College of Health Professions Academic Advisor
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Job Location:
Bridgeport, WV - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
20 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Position SummaryThe Academic Advisor is responsible for serving currently enrolled and prospective undergraduate students including advisement to facilitate registration enrollment major/minor selection retention graduation and monitoring academic standing. The Academic Advisor partners with their assigned advisees to promote student success graduate school planning and career Duties & ResponsibilitiesServe as the primary academic contact for their assigned advisees. Advise students on academic and career issues; assists students with identifying educational and career options appropriate for each student and assists with the analysis of each the success of first-year students by providing proactive coaching and guidance addressing self-care socio-emotional well-being and career-related monitor the academic progress of assigned advisees offer appropriate support and intervene when and as at least twice per semester with advisees in both group and/or individual sessions at key points during the academic advisees in developing the skills and habits needed to meet the academic expectations of college. Encourage students to use tutors/peer learning assistants and meet regularly with up on Academic Notifications Mid Term Grades student alerts and other indications of student individually with students who do not complete course/major requirements and instruct them how to complete or retake advisees with decisions about course and program selections class registrations and major student files and records: document all pertinent student information; update computerized in the preparation of orientation programming and present academic information to new students and parents during orientationas with other University offices and services and faculty in enhancing the overall growth and development of advisees. Make appropriate referrals to campus resources (Wellness Center Residential Life Student Success).Assist in recruitment of potential students by advising them of general academic requirements; describe courses; and participate in occasional events as requested. Work collaboratively with transfer admissions transfer advising and registrar staff to support transfer students. Assist with the overall evaluation of program effectiveness and assist with performance reports as regular office hours to direct student issues answer questions up to date on advising systems and trends in academic duties as Skills Abilities & Other AttributesMasters degree in Higher Education Administration Student Affairs College Student Development Counseling or related field three years higher education experience in health professions student counseling advisement or related with appropriate technologies including Ellucian/Colleague Colleague Self-Service Ellucian Advise Microsoft Sharepoint and Office Suite of health careers and curriculum of learning styles learning strategies and academic success strategies to discuss and engage in practices directly related to University Mission identity development cultural competency and humility exhibit confidentiality good judgment and be a self-starter innovative and able to manage a busy office with multiple to envision and propose new methods to perform tasks that support the student to anticipate and embrace ability to work effectively within an organizational to detail flexibility ability to prioritize and problem interpersonal teaching/presenting and communication to complete work tasks in a timely fashion including occasional tasks requiring a rapid turnaround Working ConditionsOccasional evening and weekend hours required.
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Key Skills
- Experience Working With Students
- Organizational skills
- Communication skills
- Athenahealth
- Data Collection
- Ellucian
- Academic Advising
- Peoplesoft
- Teaching
- Mentoring
- Public Speaking
- Word Processing
About Company
As the second-largest Catholic university in New England, and one of the fastest-growing private doctoral institutions in the U.S., Sacred Heart University is a national leader in shaping higher education for the 21st century. SHU offers more than 100 undergraduate, graduate and docto ... View more
