www.neumont.edu/campus-safety under the Student Life section. This report is required by federal law to comply with the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act and contains policy statements and crime statistics for the school. The policy statements address the school's policies, procedures and programs concerning safety and security. You may also request a paper copy from the Vice President, Student Affairs.