Academic Support (Academic Support Specialist)

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Description

Title: Academic Support (Academic Support Specialist) Position Number: 79587 Hiring Unit: College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR), Academic and Student Affairs Office (ASAO) Location: Manoa Campus Date Posted: 01/30/2024 Closing Date: 02/13/2024 Band: A Salary: salary schedules and placement information Full Time/Part Time: Full-time Month: 11-month Temporary/Permanent: Permanent Duties and Responsibilities

• Supports the Academic and Student Affairs Office (ASAO) by co-strategizing, co-planning, and co-implementing the college's onboarding, recruitment, retention, and internship events and activities.
• Conducts recruitment presentations to prospective students, teachers, and their families about CTAHR's academic programs.
• Supports the CTAHR Ambassador Program by coordinating workshops for skill development, connecting students with the community, and planning the annual CTAHR Ambassador retreat event.
• Assists the Scholarship program with the organization, coordination, implementation, and tracking of service hours required by all CTAHR scholarship recipients.
• Supports the internship program with promotion and executing the internship readiness of potential interns.
• Serves as the liaison between CTAHR students and undergraduate and graduate student organizations at the college. This includes working with faculty advisors, officers, and students to support student engagement.
• Coordinates student training (leadership, teamwork, communication, etc.) to support student retention.
• Works to collect, organize, and summarize data into useful information for the college's onboarding, recruitment, retention, alums, assessment, and internship events and activities.
• Supports the Academic and Student Affairs Office (ASAO) by identifying and preparing proposals for extramural funding to support events and activities.
• Provides administrative and academic support for the CTAHR Academic and Student Affairs Office (ASAO).
• Creates monthly and weekly email campaigns for onboarding, recruitment, retention, and internship purposes for distribution to CTAHR faculty, students, alumni, and stakeholders.
• Provides training to and supervises graduate assistant(s) and student assistant(s) to assist with ASAO activities.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Denotes essential functions

Minimum Qualifications

• Possession of a bachelor's degree in business, psychology, education, sociology, economics, or related field and 0 years of progressively responsible professional experience with academic and student affairs responsibilities; or any equivalent combination of education and/or professional work experience which provides the required education, knowledge, skills and abilities as indicated.
• Functional knowledge of principles, practices, and techniques in the area of academic and student affairs demonstrated by knowledge, understanding, and ability to apply concepts, terminology.
• Functional knowledge and understanding of principles, theories, federal and state laws, rules, regulations and systems associated with academic and student affairs.
• Demonstrated ability to recognize problems, identify possible causes and resolve the full range of problems that may commonly occur in the area of academic and student affairs.
• Demonstrated ability to understand oral and written documentation, write reports and procedures, and communicate effectively in a variety of situations.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external organizations, groups, team members and individuals.
• Demonstrated ability to operate a personal computer, apply word processing software, and spreadsheet software.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience in recruitment and retention of student activities
• Familiarity and experience working with UH Manoa and CTAHR academic programs and student services.
• Some knowledge of University programs and organizations related to student leadership and involvement.
• Some experience working with students, faculty, and administrators in both lower and higher education.

To Apply : Note: If you have not applied for a position before using NeoGov, you will need to create an account. Please submit the following online through NeoGov: 1) Cover letter indicating how you satisfy the minimum and desirable qualifications, 2) resume, 3) names and contact information for at least three professional references and 4) official transcripts (copies accepted, however official transcripts will be required upon hire). Failure to submit all required documents shall deem an application to be incomplete. Incomplete applications will not be considered Inquiries: Catherine Chan, View email address on us.edajobs.com

EEO/AA, Clery Act, ADA

The University of Hawai'i is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Institution and is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination on the basis of race, sex, gender identity and expression, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, genetic information, marital status, breastfeeding, income assignment for child support, arrest and court record (except as permissible under State law), sexual orientation, domestic or sexual violence victim status, national guard absence, or status as a covered veteran.