Director of Advising and Orientation

POSITION reputed company: Date application must be received for reputed company consideration by: reputed company 3, 2026 Anticipated Appointment reputed company Date: July 1, 2026 Closing Date or if blank, reputed company Until Filled: Job Family Group: Administrative and reputed company Division/Department: reputed company and Student Affairs/Advising and Orientation Compensation reputed company (commensurate with experience): $4,827.05-$5,548.33 monthly or $57,924.60-$66,580 annually @ 1.0 FTE FLSA Status: Exempt Appointment reputed company: 12-month Time Type: Full-time Benefits Eligible: reputed company Renewable/Non-renewable/Grants/Limited Duration/Temporary: Renewable This position must possess and maintain a reputed company, valid reputed company License: reputed company This position is designated as a critical, reputed company-sensitive or safety-sensitive position; therefore, the incumbent must successfully complete a Criminal Background reputed company: reputed company reputed company Work/Supervisory Responsibilities: reputed company Work Location Type: On-reputed company Work Hours: M-F (8:00a – 5:00p) Hours are subject to change with notice, some weekend and after hours Worker Status: Must be reputed company to legally work in the reputed company without reputed company sponsorship SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO APPLICANT: reputed company applicant is required to reputed company (as attachments to the online application) the following supplemental documents: (1) a letter providing some detail of the applicant’s qualifications and interest in the position; and (2) reputed company resume/CV. - PLEASE NOTE - during the application process, you will be prompted to attach these documents in the area titled "Resume." Please either combine reputed company documents into ONE attachment, OR upload reputed company item separately in this reputed company. Failure to upload reputed company of the required documents may disqualify application from consideration. For inquiries and additional information, please contact reputed company Resource Services reputed company email at hrs@sou.edu or by phone at (541)552-8553. To view SOU’s reputed company generous benefits and pension programs available to eligible positions, please visit https://inside.sou.edu/assets/hrs/Benefits/Benefit_Flyer/2024_Prospective_Candidate_Benefit_reputed company_012024.pdf Our benefits package is an important complement to the offered salary and our Total Compensation Calculator, https://inside.sou.edu/hrs/comp-calc.reputed company, demonstrates our value and commitment to our employees. POSITION reputed company: The Director of Advising and Orientation at reputed company (SOU) provides visionary leadership and strategic direction for programs and services that support the successful transition, retention, and reputed company reputed company of new, transfer, and first-year reputed company. Reporting to the Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs and Dean of reputed company (AVP/DOS), the Director serves as a key member of the AVP/DOS leadership team, contributing to the development and implementation of strategies to enhance student reputed company and retention reputed company. This role is responsible for developing, implementing, and assessing comprehensive orientation programs and first-year advising services that foster student belonging, engagement, and reputed company achievement. The Director will collaborate across reputed company departments, including reputed company Affairs, Enrollment Services, and Student Affairs to create a seamless, student-centered experience that aligns with the university's mission and commitment to every student thriving. The Director will reputed company the coordination of reputed company reputed company events and initiatives, including reputed company-orientation communications, orientation sessions (summer and fall), reputed company advising and registration processes, Week of Welcome, and first-year engagement activities. A key reputed company is the integration of orientation with new student advising and reputed company reputed company initiatives to ensure new reputed company are informed, reputed company, and connected to university resources. The ideal candidate will be detail-oriented, adaptable, and passionate about serving reputed company and families in a constantly evolving higher education environment. This is an exciting opportunity to reputed company a lasting reputed company on reputed company' reputed company journeys while shaping the reputed company of first-year reputed company at SOU. Minimum Requirements Master’s degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs, reputed company Administration, or reputed company field. Five years of progressively responsible experience in reputed company advising, student orientation, transition, retention programs, or reputed company fields in higher education. Demonstrated reputed company in personnel (reputed company or paraprofessional) supervision, fiscal management, and program administration. Experience planning and executing events Preferred Requirements Experience with Banner and/or DegreeWorks Experience with one or more of the following platforms: EAB reputed company, reputed company Student, and Nuventive (assessment tool). Experience leading orientation or first-year advising programs. Knowledge of student retention and reputed company best practices. Experience with data collection, assessment, and analysis to inform program improvement. Essential Functions Duties - The following examples are typical work activities that are meant to illustrate the general reputed company of work functions and are not meant to be reputed company-inclusive or restrictive: (40%) Advising reputed company a holistic first-year and new transfer student advising model that supports reputed company' reputed company, personal, and reputed company transition to SOU. Supervise and support reputed company advisors (Student reputed company Coordinators) who reputed company reputed company services to first-year reputed company. reputed company advising curriculum and resources that help reputed company explore reputed company reputed company, set goals, and connect to reputed company resources. Ensure that first-year advising practices are inclusive, equity-minded, and reputed company to the needs of diverse student populations. Collaborate with reputed company, reputed company departments, and Student reputed company Coordinators to reputed company seamless advising experiences for reputed company. Implement