Indiana University Bloomington Looking for Director of Educational Enrichment (Student Retention Specialist) Full Time

Job ID: 310568

Department

ATHLETICS (BA-ATHL-IUBLA)

Job
Summary

Department-Specific Responsibilities

• Provides direct support for learning disabled and educationally
  disadvantaged assigned student-athletes.
• Assesses students’ educational level and ability (especially at matriculation), screens
  for learning disabilities, works with Disability Services for Students and/or psychologist for diagnosis and accommodations, and designs
  individual support programs for assigned students.
• Supervises learning services staff and academic mentors.
• Develops,
  executes, and evaluates comprehensive learning initiative programs for student-athletes.
• Serves as learning specialist for various
  student-athletes.
• Facilitates assessments and educational evaluations, and organizes psychoeducational testing for
  student-athletes.
• Acts as a liaison to campus Student Disability Services and other campus committees.
• Creates and executes
  educational development programming including the New Student Summer Bridge Program.

General Responsibilities

• Develops and distributes reports of enrollment, year-over-year retention, progress toward degree completion, and graduation for
  distribution to leaders in enrollment management and across various student services functions.
• Maintains historical reports for
  trend analysis and benchmarking.
• Serves on committees and works collaboratively with other student services staff to maintain an
  understanding of the full student athlete life-cycle and typical barriers to retention, degree completion, and graduation.
• Develops
  and implements retention programs, initiatives, and targeted communications to improve student athlete enrollment and retention
  outcomes.
• Performs targeted outreach and interacts directly with at-risk student athletes, connecting them with resources to
  navigate barriers to completion.
• Evaluates enrollment data to determine the effectiveness of current enrollment processes; liaises
  with and serves as a resource for academic departments, offices, programs, and schools across campus to develop and realize enrollment
  goals.
• Determines enrollment demand and mechanisms for maximizing enrollment capacity for specific courses and may make
  recommendations to appropriate registrar and academic representatives on future course offerings.
• Performs industry research and
  makes recommendations for process improvements in line with industry best practices.

Qualifications

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered. Education beyond the minimum
required may be substituted for work experience. Work experience beyond the minimum required may be substituted for education.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in business, public policy, or related field

Preferred

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 5
  years in enrollment management, admissions, student services, higher education, or related field

Preferred

• Experience in athletics learning services or related field
• 1 year of experience as a supervisor

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of
  professionalism
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to
  quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of
  specialty
• Highly thorough and dependable
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure
• Commitment to
  working with people of diverse backgrounds
• Ability to interpret federal, state, and institutional rules and
  regulations

Working Conditions / Demands

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate
and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time
moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without
an accommodation.

Benefits Overview

For full-time staff employees, Indiana University offers a wide array of benefits
including:

• Multiple plan options for medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Health Savings Account with generous
  IU contribution
• Life insurance, LTD, and AD&D options
• Base retirement plan contribution from IU, subject to vesting
• Additional supplemental retirement plan options
• Tuition benefit for IU classes
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Learn more about our
benefits by reviewing our online Benefits Brochure.

Job
Classification

Career Level: Advanced

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Student Services

Job Family: Enrollment
Mgmt & Retention

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Opportunity

Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on individual qualifications. Indiana University prohibits
discrimination based on age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information,
marital status, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status. Indiana University does not discriminate on the basis of sex
in its educational programs and activities, including employment and admission, as required by Title IX. Questions or complaints regarding
Title IX may be referred to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights or the university Title IX Coordinator. See Indiana
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