Academic Advisor Education

New Mexico State University•Las Cruces, NM

1d•$43,909 - $54,886•Onsite

About The Position

DACC, a responsive, accessible, comprehensive, learning-centered community college that provides education opportunities to a diverse community of learners is inviting candidates to apply for the following vacant position: Academic Advisor Education. This position is responsible for assisting students in identifying, planning, and achieving their educational and career goals. The role involves providing guidance on academic habits, strategic planning for graduation, problem-solving, course registration, and connecting students with support services. Additionally, the advisor will engage with dual credit and early college high school students, assist with orientations, maintain student records, and act as a liaison between the advising center and the Education Department.

Requirements

Associate's Degree + 2 years of relevant experience or a Bachelor's degree.

Nice To Haves

Experience providing academic advising in higher education
Professional experience working with students in education
Evidence in application materials of effective communication
Evidence in application materials of effective problem solving
Evidence in application materials of high attention to detail
Evidence in application materials of motivation

Responsibilities

Assist new Education and Early Childhood Education college students, transfer students, readmitted students and continuing students to identify, plan and achieve educational goals that align with their career and life aspirations.
Discuss the student’s academic habits and provide direction on developing practical skills for academic success. Strategically plan out steps toward graduation, or the completion of the targeted academic goal. Identify and solve problems that impede progress towards an academic goal (i.e., academic, social, work, interpersonal, campus life adjustment). Develop student academic plans.
Assist students to place into initial English writing and mathematics courses.
Assist students to select courses and register for classes.
Travel to high school sites to engage with dual credit students and early college high school students and educate students on programs of studies and pathways.
Verify eligibility and college readiness for students to participate in the DACC Dual Credit Program.
Strategically plan out steps toward completion of Dual Credit Program of Study or ECHS Pathway.
Assist students during new student Orientations.
Connect students with appropriate support programs including Avanza, Academic Readiness Center (ARC), Canvas training, financial aid/scholarships, career services, accessibility services, etc.
Maintain detailed student advising notes.
Update student major, catalog year and concentration in student information system.
Act as the student responder for faculty-initiated student early alert referrals for caseload students and provides academic guidance to help students connect to meaningful academic supports.
Communicate with caseload students about critical dates and deadlines.
Assist students with academic needs such as the academic portion of financial aid appeals, providing military veteran students with VA degree checks to verify scheduled courses are required, originating and submitting retroactive requests and Adjusted Credit Option requests, managing registration holds as appropriate, and originating course substitutions for administrative review.
Assist both inbound and outbound transfer students to navigate the process, understand transcript evaluation and solve transfer-related issues.
Assist students to apply to graduate.
Assist in the final degree check process for students who have applied for a degree or certificate.
Act as an information liaison between the DACC Academic Advising Center and the DACC Education Department.
Partner with DACC and NMSU professional staff and faculty advisors in the sharing of advising-related information.
Assist in training new academic advisors in policy and procedure.