Advisor 3, Academic & Career (Internal Only)

Job Summary

The purpose of Academic Advising is to help students identify their educational and career goals, advise students about their pathway of study, and work with students to create academic plans that lead to successful completion.

Academic Advisors are members of an integrated College team providing individual academic, career and related support to an assigned group of college students as they progress through their programs. Pathway advisors provide support and guidance to their caseload to ensure students have the best opportunity to achieve their educational goals.

Essential Duties & Responsibilties

Under minimal supervision and in collaboration with other advisors, leads or coordinates a variety of departmental functions. Manage a caseload of students from a designated academic pathway. Advise and assist students in becoming aware of their values, interest, abilities, and clarifying their academic and career goals. Assess student strengths and weaknesses in academic, career, and personal development by identifying factors that enhance or prevent academic progress, examine alternatives based on changing goals, academic progress or personal situation, and interpret non-cognitive assessment results to guide students to establish realistic academic and career goals including transfer or employment strategy and developing an individualized academic plan. Actively teach students about the Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) website, student portal, and self-advising tools with the purpose of developing their self-sufficiency in college transactions.

Maintain regular contact with the students and monitor their academic progress utilizing advising technologies such as Banner and Starfish. Monitor academic progress of student by responding to early alerts raised by instructors, determining eligibility and satisfactory progress towards completion, identifying current and potential needs and problem areas; such as, study skills and tutoring, and helping students access college resources including navigating the student portal.

Specialize in providing advising and/or programming for a College pathway (e.g., liaison to academic program, faculty training, academic standards and/or financial aid appeals.)

Advise and assist students in understanding the requirements for pathway-specific SLCC Degree, diploma, certificate and completion programs.

Teach students to develop academic timelines, explore course work, sequence and select courses and develop class schedules. Advise students in understanding transfer programs to four-year institutions and planning efficient transfer.

Assist with identification and retention efforts for students in assigned programs at SLCC.

Develop academic plans with students to improve their academic standing when they have been identified as having academic difficulty and provide coaching support on an ongoing basis. Make referrals to campus and community resources.

Confirms accurate transfer information for SLCC’s transfer courses and programs. Acts as transfer liaison to other colleges and universities as well as statewide committees.

Supervision and Training:

Confer with supervisor on unusual matters.

Coordinate or lead specific departmental functions or projects, may include assignment of work to and mentoring less experienced professionals or para-professionals (part-time/work-study). May act in an advisory capacity to managers, directors, or faculty.Stand in for Assistant

Director when needed in related inter-campus/institutional committees (e.g., GeneralEducation/Senate Curriculum Committees and sub-committees including AIC).

Lead, organize and initiate training, continuous development of case management process/format, update forms, conduct monthly Pathway Advisor meetings, and manage departmental file shares and website.

Represent the department at state-wide major meetings and reports changes to the department.

Collaboration with Academic Affairs:

Work closely with academic administrators and faculty to evaluate the clarity, cohesion, and learning destination for each of their program areas. Assist with reviewing

Work closely with academic departments, other offices and/or institutions to maintain accurate information about programs and requirements and update student-facing advising materials accordingly. Participate in program advising review (AIC) and required meetings (e.g., Staff, PAC, curriculum, major (at state level), and relevant program departmental meetings).

Assist in compilation of program-related information, data, assessments and/or writing reports. Share this information with Academic and Student Services stakeholders. Participate in designated recruitment and retention activities as related to assigned programs. Participate in program specific transfer events.

Career Advising:

Assist students to utilize career assessments, both paid and free, and other resources to becoming aware of their values, interests, abilities, and clarify their academic and career goals.

Evaluation and Assessment:

Assist with creating and evaluating assessment instruments to measure specific department programs and procedures in order to inform decisions that affect student learning and success. Review and utilize available data about students’ academic and educational needs, performance, aspirations, and problems.

Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge Skills & Abilities

Academic Advisors for a pathway do the following:

Assist students in identifying career and educational paths related to their pathway or program of study.

Deliver one-on-one comprehensive and group advisement support services to an assigned group of students through degree completion and a range of academic counseling and support strategies.

Teach students about college degree requirements and how to understand and follow graduation maps, interpret a degree evaluation/audit, and develop a responsible approach to academic planning.

