Student Success Advisor

About Walden University

Walden University, an Adtalem Global Education institution, supports a diverse community of adult learners from across the U.S. and other countries, who seek to achieve their academic goals and make positive, lasting social change in their professions and communities. Walden offers more than 100 online degree and certificate programs, for students pursuing a bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral or certificate. Walden University has graduated more than 174,000 students and is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

In our U.S. locations, we operate on a hybrid work model with three in-office days and two remote days per week. Starting Q1 2025, we will transition to a four-day in-office schedule, Monday–Thursday. This in-office time fosters creativity, innovation, communication, and stronger team relationships, supporting both individual and organizational success. We will also be relocating to the Western Chicago Suburbs sometime in 2025.

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Student Success Advisors facilitate student success by defining and implementing proactive strategies that help students stay on track to fulfill their educational goals. Advisors build supportive and personalized relationships with students through phone, SMS and email, manage their day-to-day expectations, and provide them with opportunities to stay connected to our online community. They advise students on university policies and procedures, program and degree requirements, and related academic matters; and work closely with other university support teams to ensure that student inquiries are addressed in a timely and effective manner.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Demonstrates genuine interest and care in their students and their academic success.
• Support students transitioning into the online learning environment.
• Serve as the primary guide to ensure that students stay on track to meet their educational goals.
• Assist students in understanding and completing degree requirements, with appropriate course registration, on university policies and procedures, program requirements and related academic matters.
• Provide comprehensive outreach to students at risk of not meeting satisfactory academic progress.
• Closely monitor students to proactively identify at-risk scenarios and identify opportunities to develop, implement, measure and improve academic success strategies.
• Work closely with university staff to ensure that student inquiries are strategically coordinated and addressed in a timely manner, while supporting academic integrity and University policies.
• Cognitively guide students to develop accountability for their decisions and an understanding of how those decisions impact their success.
• Provide students with proactive guidance on acclimating to their new baccalaureate, masters or online education lifestyle and building supportive personal environments and best practices to facilitate their student success.
• Empower students to maintain effective connections to the University and its online community of learners, promoting life-long learning opportunities.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree required; masters preferred.
• 1-3 years of experience working in a service-oriented environment or university setting.
• Must have a strong commitment to education and have knowledge of counseling or coaching skills required to effectively keep online students on track.
• Strong problem solving and time management skills.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills required.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite.
• Ability to successfully resolve student issues from request through resolution.
• Effectively work with multiple databases and student platforms.
• Skilled at connecting and building rapport with students from diverse backgrounds.
• Creative, innovative, able to work independently and in a team environment.
• Self-starter.
• Ability to adapt to new and rapidly changing situations.
• Familiarity with online learning and Internet technology a plus.

In support of the pay transparency laws enacted across the country, the expected salary range for this position is between $18.7 and $32.86. Actual pay will be adjusted based on job-related factors permitted by law, such as experience and training; geographic location; licensure and certifications; market factors; departmental budgets; and responsibility. Our Talent Acquisition Team will be happy to answer any questions you may have, and we look forward to learning more about your salary requirements. The position qualifies for the below benefits.

Adtalem offers a robust suite of benefits including:

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• 15 Days of Paid Vacation Days each Calendar Year
• 12 Paid Holidays + 2 floating holidays
  
  For more information related to our benefits please visit: https://careers.adtalem.com/benefits.

Equal Opportunity – Minority / Female / Disability / V / Gender Identity / Sexual Orientation