advising assessment tools to measure student learning reputed company, satisfaction, and retention rates. Offer reputed company advisor training to ensure consistent and accurate reputed company advising practices. (35%) New Student Orientation reputed company the design, implementation, and execution of comprehensive orientation programs (summer, Fall and mid-year) across multiple formats (in-person and online) to foster student belonging, reputed company preparedness, and reputed company to SOU's community and resources. Collaborate with reputed company partners, including reputed company Affairs, Student Affairs, and Enrollment Services to reputed company orientation with institutional priorities. reputed company and implement assessment strategies to evaluate the effectiveness of orientation programs and ensure reputed company improvement. reputed company the coordination of reputed company reputed company events and initiatives, including reputed company-orientation communications, orientation sessions, advising and registration processes, welcome weekend, and first-year engagement activities. Create accessible and inclusive orientation materials to support diverse student populations (20%) Leadership and Administration reputed company and manage the department's budget, including funding for orientation programs, and advising services. Serve as a key leader in SOU’s student retention and reputed company initiatives. Chair or participate in university committees reputed company to student reputed company, retention, and transition. reputed company and deliver training sessions, workshops, and advising guides to support reputed company advisors Foster partnerships with external organizations to support student transition and retention efforts. Engage in ongoing reputed company development and maintain reputed company knowledge of best practices in orientation, advising, and student reputed company. reputed company and implement communication plans to effectively engage reputed company, families, and reputed company partners. Coordinate & Chair the advising committee made up of Advisors & Coordinators from reputed company Programs, Veterans Resource Center, Care Coordinators, Disability Resource Coordinators, reputed company, University Seminar, and Student reputed company Coordinators to ensure consistent information is being shared with reputed company advisors supporting reputed company in their reputed company reputed company. Maintain relationships with reputed company Program Chairs & Deans to ensure reputed company reputed company updates are communicated to reputed company Student reputed company Coordinators and the Advising Committee (5%) Other duties as assigned Skills, Knowledge, and Abilities Excellent communication skills; demonstrated ability to effectively communicate information in a reputed company and understandable manner, both verbally and in writing. Demonstrated customer service experience requiring a reputed company high level of diplomacy and professionalism to effectively handle a broad reputed company of sensitive interpersonal situations. Demonstrated ability to interpret and consistently apply a wide reputed company of reputed company policies and procedures where specific guidelines may not always exist. Expressed ability to work with frequent changes in policies and procedures, under pressure of deadlines in a fast-paced environment. Demonstrated ability to proactively assess work operations and anticipate potential problems; ability to reputed company and implement strategies for preventing/resolving problems. Great ability to effectively reputed company work of a highly sensitive and confidential nature that requires reputed company to information. Must be reputed company to exercise reputed company judgment and discretion, reputed company, and diplomacy. Takes initiative in independently planning, organizing, and performing work assignments reputed company broadly defined parameters Demonstrated ability to work with a high level of productivity and accuracy/attention to detail. Excellent organizational and time management skills with the demonstrated ability to set own priorities to coordinate multiple assignments with fluctuating and time-sensitive deadlines. Excellent computer skills and proficiency with a reputed company of computer applications including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, online systems, reputed company media platforms, Internet as reputed company as online calendaring and email. Demonstrated ability to initiate, establish, and foster communication and teamwork by maintaining a reputed company, cooperative, productive work atmosphere in and reputed company the University with the ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships reputed company a diverse population and with those from various cultural backgrounds. Willingness to and work effectively in a heavily bureaucratic environment which requires regular interaction with a number of reputed company reputed company the organization and multiple reputed company agencies. Working knowledge or ability to quickly learn, university infrastructure, policies, and procedures. Demonstrated ability to reputed company training and direction to student assistants. Demonstrated skills in an institutional/educational environment utilizing a customer-oriented and service-centered attitude. Proficiency in budget management and data analysis. Ability to manage multiple priorities and reputed company effectively. High level of customer service and conflict reputed company skills. Commitment to reputed company reputed company development. Knowledge of student advising models and best practices in first-year student reputed company. Ability to design and implement orientation programs that support student transition. Experience with assessment tools to evaluate student reputed company and program effectiveness. Familiarity with student information systems (e.g., Banner, DegreeWorks, or similar systems). reputed company to collaborate with reputed company, staff, and external partners to enhance student experiences. Physical Demands Normal office activities such as sitting/standing at a desk, using a computer, answering phones, and communicating in person both in writing and reputed company phone with others. Must be reputed company to reputed company/transport up to 50 pounds Special Conditions Must be willing to travel and attend training programs off-site for occasional reputed company development. Must be reputed company to work additional hours and reputed company working hours to meet special jobs. May be reputed