Academic Advisor II

About the role

The Academic Advisor II plays a vital role in maximizing undergraduate student retention by building relationships with students and clarifying procedures and academic requirements for specific programs or majors.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with students to understand and develop realistic and attainable educational and academic goals and provides input on related majors, minors, future education and career options that best align with goals.
• Educates students about and prepares and assists them with full array of academic processes (e.g., registration, add/drop, Q drops, withdrawals, change of curriculum submissions, etc.) by sharing university and college policies, program requirements, transfer credit decisions, etc.
• Reviews student's academic record and counsel students regarding core and degree course selection and implication of selected courses and/or exception requests.
• Provides input on probationary decisions.
• Creates and maintains updated relevant records and notes (e.g., student contact, advisor notes).
• Delivers Student Success and Retention Strategies by consistently engaging 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.
• 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.
• Assists in training of and sharing of information for new staff members and student workers within the academic advising department.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree.
• 2 years of advising or related experience.
• Knowledge of the history and role of academic advising in higher education and at Texas A&M University.
• Knowledge of Texas A&M University policies, procedures, rules, and regulations relevant to academic advising.
• Knowledge of legal guidelines of advising practice, including privacy regulations and confidentiality.
• Knowledge of the characteristics, needs, and experiences of major and emerging student populations.
• Knowledge of how various environments are created and maintained in advising interactions for major and emerging student populations.
• Knowledge of resources and effective, appropriate responses to address mental health issues that may affect the well-being of students.
• Knowledge of information technology applicable to relevant advising roles.
• Knowledge of training methods and techniques for planning, designing, developing and delivering instructional content that is engaging, effective, relevant, and applicable to achieve desired learning outcomes.
• Skilled in conducting research and developing and delivering training on topics within the field of academic advising, including organizing activities for professional development.

Skills

• Knowledge 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.

Benefits

Salary: Commensurate
Schedule/Location: Full-time | College Station, TX

Pay

$3,750.00 monthly

Schedule

Full-time

Benefits

Available benefits include medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums.
Up to 12-15 days of annual paid holidays
Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month
Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time
Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more
Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee
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