360 Program Advisor and Instructor

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Closing Date:

06/01/2025

Type of Position:

Student Support ServicesNo

Job Type:

RegularDay Shift (United States of America)No

Institution Name:

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Founded in 1871, the University of Arkansas is a land grant institution, classified by the Carnegie Foundation among the nation’s top 2 percent of universities with the highest level of research activity. The University of Arkansas works to advance the state and build a better world through education, research, and outreach by providing transformational opportunities and skills, fostering a welcoming climate, and nurturing creativity, discovery, and the spread of new ideas and innovations.

The University of Arkansas campus is located in Fayetteville, a welcoming community ranked as one of the best places to live in the U.S. The growing region surrounding Fayetteville is home to numerous Fortune 500 companies and one of the nation’s strongest economies. Northwest Arkansas is also quickly gaining a national reputation for its focus on the arts and overall quality of life.

As an employer, the University of Arkansas offers a vibrant work environment and a workplace culture that promotes a healthy work-life balance. The benefits package includes university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance, tuition waivers for employees and their families, 12 official holidays, immediate leave accrual, and a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary.

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Department:

Learning and Student Success

Summary of Job Duties:

The 360 Advisor provides proactive holistic advising and support as well as fall semester freshman seminar course instruction for first-year students living on campus who are first-generation college students and/or Federal Pell Grant recipients with declared majors within the College of Education and Health Professions, the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, and the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design.

The 360 Advisor works with a cohort of approximately 80 first-year student participants each academic year both as these students’ University Perspectives (UP) first-year seminar instructor and as a professional mentor and advisor. The 360 Advisor works with participating students in the areas of academic transition to college, social and campus engagement, financial planning, well-being, and long-term planning.

As a UP instructor, the 360 Advisor works with fellow instructors and administrators to create, implement, revise, and evaluate course curriculum, activities, and outcomes; teaches 3-4 sections of the UP course in the fall term; and teaches 2 credit hours of UNIV courses in the spring term, designed in collaboration with the UNIV Program Director, to increase retention rates.

The 360 Advisor also works within the program team to recruit, select, train, and supervise peer mentors who work within the UP course and meet with program participants.

In addition to personalized holistic advising and group instruction, the 360 Advisor works together with team members and campus partners to maintain an up-to-date working awareness and knowledge of student services and resources and makes student referrals as needed. The 360 advisor works in close partnership with members of the Strategic Outreach, Advocacy and Retention (SOAR) partners in the Office of Student Success to provide intentional and personalized outreach and support for 360 program participants in continuing years after the first year. Examples of this outreach work include academic progress check-ins, timely updates and reminders, and connections to relevant support for students with specific needs related to student success.

The 360 Advisor is also responsible for working as part of a team to respond to shifting and seasonal priorities related to the activities and goals of the Office of Student Success: providing major exploration coaching; outreach and support to students on academic probation; collaborating with other university departments on student success initiatives; and other special projects related to student populations served by the Office of Student Success.

Beginning in 2026, the 360 Advisor will also work as part of a collaborative campus network to contribute programming such as professional mentoring and peer mentoring support to participants in the university’s new Arkansas Land of Opportunity Scholarship Program.

Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

Qualifications:

Preferred Qualifications: 

• At lest four years of full-time post-bachelor's degree experience working with undergraduate college students or students transitioning to college in one-on-one and group settings in a professional educational environment as a mentor, advisor, academic success coach, first year course instructor or closely related role

• Experience as the primary representative and welcoming point of contact for an educational program or initiative for students and other stakeholders such as family members and community members

• Experience leading student volunteers or student employees

• Experience working with a variety of professional stakeholders to pursue and achieve shared outcomes 

 

Additional Information:

$51,021Cover Letter/Letter of Application, List of three Professional References (name, email, business title), ResumeProof of Veteran StatusDon Nix, Director of 360 Program, nix@uark.edu

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Special Instructions to Applicants:

Pre-employment Screening Requirements:

Criminal Background Check, Sex Offender Registry

The University of Arkansas is committed to providing a safe campus community. We conduct background checks for applicants being considered for employment. Background checks include a criminal background check and a sex offender registry check. For certain positions, there may also be a financial (credit) background check, a Motor Vehicle Registry (MVR) check, and/or drug screening. Required checks are identified in the position listing. A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication or adverse financial history information alone shall not disqualify an applicant in the absence of a relationship to the requirements of the position. Background check information will be used in a confidential, non-discriminatory manner consistent with state and federal law.

The University of Arkansas seeks to attract, develop and retain high quality faculty, staff and administrators that consistently display practices and behaviors to advance a culture that embeds equal opportunity, educational excellence and unparalleled access for all.

The University of Arkansas is an equal opportunity institution. The University does not discriminate in its education programs or activities (including in admission and employment) on the basis of any category or status protected by law, including age, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, protected veteran status, military service, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, or pregnancy. Questions or concerns about the application of Title IX, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex, may be sent to the University’s Title IX Coordinator and to the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights.

Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment.

All Application information is subject to public disclosure under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act.

Constant Physical Activity:

N/A

Frequent Physical Activity:

N/A

Occasional Physical Activity:

N/A

Benefits Eligible:

Yes