Academic Advisor I
About The Position
Mays Business School is seeking a passionate, dedicated, and student-focused Academic Advisor I to help drive engagement and empower students to achieve their academic and career goals. As an Academic Advisor, you will play a vital role in maximizing undergraduate student retention by building relationships with students and assisting with clarifying procedures and academic requirements for specific programs or majors at Mays. We are looking for an effective communicator who thrives on initiating and maintaining relationships while ensuring that students have everything they need to reach their goals and achieve more. If you are committed to helping students succeed, we encourage you to apply!
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in applicable field.
- No prior experience required.
- Proficiency level of novice in initiating, building, and maintaining effective relationships.
- Proficiency level of novice in communicating with others in a clear and concise manner that is audience appropriate.
- Proficiency level of novice in researching information to meet situation parameters.
- Proficiency level of novice in collaborating with others within and across departments/groups.
- Proficiency level of novice in actively listening to determine speakers’ goals, needs, and/or challenges.
- Proficiency level of novice in organizing, prioritizing, and working effectively to meet goals and parameters of simultaneous projects.
- Proficiency level of advanced beginner in ability to use various computer programs to include word processing, spreadsheet, and database applications.
- Proficiency level of advanced beginner in ability to work with confidential information.
Nice To Haves
- TAMU Academic Advising experience.
- Experience with higher education information management systems such as Howdy and Compass, etc.
- Familiarity with Mays undergraduate curriculum.
Responsibilities
- Maximizing undergraduate student retention by building relationships with students.
- Assisting with clarifying procedures and academic requirements for specific programs or majors at Mays.
- Initiating, building, and maintaining effective relationships.
- Communicating with others in a clear and concise manner that is audience appropriate.
- Researching information to meet situation parameters.
- Collaborating with others within and across departments/groups.
- Actively listening to determine speakers’ goals, needs, and/or challenges.
- Organizing, prioritizing, and working effectively to meet goals and parameters of simultaneous projects.
Benefits
- 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
- 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
- Free exercise programs and release time
- 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
- Living Well, a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
