Academic Advisor, GPS (Temporary)
Academic Advisor, GPS (Temporary)
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Job Description
General Summary of Position:
This temporary position provides academic advising personalized case management and support to online adult learners throughout the matriculated student academic lifecycle. The person in this role must confidently and accurately leverage data and student success reports to identify and prioritize student needs. Assists with projects and initiatives that support the achievement of departmental goals. Actively contributes to deliver a working environment that promotes optimism collaboration respect solutions focused dialogue and exceptional service to everyone.
Job duties:
Academic Advising:
- Demonstrate skills and qualities that support a student-centric customer service focused culture.
- Understand and effectively communicate academic and administrative policies.
- Transition students from the Admissions process to Academic Advising by meeting with each student and completing intake and onboarding process.
- Own student issues until they are fully resolved and keep the student and other stakeholders informed throughout the process.
- Meet with students individually and in groups regularly throughout the year.
- Employ strong active listening and interviewing skills in order to provide students with a professional evaluation of their academic support needs.
- Actively utilize and maintain reports of student performance attendance registration patterns and more to inform outreach strategies and early intervention support.
- Build advising relationships and case management with students within assigned caseload and degree programs.
- Actively participate in proactive outreach and degree planning to support student retention and success.
- Outreach to at-risk student populations monitor their academic progress and intervene as necessary to assist those students having difficulty.
- Meet all service level agreements (SLAs) for student support.
- Document student services and case management records in CRM and utilize all required systems including Five 9 Salesforce PeopleSoft Document Imaging Skype Zoom etc.
- Actively participate in initiatives geared towards student success the student experience and the achievement of all departmental goals.
- Utilize CRM reports and dashboards to guide strategic outreach and student support campaigns for your assigned caseload.
- Participate in new student orientations and program related webinars.
- Participate in cross-training to gain expertise in advising all degree and certificate programs.
- Establish cooperative and collaborative relationships with faculty staff and other internal customers.
Programming and Resource Development:
- Assist with student success themed webinars prospective student events graduation activities and other special projects.
- Develop and maintain a student success toolkit with resources and tips that are relevant to the adult learner.
Additional Responsibilities:
- Assist with the training of new hires on advising responsibilities.
- Actively seek professional development opportunities specific to and complementary to your job functions.
- Collaborate with website design team and marketing to ensure that website information is updated and correct.
- Help to promote marketing campaigns.
Minimum Qualifications (Required):
- Masters degree with some experience
Or
- Bachelors degree with minimum of 5 years of experience working as an academic or career advisor or related experience
- Experience providing support services to online non-traditional college level students preferred
- Able to master the various technologies used by the department including but not limited to:
- Internet based phone system
- Student Information System
- CRM and others
- Ability to motivate and engage students in persisting and completing their programs
- Ability to model outstanding student centered customer service focused department culture
- Must be comfortable with making frequent phone calls for enrollment purposes and student support
- Demonstrated ability in the use of spreadsheets as well all components of Microsoft Office
Special Instructions to Applicants:
Initial review of applications will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. However the position may close when an adequate number of qualified applicants is received.
This is a full-time temporary non-unit non-benefited position.
Please include a resume and cover letter with your and contact information of three references will be required during the application process.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Employment Type
Full-Time
