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Job Summary
The Academic Advising Centre is looking to hire a full-time temporary Academic Academic Advisor provides holistic integrated advising services to current students ensuring they have the guidance and support needed to succeed academically and achieve their career goals. The advisor conducts assessment interviews assists with academic planning and develops individualized success strategies tailored to student needs. This position actively engages with students through orientations workshops and advising events and collaborates with academic and student support services to enhance the student experience. The Academic Advisor plays a critical role in keeping students informed about program and curriculum changes and ensuring advising practices remain current and relevant. Acting as a liaison between students faculty and administration the advisor supports program development policy interpretation and student advocacy. This position requires working across multiple UFV campuses with occasional evening availability
Qualifications
- A Bachelors degree from a recognized institution is required.
- Two (2) years of experience in student academic advising in a post-secondary environment
- A Graduate Certificate or graduate degree in Academic Advising or a related post-secondary student development area is preferred.
- Demonstrated professional development relevant to academic advising.
- Demonstrated collaborative inclusive relational approach to working with others
- Demonstrated strength in written and oral communication including attention to the audience
- Demonstrated problem-solving skills creativity and resourcefulness
- Experience in the development and delivery of presentations
- Evidence of strong interpersonal skills including team building
- Evidence of ongoing professional development relevant to the position
- Demonstrated knowledge of the needs of students including subpopulations within the University like international students Indigenous students athletes and students requiring academic accommodations to develop targeted advising programs.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs is required; familiarity with Banner and Achieve Appointment Manager software is an asset.
- Evidence of a strong commitment to the ethical and professional standards (FOIPPA regulations) of providing service to students.
About UFV
The University of the Fraser Valley is located on the traditional territory of the Halqemylem-speaking 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 self-determination and well-being 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 multi-year 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 self-identification 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.
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