Student Advisor
About The Position
The Student Advisor reports directly to the Student Success Manager or Campus Director of Education if no Student Success Manager. The Student Advisor is primarily responsible for advising students, creating opportunities for student engagement and enhancement, and providing customer service to the student body. Monitors attendance and works with Registrar to assist in the notification and advising of students not making Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP). Is a strong advocate of student retention. This is an on-campus position. Student Advisor Key Relationships I. Student Success Manager/Campus Director of Education II. SAE Campus Staff III. SAE Students IV. Department of Academic and Student Services (DASS) Team
Requirements
- Associates Degree or Higher and two years of experience in a higher education environment with a student advising function.
- Ability to communicate effectively in English, both orally (in one-on-one and group settings) and in writing.
- Knowledge of academic student record keeping in a setting of higher education.
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff, faculty, and students.
- Ability to work with diverse constituencies, individually and as a group.
- Communicates effectively with people at all levels in the organization.
- Remains productive during periods of change.
- Taking the initiative to mitigate challenges and obstacles as needed; being action oriented.
- Works collaboratively with people throughout the organization.
- Continuously look for ways to simplify and improve work processes to achieve better results.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelors degree preferred
- Candidate must have working knowledge of student database system, student learning management system, and Microsoft Office Suite products
Responsibilities
- Track student attendance and contact absent students after two consecutive days of non-attendance, and document contact activities.
- Monitor high risk students and contact students to assist with academic needs.
- Meet regularly with Student Success Manager or Campus Director of Education if no Student Success Manager and other appropriate staff to review student progress.
- Facilitate student success with academic coaching and creating individual action plans for students to keep them on track academically.
- Assist returning students through re-enter process.
- Monitoring and advising students currently on academic warning/probation or who are potential academic warning/probation students.
- Working to assist students through the SAP Appeal process.
- Complying with all SAE policy and procedures.
- Assist with the planning and execution of student events, including Orientation, Re-Entry Orientation, and Graduation.
- Assist with student engagement activities, including campus clubs, as assigned by the Student Success Manager Campus Director of Education if no Student Success Manager.
- Facilitate student success with academic skill coaching.
- Collaborate with campus leadership to facilitate and improve services to students.
- Other duties as required.
Benefits
- This is benefit eligible position.
- Summary of benefits can be found in SAE's careers website
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
