Academic Advisor

University of Arkansas • Fayetteville, AR

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About The Position

Reporting to the Director of the College Advising in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, the Academic Advisor will be responsible for providing traditional academic advising support for an assigned caseload of up to 550 undergraduate students. The Academic Advisor will assist students as they work to clarify educational and career goals, develop and implement plans to achieve those goals, make decisions that align with academic policy, and utilize campus resources/processes. In addition to traditional academic advising, this position will be responsible for a number of related duties. The advisor will participate in a small number of coordinated proactive advising programs aimed at aggressively supporting targeted cohorts of advisees (for example, students who have applied for graduation or students that did not enroll as expected). The advisor will engage in a variety of activities related to New Student Orientation through the year and especially in the month of June and, to a lesser degree, other college events. Finally, the advisor will be expected to engage (both proactively and as assigned) in service activities that facilitate the day-to-day operation of the center and/or contribute to the profession of academic advising. Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty, as is the ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with a major in the arts and sciences from an accredited institution of higher education conferred by the time of appointment.
• A bachelor’s degree with major outside of the arts and sciences is acceptable if the applicant also has at least one year of full-time employment in a field that commonly employs arts and sciences graduates
• Ability to create trust through equitable and inclusive communication
• Ability to have adaptability of communication strategies to varying stakeholders
• Ability to convey the purpose of a liberal arts education to varying stake holders
• Ability to integrate interpersonal skills in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a collaborative team
• Ability to assess own professional development and identify desired areas of growth

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree completed or in progress from an accredited institution of higher education (should be completed within six months of start date)
• At least two years of full-time employment in a field that commonly employs arts and science graduates
• At least one year of full-time experience in one (or a combination) of the following fields
• Academic advising or coaching
• Career advising or coaching
• College, high school, or middle school teaching or counseling
• Social worker or other mental health care professional working directly with clients
• Related higher education experience working directly with students (two years of work as a graduate assistant or adjunct teacher is equivalent to one year full-time)

Responsibilities

• Providing traditional academic advising support for an assigned caseload of up to 550 undergraduate students.
• Assist students as they work to clarify educational and career goals, develop and implement plans to achieve those goals, make decisions that align with academic policy, and utilize campus resources/processes.
• Participate in a small number of coordinated proactive advising programs aimed at aggressively supporting targeted cohorts of advisees
• Engage in a variety of activities related to New Student Orientation through the year and especially in the month of June and, to a lesser degree, other college events.
• Engage (both proactively and as assigned) in service activities that facilitate the day-to-day operation of the center and/or contribute to the profession of academic advising.
• Regular, reliable, and non-disruptive attendance is an essential job duty
• Ability to create and maintain collegial, harmonious working relationships with others.

Benefits

• university contributions to health, dental, life and disability insurance
• tuition waivers for employees and their families
• 12 official holidays
• immediate leave accrual
• a choice of retirement programs with university contributions ranging from 5 to 10% of employee salary

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time