Centre Academic Success; C4AS Manager

Leadership, management, and execution of the academic success strategy

• Constructively participate in all campus Manco meetings
• Share the academic success plan with campus Manco, plan the implementation and resourcing of the academic success activities and report to campus Manco on progress against achievements.
• Contribute to the annual budget discussions in support of academic success on the campuses, including library services.
• Publicise and implement academic success initiatives on the campus for staff and students in line with the Academic Success Strategy and Plan
• Ensure the cooperation of relevant role players in the academic success activities on the campus.
• Execute policies, norms, guidelines, and procedures relevant to academic success on the campus, including:
• academic success norms (including library norms)
• Performance Agreements with the campus Librarian, LT staff, and possible Academic Success Coordinators in the C4AS, in consultation with functional line managers
• Manage the Programme Officers, where appropriate, in the execution of their functional responsibilities.

• Plan and execute academic success imperatives and initiatives for the campus to fulfil the following imperatives per the STADIO Academic Success strategy, and in collaboration with the Head:
  Academic Success and the team of C4
  
  As managers:
• Transition into higher education:
• Bridge the gap between school and higher education for the school-leaver
• Assist adult learners to re-orientate themselves with entry into higher education.
• Independently and in cooperation with the schools on the campus, implement fundamental literacies, bridging programmes, and remedial activities on the campus to support the principles of access with success.
• Transition through higher education:
• Promote the principles of student-centredness as set out in the STADIO student journey.
• Plan and execute the academic orientation of new students and returning students on the campus.
• Implement the regular schedule of academic success skills training for students on the campus and maintain a record of student participation.
• Monitor the library training plans on the campus.
• Coordinate academic success professional development training interventions for staff on the campus.
• Collaborate with the schools to execute the deliverables to achieve proactive support for students at risk.
• Manage the interventions focused on student retention on the campus.
• Transition from higher education into the world of work:
• Implement training interventions to provide students with the necessary further skills and holistic development that will prepare them for the workplace (as part of the weekly training schedule)
• Implement the diagnostics tests/assessments on the campus according to the performance targets in the Academic Success Plan
• Identify internship opportunities for students and update the Canvas Page for internships, job vacancies, etc., for the campus on the Academic Success portal.

• Analyse the reports from the various institutional surveys and diagnostic tools and develop improvement plans and interventions for the campus.
• Provide an annual report on the efficacy of diagnostic tools and whether there was a benefit for participating students.
• Analyse the First Year Student Profile Report and propose improvements to the campus Manco and Schools via the Academic Managers
• Monitor and report on the effectiveness of literacy and academic development initiatives that have been integrated into curricula; and propose initiatives to support the integration and enhancement of fundamental literacies in all programmes on the campus.
• Prepare reports and presentations summarising data findings and make recommendations for improvements to program design and delivery to the Schools’ Teaching, Learning and Academic Success Committee (TLAASC)

• Meet with each new student who has applied for disability support to discuss and plan learning accommodations.
• Collaborate with relevant Academic Managers and Student Administration staff to ensure that learning accommodation is understood, in place, and implemented for the…