On-Call Academic Advisor (Applicant Pool)

Job Duties

• Aids students in interpreting assessment results and high school transcripts with regard to course selection.
• Serves as a student advocate and mentor, acting as liaison among students, faculty, college departments, and community resources.
• Aids students in the understanding of graduation requirements, keeps current on related policy changes, and assists students with unofficial degree audits.
• Creates academic and transfer plans using Student Planning and updates when needed.
• Tracks the academic progress for all assigned students through the Student Planning tool and performs outreach to students minimally twice per fall and winter terms and minimally once per spring and summer terms.
• Uses technology to support student success, such as Colleague, Student Planning, Advise (Early Alert), Feith, SARS, and email.
• Assists with new student orientations as needed.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in appropriate field.
• General knowledge of community college programs and transfer requirements.
• Demonstrated organization and communication skills.
• Knowledge of and ability to work with a diverse student population.
• Availability to work a flexible schedule.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in education, academic advising, higher education leadership, student affairs, or comparable.
• Academic advising in a community college or four-year setting.

Physical Requirements

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
• Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• This role may involve being in a stationary position in front of a computer, using a keyboard, mouse (or applicable equipment) and telephone.
• Communicating and exchanging information with individuals electronically or in person.
• This role may also involve standing and walking for periods of time, and the use of hands and moving objects on occasion, of up to 10 lbs.
• Noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Writing Skills

• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.

Language Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Physical Demands

• Office Environment: This role may involve being in a stationary position in front of a computer, using a keyboard, mouse (or applicable equipment) and telephone.
• Communicating and exchanging information with individuals electronically or in person.
• This role may also involve standing and walking for periods of time, and the use of hands and moving objects on occasion, of up to 10 lbs.
• Noise level: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Salary

$21.50/hour

Work Hours

Up to 25 hours/week; Flexible Schedule desired