Academic Advisor
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Job Description
Assist students in defining personal and academic career goals interpreting and understanding placement scores program curriculum and prerequisites and developing basic skills to register for courses as appropriate.
The Academic Advisor will refer students to appropriate internal and external resources that foster student success.
Reports to Director of Academic Advising.
Major Responsibilities:
- Demonstrate strong commitment to student development and success through advocacy positive attitude adaptability approachability problem solving and support
- Demonstrate developmental academic advising that assists students in clarifying personal and academic career goals through the use of appropriate student development human development and student learning theories
- Assist students in interpreting and understanding placement scores program curricula and prerequisites etc.
- Assist students in gaining a basic understanding of the Colleges registration process and processes that need to be completed prior to the beginning of each semester
- Maintain current knowledge of the institutions academic programs curriculum practices and academic and student policies
- Coordinate with other Student Affairs and Academic Affairs areas to ensure accuracy of advising materials distributed to students faculty and staff
- Possess a working knowledge of the various types of student financial assistance programs
- Manage academic advising case load in a manner that promotes retention persistence and student success through proactive interactions and interventions
- Assist students in the development of an Academic Completion Plan
- Monitor student progress through regular meetings communications interventions assessments and data collection
- Maintain academic advising records in compliance with College and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Develop and maintain appropriate relationships with students faculty and staff
- Utilize a communication plan to engage the college community in the academic advising process
- Actively participate in professional development opportunities and professional organizations as well as collegewide committees etc.
- The above list of duties should not be contrasted as an exhaustive list.
- Other duties logically associated with the position may be assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree in education psychology counseling social work or related fields.
- Minimum of three 3 years of experience in academic advising admissions career counseling or related higher education area is required
Preferred Qualifications:
- Masters degree in college student personnel higher education counseling psychology or related discipline is preferred.
Ivy Tech Community College is an accredited equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color ethnicity national origin marital status religion sex gender sexual orientation gender identity disability age or veteran status. As required by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 Ivy Tech Community College does not discriminate on the basis of sex including sexual harassment in its educational programs and activities including employment and admissions. Questions specific to Title IX may be referred to the Colleges Title IX Coordinator or to the US Department of Education Office of Civil Rights.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
