Academic Advisor Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Master's degree.
• At least 2 years of relevant experience.
• Ability to articulate specific information about course content, programs, and policies, including specialty areas.
• Ability to build relationships with students and demonstrate adaptive relational skills.
• Advanced communication skills, including the ability to convey information with detail and depth.
• Historical knowledge of the academic advising profession, including General Education, enrollment plans, and changing demographics.
• Ability to apply theory to advising practice.
• Understanding of and adherence to FERPA guidelines, and ability to engage in discussions with stakeholders.
• Ability to tailor advising interactions to accommodate or incorporate a student's personal and cultural identity.
• Ability to discuss the relevance of a program to a student's goals.
• Ability to assess a student's potential for success in a field of study and make appropriate referrals.

Nice To Haves

• 1–2 years of experience in academic advising.
• Knowledge of Title IX, student requirements, and university requirements and policies.
• Ability to perform basic and advanced transactions in SIS, with knowledge of less common SIS transactions such as enrollment transaction inquiry, residency, and admissions data.
• Broad knowledge of course offerings, including General Education requirements and programmatic preferences for meeting them, major courses, and course sequencing.
• Understanding of demographics and changing trends among the specific student population.
• Basic knowledge of student career development, especially in related fields, and ability to refer students to appropriate engagement resources.

Responsibilities

• Identify and implement proactive strategies to help students stay on track toward their educational goals.
• Advise students on university policies and procedures, program and degree requirements, and related academic matters.
• Assist with student orientation and teach a student survey course.
• Identify new resources and collaborations for resolving student cases.
• Direct students to appropriate resources.
• May serve as the instructor of record for university survey classes.