Sr Academic Advisor II
About The Position
This position reports to a Chair, Assistant Dean, Assistant Director, Director, or other administrator of an advising office for an academic department, college, or campus. A Senior Academic Advisor II is an expert on advising practice, applying this expertise to program development, mentoring, and comprehensive advising of multifaceted student advising populations. The position develops policy, recommends appropriate counseling practice in a specialized program, and conducts advising which integrates academic, career, and social issues. A Senior Academic Advisor II serves as mentor to other Academic Advisors and support staff in practices and procedures, and serves on college or university advising policy committees. This position may supervise, but still has the major duty of performing direct advising requiring considerable contact with students through individual interviews, group meetings and workshops. A Senior Academic Advisors II is expected to possess comprehensive knowledge about academic programs, careers opportunities and student support services. This position is distinguished from a Sr. Academic Advisor through its extensive involvement in administration of an advising program, which involves training staff, acting as a consultant or direct advisor in more specialized cases, contributing to the development advising practices and policies, and leading initiatives on advising related committees.
Requirements
- Expertise on advising practice
- Comprehensive knowledge about academic programs, careers opportunities and student support services
Responsibilities
- Program development
- Mentoring
- Comprehensive advising of multifaceted student advising populations
- Develop policy
- Recommend appropriate counseling practice in a specialized program
- Conduct advising which integrates academic, career, and social issues
- Serve as mentor to other Academic Advisors and support staff in practices and procedures
- Serve on college or university advising policy committees
- Supervise (may supervise)
- Perform direct advising requiring considerable contact with students through individual interviews, group meetings and workshops
- Possess comprehensive knowledge about academic programs, careers opportunities and student support services
- Extensive involvement in administration of an advising program
- Training staff
- Acting as a consultant or direct advisor in more specialized cases
- Contributing to the development advising practices and policies
- Leading initiatives on advising related committees
Benefits
- Medical insurance plans
- Dental insurance plans
- Life insurance plans
- Retirement plan options
- Employee and dependent tuition programs
- Generous leave
- Hundreds of employee perks and discounts
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
