MVC Student Success Career Services Coordinator / Student Success Advisor

• MVC Student Success Career Services Coordinator / Student Success Advisor

MVC Student Success Career Services Coordinator / Student Success Advisor

Job Description

Position Summary: The Career Services Coordinator / Student Success Advisor will report to

the Executive Director for Student Success. The position is responsible for providing career

planning, supporting students' career readiness, assisting students with career placement, and

providing career development opportunities. This position will focus on student-centered support

for retention efforts as well as academic advising for Freshmen and Sophomore students. The

counselor will also assist in orientation weekends at the beginning of each academic semester.

Duties will vary based on specific assignments. Assignments may be changed at any time

during employment based on needs.

Responsibilities include:

• Ensure the success of students by identifying personal/career goals and plans of action based

on individual strengths and needs

• Help create and implement strategies and campaigns to help improve overall career

readiness.

• Manage the early alert system, which involves attendance monitoring, academic alerts, and

progress reports

• Provide educational and emotional support to ensure students' success in the academic and

social college environment

• Provide academic advising and schedule new students for their freshman and sophomore

classes

• Participate in Student Success activities, including freshman orientation, international student

orientation, Freshman Seminar, etc

• Conduct exit surveys and counsel students who are leaving MVC
• Contact at-risk students and promulgate individualized success strategies
• All other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

A Bachelor's degree is required, a Master's degree preferred, with work experience in higher

education. Demonstrated knowledge of the responsibilities and skills required to fulfill the

position's responsibilities. Demonstrated knowledge and skills in the use of a computer for word

processing, database management, and online student management. Demonstrated effective

communication skills, both verbal and written.

To apply:

Please send resume and cover letter to Paul Troth at trothp@moval.edu.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Missouri Valley College is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to a diverse and

inclusive environment. Missouri Valley College does not discriminate on the grounds of color,

race, sex, religion, marital status, disability, national origin, veteran's status, age, or sexual

orientation. Employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. All

eligible candidates are encouraged to apply.

Missouri Valley College

Founded in 1889, Missouri Valley College is a private, four-year liberal arts college located in

Marshall, Missouri. Known for its dynamic, richly diverse, and friendly educational environment,

Missouri Valley College offers many opportunities to grow in mind, body, and spirit. Faculty are

personally and professionally engaged in preparing thoughtful citizens for meaningful lives and

careers. Grounded in the liberal arts, undergraduate and graduate studies empower students to

master interdisciplinary skills needed to succeed in a knowledge-based global society.

Stewardship of resources will sustain innovative teaching to stimulate critical thinking, creativity,

aesthetic appreciation, and the joys of lifelong learning.

Employment at Missouri Valley College is contingent upon successful completion of the

background check process.