Educational Advisor

Kern Community College District

Location: Bakersfield College – Panorama Campus, CA

Salary: $69,910.56 - $98,781.84 Annually

Job Type: Classified

Job Number: FY

Department: Rising Scholars

Under the direction of an assigned supervisor, serve as a paraprofessional counselor advising students in areas related to academic careers including certificate, graduation, transfer and major requirements; advise students on various careers and on the requirements necessary for achieving career goals.

• Serve as a paraprofessional counselor advising students in areas related to academic careers; assist students with establishing academic goals and selecting courses to meet their goals; utilize test scores to discuss appropriate class levels; communicate with students in person, on the telephone and online.
• Provide initial assessment of transcripts from other institutions; receive and forward transcripts to admissions and records office.
• Provide guidance relating to complaint and discrimination policies.
• Refer students in need of special services or outside counseling or testing services.
• Assist students with career searches; provide referrals to various print and computerized resources.
• Assist students with completion of various forms necessary to meet educational goals.
• Make appropriate changes in student database based on counseling appointments and student contact.
• Advise students on a variety of student services programs covering the overall matriculation process for students attending classes at a District site; refer students as necessary to specialists; maintain caseload of new and continuing students.
• Participate in community outreach programs.
• Assist students in achieving transfer goals including completion of university applications and utilizing various resources to acquire information regarding university requirements; maintain current knowledge of university systems as well as independent colleges.
• Score various personality and interest inventory tests for campus counselors and instructors; assure current career counseling testing software is installed.
• Update various handouts and forms as necessary.
• Provide advising support for assigned programs such as health career, EOP&S, financial aid and others as assigned by the position.
• Participate in various graduation preparation activities; request formal graduation evaluation and review evaluations with students; assure completion of appropriate graduation forms.
• Maintain budgets for assigned activities at a site as assigned.
• Make presentation to students, faculty and community; participate in conferences and off-campus meetings related to assigned areas.
• Conduct career center, EOP&S or other orientations for new and continuing students as assigned.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

Any combination equivalent to:
Bachelor’s degree and one year experience in a student services or related function.

Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid California driver’s license.

Complete applications received by the assured consideration date above are guaranteed to be reviewed by Human Resources. If you apply after this date, there is no guarantee that your application will be reviewed. However, we still recommend that you apply because recruitments remain open and are posted until filled. The District and/or College reserves the right to extend time limits and/or repost or restart recruitments at any point.

Completed applications must include the following:

• Completed online application for employment
• Current resume
• Letter of interest (cover letter)
• List of 5 (five) professional references (entered in online application)
• Copy of legible transcripts (if required for the position)

It is the applicant's responsibility to redact or remove any personally identifiable information from all documents prior to uploading. This includes Social Security Numbers, Date of Birth, photos, etc.

International or Foreign Degrees:

Applicants with international or foreign degrees from colleges or universities outside of the United States must have their coursework evaluated by a professional association that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) or Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute, INC. (ACEI). A copy of the evaluation must be submitted with your online application.

Accommodations:

Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to participate in the selection process should contact Human Resources to make the necessary arrangements.

The District and College encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, race or ethnicity, color, medical condition, genetic information, ancestry, sexual orientation, marital status, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, or because he/she is perceived to have one or more of the foregoing…