Academic Advisors

University of Colorado System Office • Boulder, CO

286d • $49,000 - $57,325

About The Position

The College of Arts & Sciences (A&S) at CU Boulder is encouraging applications for Academic Advisor positions! Academic Advisors work in a multi-disciplinary “neighborhood” team setting to assist students in planning for—and making informed decisions about—areas of study, intended college outcomes, and post-baccalaureate plans. Academic Advisors educate the whole student through a developmental advising approach and are charged with implementing advising strategies and interventions to enhance the performance and persistence of students throughout their time on campus. Academic Advisors help students assess their interests, values, and academic skills. They support students with long-term degree planning, course registration, and graduation timeline planning. Academic Advisors teach students to navigate the university's academic systems, processes, and policies, and work with students to personalize their academic paths, including offering co-curricular guidance and referrals. In addition to one-on-one interactions, Academic Advisors work with students in group settings via workshops, presentations, campus events, and other engagement activities. Academic Advisors stay up to date on curricular requirements, academic policies, and opportunities in their areas of specialty and provide students with accurate and timely information and guidance to support exploration and academic engagement across the college. A successful Academic Advisor demonstrates an agile mentality and passion for working with students and colleagues. They are highly relational and comfortable engaging with students in one-on-one and large groups using a variety of outreach methods and meeting formats. Advisors consistently exhibit a student support orientation and strong communication skills. A&S Academic Advisors demonstrate a developmental advising approach that focuses on relationship building, exploration, academic goal setting, and success on an individual level.

Requirements

• Professional 1 Level: Completed bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Professional 2 Level: Completed bachelor's degree and at least 12 months of related professional academic advising, coaching, or related experience.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree.
• Experience, background, or interest in a related field of study.
• Experience interacting with the student's overall support network, including parents.
• Experience advising college students.
• Established skills and experience using academic advising applications and platforms.
• Experience enforcing and explaining complex academic policies.

Responsibilities

• Develop trusting, supportive relationships with individual students.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for academic questions and/or concerns.
• Work with students through individual appointments, group meetings and presentations, registration labs, and drop-in hours via multiple modalities including in-person, video conferencing, telephone, and email.
• Personalize students' academic paths at CU Boulder.
• Set intentional goals appropriate to students' developmental stages.
• Assess students' interests, values, and academic skills to plan for and make informed decisions about a choice of major, intended college outcomes, and potential career and/or graduate school direction.
• Review degree progress, graduation requirements, and graduation timeline planning, including graduation certification.
• Navigate the systems, academic processes, and policies at CU Boulder.
• Learn about co-curricular opportunities that complement students' academic paths, goals, and support needs.
• Reflect on students' sense of belonging at CU and provide resources as needed.
• Develop self-efficacy in college.
• Ensure prepared and appropriately researched support and guidance for students that is customized to the student's context and developmental stage.
• Proactively outreach to and track students.
• Lead group advising workshops and presentations.
• Provide ad hoc coverage for peers.
• Develop materials and support initiatives designed to provide a robust and comprehensive academic advising experience for students and colleagues.
• Maintain detailed, accurate, and prompt records of all advising contacts in the advising portal.
• Ensure highly collaborative working relationships with faculty partners.
• Liaise and create cross-campus relationships with the campus advising community and student support professionals.
• Develop content and support the logistics coordination for advising events and student-facing experiences.
• Serve on unit, departmental, college and/or campus-wide committees, task forces, and working groups.
• Participate in unit, departmental, college, and/or campus events and programming initiatives.
• Support relevant administrative tasks in service of the A&S academic advising program.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Retirement plan
• Paid time off
• Tuition benefit
• ECO Pass

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree