Academic Advisor

Duties and Responsibilities

• Care for our students through individual academic advising sessions, imparting a working knowledge of degree requirements and opportunities for students to achieve their academic, career, and life goals.
• Assist, challenge, and support students in identifying and clarifying academic, career, and life goals and offer appropriate motivation and encouragement.
• Be a proactive and constructive player within an advising team dedicated to student success.
• Accurately and efficiently communicate transfer credit and remaining degree requirements (Core, School and major requirements) for a timely graduation using online and off-line resources.
• Understand, convey, and implement academic policies, procedures, and protocols to students, parents, faculty, and other stakeholders, while upholding FERPA requirements and the highest ethical standards.
• Assist students in resolving administrative issues related to their academic records and assist with the various duties related to registration issues.
• Maintain and update student records, such as meeting notes, records relating to degree progress, correspondence, and other documentation when appropriate.
• Identify, monitor, and provide guidance to students on academic probation. Make probation and dismissal recommendations.
• Refer students directly to appropriate campus and off-campus resources to support their academic success.
• Assist with initiatives on a departmental and inter-departmental level that support persistence through graduation.
• Presents academic workshops on various topics, such as goal setting, transfer student transition, networking and interviewing skills, and graduate school preparation,
• Serve as liaison to selected academic departments and schools as assigned; work with department chairs, program directors, and administrative staff to ensure accuracy and consistency in communication of program requirements.
• Assist with the planning and implementation of advising programs and outreach including orientation, academic probation advising, and early academic alerts.
• Participate in the training and mentoring of new professional staff, as necessary.
• Articulate and support the vision and the mission of the university.
• Develop and demonstrate expertise in academic knowledge regarding program offerings and requirements.
• Demonstrate Flexibility and adaptability to a fast paced, changing environment where responsibilities and duties may frequently change.
• Some weekend and evening hours are required.

Minimum Education and/or Work Experience Master’s degree in College Student Personnel, Counseling or related field required and one to two years of related experience. Qualifications Two years of academic advising, transfer-student, and orientation experience at a four-year institution. Ability to work effectively with undergraduate students, parents, peers, faculty, and deans. Highly developed interpersonal and communication skills that enable the College Advisor to adequately assess students’ academic needs and guide them to the appropriate university resources. Ability to readily provide empathic, compassionate, consistent, accurate, developmental, student-focused and honest advising. Excellent attention to detail and proficiency in keeping accurate student records. Demonstrated ability to work constructively in teams and alone. A commitment to academic excellence, social justice and service, values-based leadership, global awareness and diversity. Ability to embrace, promote, and articulate the University’s Jesuit Catholic identity. Ability to work effectively with undergraduate students in a holistic manner with an enthusiasm for providing student-centered services in the Ignatian tradition. Certificates/Credentials/Licenses Master’s in Higher Ed or relevant field. Computer Skills MS word, mainframe systems. Supervisory Responsibilities No Required operation of university owned vehicles No Does this position require direct animal or patient contact? No Physical Demands Repetitive Motions Working Conditions Noise