Academic Advisor (Non-Exempt)

POSITION: Academic Advisor (Non-Exempt)

HSU JOB FAMILY CLASSIFICATION:Student Services Specialist I

DEPARTMENT: Academic Advising

SUPERVISOR TITLE: Associate Vice President for Academic Advising

FLSA STATUS: Non-Exempt

EXEMPTION: N/A

LOCATION:HSU Campus Abilene Texas

TARGET HIRE DATE:As Soon As Possible

HSU CHRISTIAN STANDARD REQUIREMENT FOR EMPLOYMENTCandidate mustprofess a Christian Faith maintain membership in a local congregation andrespect the values and distinctives central to the historically Baptist valuesof HSU as reflected in theUniversitys Statement of Faith.

CONTACT INFORMATION:Human Resources or

SUMMARY/SCOPE:

TheAcademic Advisor provides student support and academic guidance to universityfreshmen and sophomores and contributes directly to the successful transitionof all new students to the university environment.

HSU JOB FAMILY CLASSIFICATION INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Workcollaboratively as part of the Academic Advising Center to provide academicsupport services to students.

Provideacademic advising guidance and help to our new students as they choose andenroll in appropriate courses.

Learn and stayup to date on requirements of academic programs including related programsprogram tracks and degrees offered.

Communicateprogram requirements to students.

Meet withstudents individually before registration in person by phone and by email ortext.

Collaboratewith university faculty and staff to address challenges offer solutions andhelp students to connect with their chosen academic programs.

Performadministrative functions that include contact management documentation filemaintenance and reporting.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

There are no supervisor responsibilities for this position.

COMPETENCIES: This is your opportunity to demonstrate how your education and/or experience in your current or previous job relates to each function of this position.

Interview decisions are partially based on this information.

On a separate sheet of paper write a paragraph for each competency listed below describing your background and qualifications in each area.

To perform the job successfully an individual should demonstrate the following competencies.

JobKnowledge - Competent in required job skillsand knowledge; exhibits ability to learn and apply new skills; keeps abreast ofcurrent developments; requires minimal supervision; displays understanding ofhow job relates to others; uses resources effectively.

Communications - Expresses ideas and thoughts verbally; expresses ideas andthoughts in written form; exhibits good listening and comprehension; keepsothers adequately informed; selects and uses appropriate communication methods.

Quality Management -Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; demonstrates accuracy andthoroughness.

Ethics -Treats people with respect; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others;works with integrity and principles; upholds organizational values.

Planning/Organizing - Prioritizes and plans work activities; uses time efficiently;plans for additional resources; sets goals and objectives; organizes orschedules other people and their tasks; develops realistic action plans.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS & ABILITIES (Language Mathematical Reasoning and Computer Skills):

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read andinterpret documents such as safety rules operating and maintenanceinstructions and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports andcorrespondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers oremployees of an organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to add subtract multiplyand divide in all units of measure using whole numbers common fractions anddecimals. Ability to compute rate ratio and percent and to draw and interpretbar graphs.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety ofconcrete variables in situations where only limited standardization to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written oraldiagram or schedule form.

COMPUTER SKILLS: Toperform this job successfully an individual should have knowledge of WordProcessing software; Spreadsheet software; Project Management software; Internet software and Contact Management systems.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE:

Required:
Bachelors Degree in a relevant field. Two years ofexperience in academic advising counseling teaching or student support.

Preferred:
Masters Degree in Higher Education Counseling ora related discipline. Four or more years experience with higher education policies procedures and academicsystems.

The above requirements will be validated through the writtencompetencies provided by the applicant in addition to the interview process andreference checks regarding past employment experience qualifications etc.

CERTIFICATES LICENSES REGISTRATIONS:

None are required for this position at this time.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical demandsdescribed here are representative of those that must be met by an employee tosuccessfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonableaccommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to performthe essential functions.

Whileperforming the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to usehands to finger handle or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or employee is frequently required to stand walk and sit. The employee mustoccasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds.

The job is sedentary innature. Must be able to sit for long periods while performing office andcomputer operations.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environmentcharacteristics described here are representative of those an employeeencounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonableaccommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to performthe essential functions.

Thenoise level in the work environment is usually quiet.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

This is a Non-Exempt/Hourly Full-Time StaffPosition. Aregular 40-hour work week is required (plus occasional overtime on eveningsand/or weekends).

Occasional evenings and/or Saturdays may be required for attendance atvarious special events on campus (Campus Connect etc.)

All hours worked beyond 40 hours in a single work week willbe compensated at time and a half per FLSA guidelines.

Must have and maintain a valid Class C DriversLicense and maintain a clear driving record to be insurable under theuniversity liability policy.

Mustbe able to drive to complete work assignments on and off campus as needed.

Infrequenttravel may be required on occasion in order to attend training etc.

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS: For more information concerning benefits offered to HSU employees see theHSU Benefits Summary on the HSU website.

NON-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT:

HSU complies with all applicable anti-discrimination laws including those prohibiting discrimination on the basis of age sex pregnancy race color national origin disability genetic information and military service. HSU is a private university affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of Texas and may lawfully consider an applicants religion as a selection criterion. HSU is committed to hiring faculty and staff who share an active Christian faith and fully support HSUs mission.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) HSU provides reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities who are employees or applicants for employment except when the accommodation would impose an undue hardship. Requests for reasonable accommodation should be directed to Human Resources.

BACKGROUND SCREEN:

HSU does not discriminate on the basis of race color age sex disability genetic information national or ethnic origin in employment opportunities in keeping with applicable state and federal law. HSU is committed to maintaining a safe and secure campus environment and protecting the universitys financial and physical assets. Therefore Hardin-Simmons University conducts background checks. Depending on the position applicants may also be required to consent to a credit check as part of the background check process. As a non-profit institution of higher education committed to Christian faith and values the University exercises its rights under state and federal law to use religion as a factor in making employment decisions.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority