Academic Specialist
Position Purpose
This position is responsible for providing academic advising support to assist students with disabilities in planning their educational career, learning skills necessary for academic success, and for connecting students to campus resources and services in support of goal attainment. Position responsibilities include building and monitoring the academic progress of an assigned caseload, coaching and advising, assessing the need for academic support services and triaging when appropriate, providing direct support services to students in individual and group settings, and working collaboratively with TRIO peers to help meet grant objectives. A core component of this position is to build partnerships with faculty and staff across campus to help advocate for and support students with disabilities at Evergreen.
The Evergreen State College has a federal grant from the United States Department of Education to run a TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) program. The TRIO SSS program’s goals are to increase the retention, academic performance, and graduation rates of students with disabilities who may also be first-generation and limited-income. Federal TRIO SSS programs are designed to assist students with reaching their goals using student success strategies and interventions. The program serves 100 Evergreen students each year. Through TRIO SSS, students receive individualized attention and support with services, including academic advising, financial aid guidance, writing support, instruction in basic study skills, career and graduate school counseling, personal support, mentoring, and cultural enrichment activities.
This is a full-time, overtime eligible, project position on the Olympia Campus of The Evergreen State College. This project position is grant funded through August 31, 2025 and is dependent on continued federal funding. This position is exempt from Washington State Civil Service rules.
Salary and Benefits: $4,626 per month of full-time work + excellent benefits including paid sick and vacation leave; paid campus holidays; a generous medical, dental, life, and disability insurance package; and a tuition waiver program.
Closes: May 9, 2024
All requested application materials must be submitted by the deadline in order to be considered.
About the College
The Evergreen State College is a progressive, public liberal arts and sciences college located in Olympia, Washington, in the beautiful Pacific Northwest. Since opening its doors in 1971, Evergreen has established a national reputation for leadership in developing innovative interdisciplinary, collaborative and team-taught academic programs. The college has a vibrant undergraduate program, graduate programs, and public service centers that constitute a unique academic setting. The college values a student-centered learning environment, a link between theory and practice, and a multicultural community of diverse faculty, students and staff working together.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or status as a protected veteran. For more information regarding Evergreen’s non-discrimination policies or to report discrimination, please visit the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity webpage or contact the Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Officer at (360) 867-5371, Room 3102 Library Building, 2700 Evergreen Parkway NW, Olympia, WA 98505.
