Peru State College Hiring for Retention Specialist at Peru, NE Full Time

SALARY: Salary mid to high 40’s DOQ. Excellent benefits package.
Consideration of applications begins immediately and will continue until the position is filled.

At Peru State College, the Retention
Specialist (RS) serves as a vital part of the campus-wide team of passionate, student-centered, higher education professionals dedicated to
helping students overcome obstacles and realize success. This role is a high student contact position responsible for retention programs and
services focused on the first-year experience and at-risk student populations. The position provides programmatic leadership for the Peru
Academic Liaison (PALs) program, at-risk student identification and intervention, and teaches one section of the College Success course. The
position supports inclusion programming and provides success coaching to students on academic probation. The RS will provide leadership with
the retention management software (Bobcat 360) including training, coordination, and best practices for implementation. This position
coordinates sexual violence and sexual harassment awareness programming for students as well as providing support for the Title IX
Coordinator in a designee role. The RS will work collaboratively with faculty and staff to identify and address amendable obstacles to
student success. As needed, supervises proficiency/evaluation testing, supervising peer mentors/peer tutors for students needing support in
with language barriers or remedial education in math or English. Advises and assists students in determining proficiency in college level
courses. The RS reports to the Vice President for Enrollment Management and works with a variety of internal and external constituencies.
Due to the importance of the RS being a high visibility, high student contact position, the RS will have occasional evening and weekend
work. This position is exempt with regard to FLSA overtime provisions. This position is covered by the NSCPA bargaining unit.

QUALIFICATIONS:

This position requires a Bachelor’s degree and related work experience. A master’s
degree, preferably in a field related to higher education, human development, learning theory, guidance and counseling, psychology, or
related field is strongly preferred, as is a minimum of two years of experience working within retention programming, academic support, or
student affairs. The Retention Specialist should have functional knowledge of the role of support programming in retention efforts and a
familiarity with best practices in higher education student services. A genuine interest in learning dynamics and effective transition
programming and an understanding of federal regulations related to sexual violence and sexual harassment prevention is preferred.
Additionally, this individual should possess a strong affinity toward detail-oriented projects, have basic proficiency with Microsoft
Office, effective interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills, and be able to maintain confidentiality. The successful candidate
should have the ability to work with a wide variety of individuals including faculty, department heads, members of the campus community,
students, and external constituencies.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Apply at www.peru.edu. Must submit the completed application plus letter of interest and resume.

This position is subject
to veteran’s preference. Offers of employment will be conditional upon satisfactory results of a background check.

GENERAL INFORMATION: PSC’s “Campus of a Thousand Oaks,” an arboretum campus, is nestled in historic
southeast Nebraska. The state’s first college, Peru State provides students of all backgrounds access to engaging educational
experiences to strengthen and enrich communities, Nebraska and the world. PSC is a member institution of the Nebraska State College System.
For more information, visit www.peru.edu or call 1-800-742-4412.

PSC is an equal opportunity institution. PSC does not discriminate against any student, employee or applicant on the basis of race,
color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, religion, or age in employment and education opportunities,
including but not limited to admission decisions. The College has designated an individual to coordinate the College’s
non-discrimination efforts to comply with regulations implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Titles VI and VII of the
Civil Rights Act, Title IX, of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Act. Reports regarding discrimination or harassment may be directed to the following Compliance Coordinator. In addition, inquiries
regarding non-discrimination policies and practices may be directed to the Compliance Coordinator: Ms. Eulanda Cade, Peru State College,
Administration Building, Room 312, PO Box 10, 600 Hoyt Street, Peru, NE 68421-0010, (402) 872-2230 [email protected]