Academic Advisor, Education Coordinator - Exercise Science - 79549

Job Description

Job Description

Founded in 1986, St. Charles Community College (SCC) has a reputation as one of the best two-year colleges in the state of Missouri. SCC's service area includes a six-county region with a population exceeding 540,000. SCC's main campus, located in Cottleville, has won architectural awards for its innovative, contemporary design. The college's Dardenne Creek Campus features the Center for Healthy Living and the Field to Table Institute. Opening Fall 2025, the Innovation West Campus located in Wentzville features the Regional Workforce Innovation Center. With a focus on innovation, St. Charles Community College is a leader in delivering high quality education in a state-of-the-art learning environment. The success of SCC is rooted in the mission of serving the community by "focusing on academic excellence, student success, workforce advancement, and life-long learning within a global society."

The Academic Advisor, Education Coordinator- Exercise Science (AA, EC) , in collaboration with the Director of Student Services, will provide academic advising services to new, transfer, continuing, and prospective students. This role will clarify student educational goals, provide information on appropriate paths to reaching those goals, assist students with identifying college resources to obtain success, and liaise with the athletic department to support athlete eligibility.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Provides comprehensive academic advising services to new, transfer, continuing, and future students. Services will be delivered in one to one, online, group, and telephone settings. This position will have current knowledge of all college programs, transfer information to other colleges, College scholarship opportunities, and a basic understanding of federal financial aid.
• Clarifies student educational goals, instructs students on the appropriate pathway to reach those goals, works in collaboration with the student to build a course pathway plan to complete those goals, and assists with the navigation process to complete those goals which includes all aspects of registration.
• Explains and guides students through the process of understanding placement test results and any resulting course placements or restrictions.
• This position is actively involved in intentional, proactive contacts and interventions with students, particularly student athletes, to facilitate student success and completion. Contacts and interventions will be done on an individual, group, and electronic basis and data on the outcomes of these interactions will be maintained.
• Actively participates in the design and implementation of student on boarding and engagement programs for all types of students.
• Assists the departmental director with student tracking, data collection, unit planning and assessment, and the analysis and presentation of data.
• Assists with division wide planning and projects.
• In collaboration with the Academic Dean, will coordinate the administration and operational aspects of one or more programs.
• Participate in the implementation and maintenance of the program(s) curriculum for the purpose of student academic success.
• Make recommendations about the program's budget, activities, evaluation and effectiveness, and recruitment.
• May contribute to student grade appeals and grievances in collaboration with the Academic Dean.
• Visit program sites and classrooms to monitor and evaluate program effectiveness.
• Assist in preparation of the submissions to the college catalog, class schedules, and other public information regarding their program.
• Participating in department and advisory board meetings will be a critical function of this role. May have teaching responsibilities within the department. These responsibilities will fluctuate per semester depending on departmental needs.
• Coordinate with the Director of Student Services and Academic Dean to best balance these priorities in conjunction with the needs of students, the departments, and the academic calendar.

Minimum Qualifications

Credit and / or Degree Seeking Disciplines :

The AA, EC must have experience as required by their discipline's approval and accrediting bodies in addition to a Master's degree in discipline or related field and 5 years' experience in higher education.

Non-Credit and / or Non-Degree Seeking Disciplines :

The AA, EC must have experience as required by their discipline's approval and accrediting bodies in addition to a Bachelor's degree in discipline or related field and / or a combination of education and related training, and tested experience of supporting discipline equaling five full-time years.

St. Charles Community College is an Equal Opportunity Employer