Director of Advising and First-Year Support

Hood College seeks a dynamic, organized, and relationship-oriented Director of Advising and First-Year Support  as part of the College’s U.S. Department of Education Strengthening Institutions Program (SIP) grant, Student Success in the AI Era: Advancing Retention, Completion, and Workforce Readiness at Hood College.  

Under the general direction of the Dean of Student Success, the Director of Advising and First-Year Support provides leadership for Hood College's undergraduate academic advising program and coordinates, executes, and assesses support for students during the critical transition into and through their first year. This is a temporary grant funded position. 

Reporting to the Dean of Student Success, the Director implements, and assesses a holistic and proactive advising model designed to ensure students receive consistent academic guidance, develop meaningful educational plans, connect with appropriate resources, and make successful progress toward degree completion. The Director provides coordination and leadership for first-year student supports, collaborating across campus to identify barriers to student success, coordinate early interventions, strengthen students' connection to the College, and improve persistence and retention into the second year. The Director works closely with faculty and campus partners, including the Director of the First-Year Experience classes, to create an integrated approach to advising and first-year support that addresses students' academic, personal, social, and professional development. 

We invite qualified candidates to apply online via our electronic application which requires submission of a cover letter, resumé and three professional references.

If you need assistance with the online application process, please email humanresources@hood.edu or call (301) 696-3592.

Hood College does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, disability, religion, or age in recruitment, admission and access to, or treatment, or employment in its programs, services, benefits, or activities as required by applicable laws including Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and complies with the law regarding reasonable accommodation for disabled applicants and students. Inquiries about discrimination or reasonable accommodation should be referred to the Title IX and Section 504 Coordinator at Alumnae Hall, 401 Rosemont Avenue, Frederick, MD. 21701 (AD 308), (301) 696-3123. For complete information on Hood College’s nondiscrimination policy, please visit http://www.hood.edu/non-discrimination/