Academic & Career Pathway Advisor - Kalamazoo Promise Services

Kalamazoo Valley Community College•Kalamazoo, MI

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About The Position

Kalamazoo Valley is seeking a Full-Time Promise Academic & Career Pathway Advisor in the Kalamazoo Promises Services Department to facilitate student success and goal achievement through a holistic approach. The advisor will provide academic and career advising based on the educational and career goals developed with the student in a guided pathway/case management model.

Requirements

Appropriate education, training, experience and talents are a requirement. An example of this would be an earned bachelor's degree from an accredited institution of higher education with two years of related experience leading others, including supervising, training, mentoring and/or coaching activities.
Skill in building relationships with students.
Skill in oral and written communications.
Skill in interpreting career assessments.
Skill in leading teams.
Skill in use of academic monitoring systems.
Knowledge of guided pathways and meta-majors.
Knowledge of college programs, courses and services.

Responsibilities

Administer and interpret career assessments.
Teach career decision making and provide career resources to help the student determine a solid education and career path.
Educational pathway selection.
Course recommendations and sequencing.
Development of an individualized student educational plan within an electronic planning system.
Provide referrals to other college support services as needed for timely progress toward completion.
Develop and implement pathway-specific career curriculum and program planning, while providing support to ensure student enrollment, retention, persistence, and completion.
Monitor academic progress of students in assigned caseload, recommending and/or making adjustments, managing early alerts, and providing both preventative and just-in-time intervention measures from pre-enrollment to completion.
Represent the assigned pathways in proactively recruiting and enrolling students in activities and events.
Develop, coordinate and facilitate activities such as classroom presentations, workshops, orientations, special targeted events and outreach initiatives for Student Success Services.
Develop self-assessment tools and curriculum for college-wide programming.
Lead initiatives for assigned pathways and keep the Kalamazoo Promise Services Advising Team updated on changes in curriculum, courses offered and transfer opportunities.
Collaborate with faculty and staff throughout the college to promote student academic and career success.
Collaborate with Kalamazoo Promise Headquarters on events, initiatives and grant requirements.
Act as a liaison to faculty within assigned pathway; and work in conjunction with First Year Experience (FYE) faculty to support students enrolled in FYE courses.
Support Valley's athletics liaisons' efforts to facilitate student academic goals.
Train and mentor new advisors on assessments, curriculum procedures, and onboarding.
Serve as a lead advisor, as needed, in coordinating schedules; and identify training and development opportunities for advisors.
Manage and maintain Kalamazoo Promise Services social media page and coordinate with Marketing on designs for promotional, educational and informational materials.