Academic Advisor, SUCCESS

Department:
Student Services and Enrollment Management (Divisional)

Locations:
West Barnstable, MA

Posted:
Jul 31, 2026

Closes:
Aug 23, 2026 - 11:59 PM EDT

Type:
Full-time

Position ID: 203257

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Cape Cod Community College is a place of personal discovery, enrichment, and professional development for those just beginning the quest and for those at many points along the path of higher education throughout life. It is a caring, comprehensive institution that belongs to the people it serves and responds to their individual and community needs. Students attending Cape Cod Community College are striving for personal excellence, and are finding it, day after day.

Graduates of the College can be found in all levels of private business, the professions, and public service, and they excel at what they do.

For students seeking to lay a foundation for further study, there is no better place to begin than at Cape Cod Community College. In today's highly competitive market place, the well prepared transfer student is the most aggressively recruited person in higher education. For many Cape Cod Community College graduates, that Associate Degree opens the door to institutions that were just not an option after high school.

And, when you consider the savings in the overall cost of a four-year degree at either a public or a private university, starting at Cape Cod Community College becomes an incredible bargain that blends quality with unmatched value.

The students' education is the first priority at Cape Cod Community College. As a learning-centered community, we value the contributions of a diverse population, welcome open inquiry, and promote mutual respect. The College offers a strong educational foundation of critical and creative thinking, communication competency, and a global, multicultural perspective that prepares students for life and work in the 21st century.

Our liberal arts, sciences, and career programs provide educational pathways that serve the varied social, economic, and demographic characteristics of our community with a distinctive focus on sustainability. We honor our past, celebrate our present and imagine our future.

GENERAL STATEMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

The Academic Advisor will advise students embracing the office's learner-centered and proactive advising models, while applying an equity lens to their execution of advising practice. The ideal candidate believes in the power of a growth mindset and asset-based practice, authentic teamwork, setting priorities and successfully achieving them. With a global perspective and commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, the Academic Advisor will be an integral part of the student retention and completion team.

Occasional evening and weekend hours may be required. The SUCCESS Fund is a case management-based program that provides students with opportunities for academic success, career development, and identity development.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:

• Provide proactive and learner-centered academic advising to students utilizing both individual and group formats and applying an equity lens to the execution of advising practice.
• Execute advising sessions based on enrollment/re-enrollment plans, major/career exploration, transfers to and from the College, and academic improvement plans in relation to early alerts or probation/suspension/dismissal concerns.
• Utilize case management protocols to oversee a caseload of students.
• Cultivate relationships with advisees by engaging in regular communication via in person and remote meetings, email, phone, and social media outlets.
• Advise students on best practices to develop academic plans of study based upon their career objectives, readiness assessments, degree requirements, and other academic, and personal factors.
• Utilize advising technology to assess students' academic progress and success, follow up with students and faculty on Early Alert warnings, and schedule advising appointments.
• Serve as advising liaison to faculty within assigned academic departments and staff in partner offices.
• Maintain professional knowledge in applicable areas such as advising theory and current literature, FERPA regulations, campus policy and procedure, and professional development opportunities.
• Participate and assist in the coordination of campus activities such as Pathways, New Student Orientation, Open House, etc.
• Maintain advising notes on student interactions.
• Refer students to relevant support services such as tutoring, disability services, academic divisions, etc.
• Use technology-enabled advising practices including electronic degree audits, communication tools, notes, and record keeping and sharing.
• Participate in ongoing advisor training.
• Other duties related to academic advising as assigned by Director.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
:

• Master's degree in academic advising, behavioral or social sciences, or related field with three (3) years of experience and/or training involving academic advising or…