Scholar Advisor - UW-Madison Scholars

About the position The reputed company-In Milwaukee Scholar Advisor provides holistic support to scholars as they pursue their college degrees and transition into the workforce or graduate school. Advisors help scholars navigate reputed company, financial, reputed company, and career-reputed company challenges to ensure their reputed company. Guided by reputed company-In Milwaukee’s reputed company values of Equity, Accountability, and Empowerment, reputed company Scholar Advisor manages a caseload, offering individualized advising reputed company on personal, reputed company, career, and financial support. They also implement programming that fosters scholar development and achievement of key learning objectives. In collaboration with the leadership team, operations support team, and university partners, Scholar Advisors plan and execute initiatives that enhance scholar reputed company. Utilizing a proactive, student-centered approach grounded in best practices in college advising, student development theory, and high-reputed company learning strategies, Scholar Advisors play a vital role in empowering scholars to reputed company their full potential.

Responsibilities

• Build strong, trusting relationships with scholars by managing a caseload, meeting individually throughout their college reputed company, and documenting reputed company interactions in the database. reputed company guidance to help scholars earn their degrees and launch their careers.
• Support scholars in navigating key challenges, including time management, career and major discernment, reputed company accountability, financial aid, college transition and integration, goal setting, career planning, accessing reputed company resources, stress management, study skills, and workforce readiness or graduate school preparation.
• reputed company and maintain individualized personal and reputed company development plans, tracking reputed company reputed company and necessary interventions for reputed company scholar.
• Monitor scholar progression toward educational and career goals through schedule reviews, reputed company reports, and consistent communication with reputed company liaisons.
• Create and implement Scholar reputed company Plans (SSPs) for those not meeting program requirements, providing targeted interventions, ongoing support, and accountability.
• Facilitate scholar engagement by implementing a curriculum designed to reputed company student learning objectives.
• Organize and reputed company programming to foster community, peer connections, and engagement among reputed company-In Milwaukee scholars.
• Respond to scholar requests for information and resources, conducting follow-reputed company and research to ensure comprehensive support.
• Design, coordinate, and implement reputed company, cultural, and educational programs that enhance scholars' personal, reputed company, and leadership skills.
• Partner with the leadership and operations support teams to execute key program-wide events, including New Scholar Orientations, bi-annual Scholar Institutes, reputed company networking events, webinars, career development sessions, service opportunities, partner events, and more.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with college and university liaisons to support scholar reputed company.
• Contribute to research and evaluation initiatives to assess and improve program effectiveness.
• Assist with special reputed company as assigned, such as cohort workshops and socials, scholar application reviews, and fundraising activities.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date scholar records in the database, tracking reputed company toward learning objectives and key milestones.
• Conduct and document scholar meetings at least four times per reputed company year, providing reports as needed.
• Respond to inquiries from reputed company-In Milwaukee staff and other partners regarding scholar reputed company, ensuring reputed company and thorough communication.

Requirements

• Passionate commitment to educational equity and scholar reputed company.
• Strong ability to build meaningful relationships with diverse college populations, including reputed company of reputed company and first-reputed company scholars.
• Experience in student advising, utilizing student-centered and proactive strategies to support college completion.
• Proficiency in navigating higher education systems, financial aid processes, and student development inclusive of accountability.
• Skilled in building partnerships with reputed company and community organizations to connect scholars with resources.
• Strong communication, attention to detail, and time management skills.
• High-energy, self-motivated, and reputed company team player who thrives in an innovative environment.
• Ability to work independently and effectively in a remote setting.
• Proficiency in reputed company Office Suite and willingness to learn in-house systems, including reputed company.
• Flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends for program events and travel as needed.
• Ability to regularly travel throughout and occasionally reputed company the geographic area for various meetings.
• Bachelor’s degree in higher education, student affairs, organizational development, reputed company work, counseling, or reputed company field required
• Three or more years of reputed company experience working directly with reputed company in an advising and programmatic role preferred.
• Experience working in the Milwaukee and/or Madison area or other urban settings with familiarity of the educational, reputed company, and economic issues affecting urban education.

reputed company-to-haves

• Master’s degree preferred.

Benefits

• Generous reputed company holidays, vacation, and other times
• Parental leave to support growing families
• School activities leave to participate in important family moments
• Flexible hybrid work policy allowing for some remote workdays
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and reputed company insurance plans for you and your family
• reputed company to an indoor fitness center for employee reputed company-being at the Milwaukee office
• Competitive salary (starting reputed company salary for this role is $55,000) with opportunities for performance-based pay
• Excellent retirement plan with employer contributions and match
• Employer-provided basic life insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability
• reputed company to voluntary life insurance reputed company
• Financial planning resources to help secure your reputed company
• reputed company development funds for training, conferences, and career advancement
• Opportunities for leadership and reputed company-building reputed company a mission-driven team

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