Be knowledgeable of pathway-specific programs at the college and related transfer options; maintain awareness of and communicate program changes to students.

Refer students co-curricular options to enhance their college experience such as Student Life and Leadership organizations, study abroad, service learning, research, and internships that align with academic and career goals.

Track the engagement and progression of students to ensure they reach key benchmarks throughout their academic program.

Work collaboratively with assigned academic areas to review curriculum and create graduation maps with the intent of increasing student completion in a timely manner.

Assist the Director in establishing student learning objectives related to the work of the department and your academic pathway, intervene with students to produce intended outcomes and participate in assessment and evaluation.

Mentor and train advisors in the same academic pathway area.

Acts as a liaison to other departments in Student and Academic Affairs.Knowledge:

Knowledge and understanding of Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) organization, goals, and objectives

Knowledge of SLCC policies and procedures.

Interpret and explain college policies and procedures, including the Student Code of Conduct.

Knowledge of SLCC schools and departments. Knowledge of college enrollment procedures, college resources, and services (e.g. Registration, Financial Aid, Learning Resources).

Knowledge of programs of study, including general education requirements and pre-requisites for all academic pathways.

Knowledge of degree and certificate options within an academic pathway and completion requirements.

Organize, retrieve, manage, and present large amounts of informational details about college and pathway programs, policies, and procedures including changes and revisions in requirements on an ongoing basis.

Knowledge and understanding of student development theory and practices as it relates to advising students experiencing academic difficulties.

Knowledge of workforce education trends, occupations, and career options as related to an academic pathway.

Knowledge of developmental academic advising theory including current advising literature and practices.

Knowledge of social and educational resources and services in the community.

Knowledge and understanding of educational and placement processes and interpretation practices.

Abilities & Skills:

Regular activities require ability to quickly change priorities which may include and/or are subject to resolution of conflicts.

Ability to clearly communicate both verbally and in writing is essential. Frequent travel may be necessary. This position receives a regular review of objectives. Occasional evenings and weekends are expected and required.

Advocate for all students.

Establish a rapport with students and interact with family members.

Abide by the ethical standards and guidelines for academic advising, including working ethically with confidential information.

Apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.

Demonstrate the aptitude to learn new systems and process quickly, as needed.

Demonstrate evaluation, originality, initiative, ingenuity, creativity, teamwork towards conflict resolution, and decision-making.

Prepare business correspondence and advising materials for print and digital media.

Train others in academic/career advising techniques and pathway and program information.

Apply student development and career development theories to help students develop habits, behaviors, and mind sets necessary for success in a college and career environment.

Assist students in interpreting academic progress toward a degree or certificate and resolving academic issues.

Manage a caseload of students within an academic pathway through in-person, phone, and electronic correspondence.

Use effective project management to prioritize assignments in order to plan and carryout objectives and provide advisement to assigned students in a timely manner.

Develop and implement programs related to student learning outcomes for pathway responsibility.

Analyze data to generate written reports regarding student caseload progress as requested and contribute to development of departmental assessment reports.

Work both independently and/or with a complex-structured team within the department and with faculty and other administrators. Maintain good working relationships across the college.

Plan, schedule and monitor work activities of pathways advisors in order to meet time and quality targets.

Exercise judgment within generally defined practices and policies to complete routine work and achieve departmental and individual goals.

Develop and evaluate assessments to measure learning outcomes and advising caseload as it affects student success.

Demonstrate professionalism and represent the office during campus and community events.

Computer literacy.

Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people with a variety of abilities and backgrounds, to maintain good working relationships across the College.

Ability to work with all groups from a variety of academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, and with community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities. Special Instructions

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States. US Citizenship is preferred, but non-citizens may be considered if they possess valid employment authorization.

All employees are required to maintain a permanent residence within the State of Utah as a condition of employment. Employees must provide and record a valid Utah residential address within 30 days of their start date.

• Full consideration will be given to applicants who apply on or before the priority review date indicated above.

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Minimum qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in appropriate discipline

Four (4) years of direct full-time related work experience

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s degree in psychology, counseling, education or other discipline deemedrelevant by the college

Two (2) or more years of experience in student academic advisement and/or enrollmentservices at a higher education institution

Experience in a higher education setting

Experience in case management and/or territory management

Experience interpreting degree requirements, articulation agreements, and curriculum processes