Program Advisor - Nursing & Health Professions
About The Position
Virginia Western Community College is seeking to fill a Program Advisor position supporting our Nursing and Health Professions students. The Program Advisor serves returning students as they continue their educational programs after initial enrollment to the college. Duties performed are in accordance with delivery of a team approach for successful student learning outcomes utilizing a progressive advising model. Incumbents fulfill the mission of academic advising, which includes efforts to partner with students to help them define, plan and progress towards their educational goals by fostering independence, facilitating a professional, supportive environment and promoting student development skills. Located within the assigned academic school, the Program Advisors will serve returning program-placed students with guidance and information relative to course requirements for specific programs, program differentiations, details about guaranteed admissions and articulation agreements with four-year institutions, graduation requirements and processes, goal-setting for program completion, and financial planning for sustained enrollment through graduation. Program Advisors will actively participate in college-wide retention efforts, including proactive student outreach, to promote equity, access, success, and completion. Establishment and maintenance of close working relationships with teaching faculty and academic deans is essential in this role. Located in and specific to the assigned academic school, the position is a member of the overall Advising team of new student advisors, program advisors and faculty advisors.
Requirements
- Supporting Nursing and Health Professions students.
- Serving returning students.
- Utilizing a progressive advising model.
- Fostering independence, facilitating a professional, supportive environment and promoting student development skills.
- Providing guidance and information relative to course requirements for specific programs, program differentiations, details about guaranteed admissions and articulation agreements with four-year institutions, graduation requirements and processes, goal-setting for program completion, and financial planning for sustained enrollment through graduation.
- Actively participating in college-wide retention efforts, including proactive student outreach.
- Establishing and maintaining close working relationships with teaching faculty and academic deans.
- Being a member of the overall Advising team of new student advisors, program advisors and faculty advisors.
Responsibilities
- Serve returning students as they continue their educational programs after initial enrollment to the college.
- Partner with students to help them define, plan and progress towards their educational goals by fostering independence, facilitating a professional, supportive environment and promoting student development skills.
- Provide guidance and information relative to course requirements for specific programs, program differentiations, details about guaranteed admissions and articulation agreements with four-year institutions, graduation requirements and processes, goal-setting for program completion, and financial planning for sustained enrollment through graduation.
- Actively participate in college-wide retention efforts, including proactive student outreach, to promote equity, access, success, and completion.
- Establish and maintain close working relationships with teaching faculty and academic deans.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
