Academic Advisor

State of South Carolina • Rock Hill, SC

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About The Position

Reporting to the Director of Student Services, the Academic Advisor provides academic advising to assigned students and high-level support to Student Services within the college.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree.
• Professional experience in a higher education environment.
• Knowledge of student development theory and familiarity with the college's degree programs/requirements.
• Effective oral and written communication skills.
• Effective organizational skills and the ability to work effectively on a variety of concurrent projects while meeting deadlines and maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• Effective interpersonal skills and the ability to establish and maintain effecting working relationships with faculty, staff, students and general public.
• Good analytical, problem-solving, decision-making and team-building skills.
• Sufficient technical ability to master the software required to perform job duties at a high level.

Nice To Haves

• Work toward a master's degree.
• Proficiency with higher education administrative software (Banner or similar) and MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience making presentations to groups and developing brochures and other written materials for distribution.

Responsibilities

• Advises assigned students.
• Evaluates retention data.
• Monitors progress toward degree completion.
• Serves as the initial point of contact for inquiries and referrals and escalates inquiries/problems to the appropriate person as needed.
• Conducts research and prepares statistical reports as assigned.
• Coordinates activities for graduation, induction, recruitment and retention, as assigned.
• Manages Student Services forms and processes and communicates with faculty about changes.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support