POSITION TITLE: Assistant Director of Academic Support
REPORTS TO: Director, Academic Support
DEPARTMENT: Academic Support/Law School
CLASSIFICATION: Professional Staff
DATE: 12/18/15
POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the direction of the Director of the Academic Support Program, performs a variety of professional and counseling tasks. This position has responsibility for assisting in scheduling, monitoring and evaluating comprehensive programs and materials for first year law students and counseling for first year law students.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:
• Monitor, evaluate and revise academic support programs conducted by Student Instructors; coordinate meeting times and rooms for academic support programs and events; assist in preparing materials and performs set-up tasks for the programs and events.
• Responsible for communicating information about the nature, schedule, and location of academic support programs and events to relevant groups.
• Assists in counseling students in academic difficulty.
• Develop and implement methods for collecting, tracking, and analyzing data for evaluation of student participation.
• Prepare individual student evaluation profiles for students in academic difficulty.
• Assists in the presentation of active learning workshops to students.
• Assist in recruiting, scheduling interviews, hiring and training of student instructors.
• Oversee the collection, organization, storage and retrieval of student instructor materials.
• Serve on University committees as requested.
• Comply with University and departmental safety rules and regulations.
• Perform related duties as assigned by immediate supervisor.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED:
Incumbent performs routine assignments alone, following established practices. Supervisor will advise incumbent when work is not up to par and take appropriate steps for resolution within established procedures.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED:
Supervises the work of Student Instructors and acts as an alternate supervisor to approve hours of student instructors.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS/SPECIFICATIONS:
Requires knowledge of office management and supervision, budget preparation and monitoring, and skills necessary to succeed in law school and on the bar exam. Familiarity with statistical analysis is a plus.
Requires the ability to develop, implement, and efficiently organize and carry out administrative policy and procedures in support of law school academic support programs. Counseling skills to assist students in developing academic and non-analytical skills necessary to succeed in law school. Excellent writing and oral communication skills. Proficiency with computers needed including, but not exclusive of programs such as Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, TWEN, and statistical programs.
Requires a Juris Doctor Degree and previous professional or administrative experience in an institution of higher learning or business or law office environment. Prior teaching or counseling experience is helpful. Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, faculty, students and the public. Membership in a state bar. Florida State Bar preferred, but not required.
Submit a letter of interest, a detailed resume listing qualifications and experience and a cover letter with a description of their qualifications and experience based on the qualifications listed in the job bulletin.
Salary competitive with those at similarly situated institutions.
