Academic Advisor II

Responsibilities

• Advises Students
• 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
• 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.
• Led 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).
• Assesses individual students' stage of academic development and promotes their growth by determining suitable developmental tasks.
• Team Building and Support
• Aids in training of and sharing of information for new staff members and student workers within the academic advising department.
• Trains and develops up to 10% of time per year to complete in-class and on-the-job training programs, which may include shadowing, departmental/college/school trainings, university training, university, state, and national advisor meetings, regular staff and supervisory meetings, and other activities approved by the supervisor.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Two 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.
• Proficiency level of novice in the following skills, using the novice to expert model (i.e., novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert): Discussing and referring students to appropriate campus resources for mental health issues, Conducting research and developing and delivering training, to include: Advising tools and strategies, campus resources, and relevant updates for faculty and staff, Supervising student employees to assist with administrative advising duties and programming.
• Proficiency level of advanced beginner in the following skills, using the novice to expert model (i.e., novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert): 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, Assessing individual students' stage of academic development and promoting their growth by determining suitable developmental tasks.
• Proficiency level of competent in the following skills, using the novice to expert model (i.e., novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert): Creating rapport and building relationships, to include: Guiding, coaching, and/or mentoring students, Collaborating with critical partners, Planning and conducting advising interactions to achieve student learning and student success outcomes, operating within your scope of authority, and connecting students to resources, Demonstrating high ethical standards in advising, Facilitating planning and goal setting, both short-term and long-term, to achieve individual learning targets and enable future readiness for students through the advising process, Observing and identifying trends in the impact of academic advising on student learning outcomes through data review, Using appropriate academic advising technologies to support students, including providing reports for advising initiatives and special populations.