Academic Advisor II-1

Responsibilities

• Advises Students
• Collaborates with students to understand and develop realistic and attainable educational and academic goals.
• Provides input on related majors, minors, future education and career options that best align with goals.
• Educates students about and prepares them for full array of academic processes (e.g., registration, add/drop, Q drops, withdrawals, change of curriculum submissions, etc.).
• Reviews student’s academic record and counsel students regarding core and degree course selection and implication of selected courses and/or exception requests.
• Creates and maintains updated relevant records and notes (e.g., student contact, advisor notes).
• Delivers Student Success and Retention Strategies
• Consistently engages student population utilizing various outreach methods (e.g., in-person and online) to cultivate a professional relationship to keep students informed of critical and relevant personal, academic and professional deadlines, updates, information and events.
• Proactively shares with students available academic, professional, and health and wellness resources (e.g., Academic Success Center, Career Center, Student Organizations, Counseling & Psychological Services, Disability Resources, etc.).
• May refer students with identified needs as appropriate.
• Actively monitors students’ progress through the program by reviewing and assessing academic records to determine status of progression, completion of degree requirements as well as identifying and referring those students in which additional intervention and guidance may be recommended to reaching academic goals.
• Leads the planning and/or delivery of various department related advising, student success, retention events and academic campaigns (e.g., New Student Conference, 1st semester advising, inquiries from prospective students).
• Affirms individual students' stage of academic development and promotes their growth by determining suitable developmental tasks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 2 years of advising or related experience.
• Knowledge of: NACADA’s Core Values of Academic Advising, Theories relevant to academic advising, Academic Advising models, approaches, and strategies, Professional standards and ethical guidelines for academic advising, Expected student learning outcomes of academic advising, Expected student success outcomes of academic advising, Curriculum, degree programs, and other academic requirements and options, to include changes and revisions over time, Critical partners for academic advisors and their role in the advising process, Campus and community resources that support student success, Project management principles and processes, Professional standards and ethical guidelines for coaching, Coaching models, and methods and techniques to evaluate the effectiveness of coaching.
• Skill in: Discussing and referring students to appropriate campus resources for mental health issues, Conducting research and developing and delivering training, Articulating a personal philosophy of academic advising in alignment with NACADA models, strategies, and approaches, Communicating in a respectful, and confidential manner using various communication approaches and modalities, Promoting student understanding of the purpose and underlying rationale of the curriculum to set expectations for student learning, Facilitating problem-solving, decision-making, and meaning-making for students through the advising process, Identifying high-risk indicators, as reported by faculty, to ensure student success, Engaging in ongoing assessment and development of self and the advising practice, Planning and/or delivering various department related advising, student success, retention events and academic campaigns, Using appropriate academic advising technologies to support students, including providing reports for advising initiatives and special populations.