Associate Academic Advisor

About the role

The UNT College of Engineering, located at Denton’s Discovery Park, is dedicated to providing an educational community that prepares career-ready students who meet critical industry needs. This is accomplished by increasing the scope and impact of use-inspired research that solves real-world challenges locally and beyond.

Responsibilities

• Advise students, as necessary, on best degree/major/minor/certificate and career matches.
• Advise students, as necessary, on college transition challenges, academic transition challenges, information related to student interests/aptitudes/abilities/etc. and other issues related to overall student success.
• Accurately advise students regarding university requirements, individual program requirements, academic policies/processes, and academic deadlines, including special student populations and applicability of transfer credits.
• Confers with faculty or administrator as needed.
• Documents advising appointments and student interactions in the advising software and provides follow up with students, as needed.
• Promotes good will and quality customer service to students and is effective in handling a variety of student situations.
• Consults with other advisors (or administrator) as needed to resolve challenging student situations/issues.
• Accurately updates, edits, and processes college admissions status, degree audits, graduation applications, and other student records/forms via the university systems and advising software.
• Supports events and initiatives including admissions, orientations, commencements, recruitment events, retention activities, on/off campus presentations, and/or college programming.
• Supports adequate participation/coverage, and the development of strategies/procedures that promote advisor efficiency, productivity, and positive team engagement.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Strong presentation skills
• Strong problem solving skills
• Ability to learn and use a variety of simple to complex computer applications
• Ability to communicate effectively with various populations verbally and in writing
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships
• Ability to work independently

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of degree programs and education requirements, admissions, and status
• Ability to conduct interviews and counsel with students
• Ability to make decisions in accordance with established University regulations and policies
• Ability to make computations and tabulations rapidly and accurately
• Tact, diplomacy, judgment required in dealing with others

Qualifications

• Knowledge of degree programs and education requirements, admissions, and status
• Ability to conduct interviews and counsel with students
• Ability to make decisions in accordance with established University regulations and policies
• Ability to make computations and tabulations rapidly and accurately
• Tact, diplomacy, judgment required in dealing with others

Skills

• Strong presentation skills
• Strong problem solving skills
• Ability to learn and use a variety of simple to complex computer applications
• Ability to communicate effectively with various populations verbally and in writing
• Ability to develop and maintain effective working relationships
• Ability to work independently

Benefits

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Pay

$40,599.96 FTE: 1.000000

Schedule

Monday - Friday 8:00am to 5:00pm