Academic Advisor

About the role

The Academic Advisor engages students as active partners in their academic decision-making. They guide course selection, degree planning, and navigate university policies, promoting informed and responsible choices aligned with students' goals. Advisors maintain accurate records and contribute to advising programs, events, and outreach initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Engages students as active partners in their academic decision-making.
• Guides course selection, degree planning, and navigates university policies.
• Maintains accurate advising records and contributes to UARC advising programs, events, and outreach initiatives.
• Delivers timely, accurate, holistic advising that supports student success, persistence, and on-time graduation.
• Fosters a welcoming, equitable, and inclusive environment where all students feel valued and supported.
• Participates in the campus-wide advising community, providing input to leadership on advising, recruitment, and co/curricular programs.
• Serves as a main point of contact for students, providing information about educational options and academic requirements.
• Aids in identifying and assessing interests, skills, and values to match appropriate field of study/career options.
• Refers students to appropriate institutional resources.
• Implements academic advising events such as workshops, panel discussions, and guest speakers.
• Maintains confidentiality and accurate student records, responding to academic inquiries according to established institutional and FERPA policies.
• Ensures expertise with advised curriculum and assists in developing and recommending exceptions for policy and curriculum.
• Proactively engages students as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree.
• Demonstrated exceptional interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Presentation skills.
• Ability to use, learn, and adapt to a variety of technology platforms, including Microsoft Office, PeopleSoft, Navigate, AI, etc.
• Commitment to delivering high-quality academic advising to a diverse college student population.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, learning and communicating continually changing and detailed information.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Advising or counseling experience.
• Experience working and communicating with a variety of teens, adults, and/or stakeholders from varying backgrounds and learning styles.
• Experience working in higher education.
• Teaching or training experience.
• Knowledge of student development theory.
• Experience advising non-traditional students in online programs.

Skills

Not specified.

Benefits

Not specified.

Pay

$45,000 commensurate with experience.

Schedule

Not specified.