Outreach and Support Advisor

Job Summary

Reporting to Student Academic Affairs the Outreach and Support Academic Advisor prioritizes outreach to identified student subpopulations to develop pedagogy and curriculum to enhance student academic success by designing developing and facilitating student support programming and through a case management model. The position emphasizes student development resilience and retention ensuring targeted interventions for diverse student subpopulations.

With a strong commitment to studentcentered decisionmaking the Advisor partners with students to develop individualized academic success plans aligning supports programming and curriculum with their needs goals and lived experiences.

The Advisor collaborates with Student Affairs the Academic Success Centre Counselling the Centre for Accessibility Services and other professional units to develop and implement student success initiatives. The role also includes proactive outreach policy interpretation and serving as a student liaison and partner ensuring academic advising meets the Council for the Advancement of Standards (CAS) in Higher Education: Advising Standards.

Qualifications

• A Bachelors degree from a recognized institution is required.
• A minimum of two (2) years of experience in student academic advising within a postsecondary environment.
• A Graduate Certificate or graduate degree in Academic Advising or related post secondary student development area is preferred.
• Demonstrated professional development relevant to academic advising.
• Demonstrated ability to develop student success programming outreach initiatives and advising strategies.
• Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to tailor messaging for diverse student populations.
• Proven problemsolving abilities creativity and resourcefulness in student advising and program development.
• Experience in designing and delivering presentations workshops and student engagement initiatives.
• Excellent interpersonal and teambuilding skills fostering collaboration across academic and student service units.
• Commitment to ongoing professional development including engagement with advising associations such as NACADA.
• Knowledge of the needs of diverse student populations including underrepresented groups.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs; familiarity with Banner and Achieve Appointment Manager software is an asset.
• Adherence to ethical and professional advising standards including compliance with FOIPPA regulations.

About UFV

The University of the Fraser Valley is located on the traditional territory of the Halqemylemspeaking peoples. We express our gratitude and respect for the honour of living and working in St:lo Tm:xw (St:lo Land; St:lo World). In all that we do UFV strives to support and honour the St:lo peoples goals of selfdetermination and wellbeing on these lands. A commitment to Indigenization and Reconciliation is core to our institutional Vision andIntegrated Strategic Plan: IYAQAWTXW which means House of Transformation. This commitment includes the goal of centering Indigenous ways of knowing throughout our organization recognizing our responsibilities to community and a multiyear plan to increase the number of Indigenous faculty staff and administrators working at UFV.

UFV has campus locations in Abbotsford Chilliwack Mission and Hope in the beautiful British Columbia and in Chandigarh India. Recognized as one of BCs top employers UFV offers a combination of career and lifestyle benefits. Join a team of 1400 passionate professionals who value integrity inclusivity and excellence. At UFV you will serve a vibrant community and shape the future of 15000 students.

Indigenization equity and diversity are essential to our work as a university. A diverse community fosters the inclusion of voices that have been historically underrepresented and marginalized. At UFV we are committed to recruiting a diverse workforce that represents the community we proudly serve. We encourage applications from Indigenous peoples members of groups that experience discrimination due to race colour place of origin ancestry and/or religion persons who identify as women and 2SLGBTQ and persons with disabilities. We invite applicants to complete a confidential selfidentification survey as part of the application process. All questions are voluntary with an option to decline to will be used to support efforts to broaden the diversity of the recruitment process and results are not shared with the selection about the survey may be directed more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority. In an effort to be both environmentally and fiscally responsible UFV will contact only candidates receiving an interview. We thank all applicants for considering UFV for employment. Shortlisted applicants may be required to undergo a criminal record check and/ or a verification of their education credentials.

UFV is committed to the principle of equity in employment.