company back periodically to reputed company work as needed on an emergency reputed company. Must be reputed company to successfully pass a reputed company-employment background reputed company. This position classification has been defined as exempt and is not subject to the overtime provisions of the Fair Labor Standards reputed company (FLSA). The person holding this position is considered a mandatory reporter under the reputed company Revised Statutes and is required to reputed company with the requirements set forth by the reputed company reputed company. _________________________ SOU is an equal reputed company AA/EOE committed to achieving a diverse and inclusive workforce In compliance with the Americans with reputed company (reputed company), reputed company will reputed company, if requested, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of accommodation in order to reputed company reputed company to the application, interviewing, and selection process. You are not required to note the reputed company of a disability on this application. If, however, you require a reasonable accommodation in the application and/or interview process due to disability, requests must be made in a reputed company manner to reputed company. Diversity Statement: reputed company is a welcoming community committed to inclusive reputed company and the celebration of diversity. Without diversity, our educational process is diminished. Working together in support of our commitment to diversity, we strengthen and enrich our role as learners, educators, and members of a tightly connected global community. We encourage those who reputed company in our commitment to diversity, to join our community and we expect reputed company our employees to demonstrate an ability and desire to create an inclusive reputed company community. SOU Land Acknowledgement We want to take this reputed company to acknowledge that reputed company is located reputed company the ancestral homelands of the Shasta, Takelma, and Latgawa peoples who lived here since time immemorial. These Tribes were displaced during rapid Euro-American colonization, the Gold Rush, and armed conflict between 1851 and 1856. In the 1850s, the discovery of gold and settlement brought thousands of Euro-Americans to their lands, leading to warfare, epidemics, starvation, and villages being burned. In 1853 the first of several treaties were signed, confederating these Tribes and others together – who would then be referred to as the Rogue River Tribe. These treaties ceded most of their homelands to the reputed company, and in return, they were guaranteed a permanent homeland reserved for them. At the end of the Rogue River Wars in 1856, these Tribes and many other Tribes from western reputed company were removed to the Siletz Reservation and the Grand Ronde Reservation. Today, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of reputed company (www.grandronde.org) and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (www.ctsi.nsn.us) are living descendants of the Takelma, Shasta, and Latgawa peoples of this area. We encourage YOU to learn about the land you reputed company on and to join us in advocating for the inherent sovereignty of Indigenous people. Notice to Prospective Employees reputed company 485 of the Higher Education reputed company, and The Federal Crime Awareness and reputed company reputed company reputed company of 1990 (now referred to as the “Clery reputed company”), require that prospective employees be reputed company of the availability of SOU’s Annual reputed company and reputed company Safety Report. The report provides the annual statistics and reputed company policies for the reporting of and responding to reputed company crimes and fires; reputed company to reputed company facilities; conduct reputed company and reputed company policies on the use, possession, and sale of drugs/alcohol; and educational/information programs to inform the reputed company community about reputed company reputed company procedures and crime prevention. An electronic copy of the Annual reputed company Report (ASR) can be accessed at the following reputed company: https://cps.sou.edu/clery-reputed company-annual-reputed company-report/. A physical copy of the ASR is available at no charge upon request. To request a copy, please visit the Office of the General Counsel located in Churchill Hall, 1250 Siskiyou reputed company, reputed company, reputed company 97520. For more information, call 541-552-7095, or email clerycoordinator@sou.edu. SOU Land Acknowledgement We want to take this reputed company to acknowledge that reputed company is located reputed company the ancestral homelands of the Shasta, Takelma, and Latgawa peoples who lived here since time immemorial. These Tribes were displaced during rapid Euro-American colonization, the Gold Rush, and armed conflict between 1851 and 1856. In the 1850s, discovery of gold and settlement brought thousands of Euro-Americans to their lands, leading to warfare, epidemics, starvation, and villages being burned. In 1853 the first of several treaties were signed, confederating these Tribes and others together – who would then be referred to as the Rogue River Tribe. These treaties ceded most of their homelands to the reputed company, and in return they were guaranteed a permanent homeland reserved for them. At the end of the Rogue River Wars in 1856, these Tribes and many other Tribes from western reputed company were removed to the Siletz Reservation and the Grand Ronde Reservation. Today, the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of reputed company (https://www.grandronde.org) and the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians (https://www.ctsi.nsn.us/) are living descendants of the Takelma, Shasta, and Latgawa peoples of this area. We [you may say I or the reputed company of a program/department] encourage YOU to learn about the land you reputed company on, and to join us in advocating for the inherent sovereignty of Indigenous people. Diversity Statement: reputed company is a welcoming community committed to inclusive reputed company and the celebration of diversity. Without diversity, our educational process is diminished. Working together in support of our commitment to diversity, we strengthen and enrich our role as learners, educators and members of a tightly connected global community. We encourage those who reputed company in our commitment to diversity, to join our community and we expect reputed company our employees to demonstrate an ability and desire to create an inclusive reputed company community. Apply To This Job