Job Summary:

The Cross-College Advising Service (CCAS) provides holistic and developmental advising for students who are exploring their academic and career interests. Any student who is undecided or thinking about changing majors is welcomed at CCAS. Advisors at CCAS are knowledgeable about majors and certificates across all eight undergraduate schools and colleges. Our advising team serves students using multiple modalities at our main office and in five residence hall advising offices across campus. The foundations of our service rest on the principles of Belong, Explore, Become, and we strive to create a community where students and staff are supported to grow and develop according to their strengths, interests, and values. You can learn more about CCAS at ccas.wisc.edu.

CCAS seeks to hire an Assistant Director whose work will be organized around four themed areas: Supervision, Academic Advising, Leadership, and Program/Project Management. Please review the Tasks section below for greater details.

This position may require some pre-scheduled weekend and evening work and reports to the Director of CCAS. Cross-College Advising Service (CCAS) is one of seven subunits within the Office of Academic and Career Success (OACS) which is housed within the Division for Teaching and Learning (DTL) along with the Center for Teaching, Learning, and Mentoring (CTLM), the Wisconsin Institute for Science Education and Community Engagement (WISCIENCE), the Morgridge Center for Public Service, the Rebecca M. Blank Center for Campus History (CCH), Indigenous Education/Our Shared Future, and the Student Learning Assessment (SLA) office.

Responsibilities:

Serves as a work unit leader on academic advising and related service delivery. Contributes to strategic initiatives, program, and personnel management, and strives to create a welcoming, equitable, and inclusive work environment.

• 20% Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 full-time equivalent (FTE) employees
• 10% Contributes to the conceptualization, development, and implementation of strategic initiatives to ensure alignment of strategy and operations
• 5% Receives, processes, and responds to academic inquiries according to established policies and procedures
• 20% Advises students and provides information about educational options and academic requirements. Identifies and assesses interests, skills, and values to match appropriate field of study/career options and refers students to appropriate institutional resources
• 5% Develops and implements academic advising events such as workshops, panel discussions, and guest speakers
• 5% Maintains confidentiality and accurate student records and processes and responds to academic inquiries according to established institutional and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) policies
• 5% Participates in the campus-wide advising community providing input to leadership regarding the development of advising, recruitment, and co/curricular programs offered by the institution
• 5% Manages one or more specific operational area(s) or functional area(s) or program(s) within the central institutional unit
• 5% Serves as an institutional liaison to internal and external stakeholders to maintain campus partnerships
• 5% Maintains expertise with advised curriculum and may assist in developing and recommending exceptions for policy and curriculum
• 15% Participates in and supports broad advising operations of undeclared and exploring students within CCAS such as SOAR, staffing front desk on-call, serving as a member of the residence hall team, and staffing other satellite locations

Tasks:

• Supervision: Provide supervision, coaching, and professional development support to CCAS staff. Could supervise 3-4 professional staff roles
• Academic Advising: Serve as the assigned academic advisor to a caseload of CCAS students (180-200 students)
• Academic Advising: Develops and maintains firm knowledge of academic degrees, majors, certificates and policies, campus support offices such as career advising, health services, financial aid, disability support services, academic & learning support
• Leadership: Serve on the CCAS Leadership Team
• Leadership: Leads or serves on CCAS and campus-wide committees and project teams such as SOAR, Orientation, Proactive Advising, Inclusion and Diversity in Advising, etc
• Leadership: Assist with training and mentoring of professional and student staff
• Program/Project management: Provide coordination and oversight for one or more strategic projects or programs
• Engages in learning about diversity, equity, and inclusion of marginalized populations and contributes to a welcoming and inclusive environment
• Other duties as assigned

Institutional Statement on Diversity:

Diversity is a source of strength, creativity, and innovation for UW-Madison. We value the contributions of each person and respect the profound ways their identity, culture, background, experience, status, abilities, and opinion enrich the university community. We commit ourselves to the pursuit of excellence in teaching, research, outreach, and diversity as inextricably linked goals.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison fulfills its public mission by creating a welcoming and inclusive community for people from every background - people who as students, faculty, and staff serve Wisconsin and the world.

For more information on diversity and inclusion on campus, please visit: Diversity and Inclusion

Education:

Required
Bachelor's Degree

Preferred
Master's Degree

Qualifications: Work Type:

Full Time: 100%

It is anticipated this position requires work to be performed in-person, onsite, at a designated campus work location, and with occasional pre-scheduled work outside of normal business hours.

Appointment Type, Duration:

Ongoing/Renewable

Salary:

Minimum $70,000 ANNUAL (12 months)
Depending on Qualifications
The expected salary range for this position is $70,000 to $75,000. Actual pay will depend on experience and qualifications.

Employees in this position can expect to receive a comprehensive benefits package, including generous paid time off, competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance, tax-advantaged savings accounts, and participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund. For a summary of benefits, please visit: http://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/benefits/download/fasl.pdf.

Additional Information:

The Division for Teaching and Learning (DTL) strives to create a healthy, welcoming, and inclusive space for all and encourages applications from candidates who foster and promote the values of diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Please note that successful applicants are responsible for ensuring their eligibility to work in the United States (i.e., a citizen or national of the United States, a lawful permanent resident, a foreign national authorized to work in the United States without need of employer sponsorship) on or before the effective date of the appointment.

How to Apply:

Please click on the "Apply Now" button to start the application process.

Applicants will be asked to upload a cover letter and resume. (A Curriculum Vitae will not be accepted.) These written materials are an opportunity for you to share with the search committee relevant qualifications and experience. PDF documents preferred but not required.

If selected for a finalist interview, applicants will be asked to supply 3 references, including a current or most recent supervisor (if not currently employed). No references will be contacted without advance notice.

We are committed to reducing bias in the recruitment process and utilize a redacted application process, which is the practice of removing personally identifiable information from application materials, before the screening of applicants begins. This may include, but is not limited to, name, gender, age, education, address, dates (such as graduation dates), photos, references, links to personal webpages, supervisor names, and/or citizenship.

Don't meet every single requirement? If you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

Contact:

Emma Voight
emma.sippel@wisc.edu
608-262-8152
Relay Access (WTRS): 7-1-1. See RELAY_SERVICE for further information.

Official Title:

Academic Adv Asst Dir (Inst)(AE180)

Department(s):

A37-DIV FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING/OACS/CCAS

Employment Class:

Academic Staff-Renewable

Job Number:

295753-AS

The University of Wisconsin-Madison is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, including but not limited to, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, disability, or status as a protected veteran and other bases as defined by federal regulations and UW System policies. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

If you need to request an accommodation because of a disability, you can find information about how to make a request at the following website: https://employeedisabilities.wisc.edu/disability-accommodation-information-for-applicants/

Employment will require a criminal background check. It will also require you and your references to answer questions regarding sexual violence and sexual harassment.

The University of Wisconsin System will not reveal the identities of applicants who request confidentiality in writing, except that the identity of the successful candidate will be released. See Wis. Stat. sec. 19.36(7).

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UW-Madison is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. We promote excellence through diversity and encourage all qualified individuals to apply.

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