Academic Advisor

NEIU • Chicago, IL

9d • $45,000 - $50,000

About The Position

The Academic Advisor provides advising and support services to participants in the TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Teacher Preparation program, under the administrative direction of the Assistant Director for TRIO Student Support Services - Teacher Preparation. The role provides academic advising, career guidance, financial literacy and scholarship activities, and support for participant progress, retention, and graduation.

The Academic Advisor maintains participant records, monitors academic progress, develops and delivers workshops, and supports program operations, including recruiting and selecting participants, tutor coordination and supervision, programming, budget management, reporting, and evaluation. The position also helps participants with graduate school admissions and financial aid, coordinates developmental education support, and works with campus and community partners to identify scholarship, job-shadowing, and internship opportunities.

Applicants should submit a letter of interest, current resume, and three current professional references as one PDF through the NEIU Workday application system. A background check is required. Applications will be reviewed immediately and accepted until the position is filled.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum three years of experience as an academic advisor at a four-year college or university.
• Extensive knowledge of advising principles, practices, and procedures.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience in confidence-building activities, fostering leadership, and developing study skills.
• Ability to teach techniques of individual and small-group instruction.
• Experience developing student programming that fosters confidence-building, leadership, and academic skills.
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal, customer service, communication, and time-management skills, with attention to detail and follow-through.
• Demonstrated initiative and experience working with students, faculty, and staff from diverse backgrounds.
• Working knowledge of software including Word, Excel, Access, and student databases.
• Successful experience working with college students from diverse educational, socioeconomic, cultural, ethnic, and physical and/or learning-disability backgrounds.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in education, counseling, counselor education, psychology, special education, student personnel, or a related field.
• Previous experience working on a federally funded program.

Responsibilities

• Serve as academic advisor for SSS participants.
• Provide progressive one-on-one academic advising, career, financial literacy, and scholarship activities.
• Collect participant information and documents and maintain participant records.
• Meet regularly with participants to monitor progress and complete a Student Success Plan for each participant.
• Develop and deliver SSS workshops.
• Hire, supervise, train, and evaluate SSS tutors.
• Coordinate the Tutor Mentor and supplemental instruction components.
• Support recruitment and selection of SSS participants.
• Advise participants regarding graduate school admissions and financial aid.
• Support project programming, budget management, recruitment initiatives, and the SSS social media presence.
• Monitor academics and track follow-up.
• Collect and organize data needed to evaluate program effectiveness.
• Support implementation and evaluation of a system for tracking enrollment and academic progress.
• Assist with coordinating developmental education in math, English, or reading for participants.
• Support the SSS Assistant Director in writing reports, evaluations, and budgets.
• Assist with implementing new participant orientations.
• Help maintain collaborative efforts on and off campus to identify scholarship, job-shadowing, and internship opportunities.
• Support completion and submission of SSS Annual Performance Reports.
• Assist with activities and services intended to increase participant retention and graduation rates.
• Coordinate collaborative, student-driven activities between TRIO programs, including conferences and graduate school visits.
• Serve on committees as assigned or supported by the SSS Assistant Director.
• Participate in professional organizations related to TRIO programs and in state, regional, and national TRIO conferences.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the SSS Assistant Director.

Benefits

• University employees may be eligible for State of Illinois benefits, including health, dental, and vision benefits, sick and vacation days, and participation in the State Universities Retirement System.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level