Casual Academic Advisor (FY 25-26)

Job Summary: The advisor provides support and guidance to ensure learners have the best opportunity to achieve their educational goals. The advisor plays a pivotal role in promoting learner success to ensure learners reach key benchmarks throughout their academic programs. The incumbent is a learners initial point of contact for information about placement scores course registration major selection academic resources college policies and procedures etc. The position is required to provide accurate and timely advising via in-person appointments email phone Zoom meetings and group advising sessions. The incumbent creates an advising environment where differences are valued and each learner is supported.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelors Degree and 3 years related experience or a combination of experience and education sufficient to successfully perform the essential duties of the job.

Licensing Requirements:

- Valid Drivers License

- Please note that this position is required to comply with PA Act 15. You will need to present completed clearances and training certificates at the time of hire. Please visit (and scroll to PA Act 15 Clearances) for more information.

Hiring Range:$22.06

Preferred Qualifications:

a. 2 years community college academic advising experience
b. 2 years experience with the use of advising technologies

Job Specific Task List:

• Maintain an assigned advising caseload within the College approved caseload criteria; assist advisees in developing and maintaining academic plans that address their individual needs graduation and/or transfer plans as well as success strategies that support academic and career goals; ensure advisees are adhering to their academic program plans and are registering continuously each semester. - (Essential)
• Communicate with advisees systematically frequently and intentionally through multiple methods including but not limited to face-to-face meetings college-supported technology solutions e-mail telephone and text messages; plan design and execute advising appointment campaigns. - (Essential)
• Assess strengths and weaknesses of student academic career and personal development by identifying factors that enhance or prevent academic progress; examine and provide alternatives based on changing goals academic progress or personal situation to guide students to establish appropriate academic and career goals. - (Essential)
• Proactively support students in academic planning; advise students about academic requirements critical/milestone courses selection of courses and registration and transfer planning; connect students to academic support activities such as study groups tutoring and success related workshops; perform and interpret degree audits as well as guide students on graduation requirements. - (Essential)
• Consistently monitor student registration activities and ensure timely enrollment; monitor progress towards degree completion; interpret apply and inform students about college policies for degree requirements and academic progress. - (Essential)
• Actively participate in systematic assessment of advising services; provide information analyze data generate written reports regarding their caseload progress as requested; contribute to the development of effectiveness reports. - (Essential)
• Provide individual and small group advising; offer drop-in advising hours to facilitate student drop-in consultation for on-campus learners and web-based appointments for off-campus and online students; conduct student interactions in compliance with FERPA regulations; demonstrate understanding of the Colleges interpretation of FERPA rules for the release of student information to faculty parents students and third parties; maintain accurate records (including electronic records) of interactions with students; track appointments; maintain comprehensive advising notes. - (Essential)
• Participate in college-wide activities/events strategies and improvement efforts to support enrollment retention and overall student success; engage in professional development activities to ensure competence in advising best practices; complete professional development activities such as memberships in professional organizations attendance at conferences workshops webinars etc. - (Essential)
• Travel to HACC campuses to support academic advising as needed. - (Essential)
• Perform other duties as assigned. - (Standard)

Job Type: Part-Time (less than 1000 hours)

If part time hours per week: Up to 20

About Us:

Our Purpose: Learning for all; learning for life.

Our Core Values: A Circle of Caring

Caring by Creating Our Future Together

• We work together to shape and build our preferred future.
• We encourage and celebrate creativity and innovation.
• We set high goals and strive to achieve them.
• We strive to provide exceptional service to all who help shape our future.

Caring for Each Other

• We are gateways to student success and opportunity.
• We promote respect collegiality and equity-mindedness in all we say and do.
• We nurture awareness and cultural sensitivity to create a climate of trust.
• We are growth-minded believing that each of us is capable of learning developing and growing to support our mission.

Caring by Doing What is Right

• We are honest and hold each other and ourselves to the highest ethical standards.
• We provide the most accurate information available in all communications.
• We are transparent about our decisions as individuals and teams.
• We embrace broad engagement in the shared governance process.