Academic Advisor

Office Location
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Drive
Human Resources
MASS Building 2nd Floor
Edinburg, TX 78539

Edinburg:
Brownsville:

Office hours:
Monday-Friday 8:00a.m.

- 5:00p.m.

Staff Recruitment: careers

School of Medicine Recruitment: SOMCareers

Graduate Assistantships: assistantships

Faculty Recruitment:
College of Engineering & Computer Science: cecs

Robert

C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship: cobe

College of Sciences Office of the Dean: cos

College of Education and P-16 Integration: cep

College of Fine Arts: cofa

College of Liberal Arts: liberal arts

Website: (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..edu

• Posting Number: SRGV
  9198
• Working Title:
  
  ACADEMIC ADVISOR
• Number of Vacancies: 1
• Location:
  
  Brownsville, Texas
• Department:
  Academic Advising Center
• FTE: 1.0
• FLSA:
  Exempt
• Scope of Job Provides collaborative academic advisement and career exploration for current and prospective students. Utilizes data to identify, monitor, and assess students’ progress toward degree completion, implementing and evaluating appropriate interventions as needed.
• Description of Duties
  • Provides informative and collaborative advising for assigned student populations.
  • Teaches students strategies related to academic planning and monitoring, major selection, and academic success.
  • Provides routine career guidance to assist students in self-evaluation and choosing a major in relation to their career and life goals.
  • Maintains up-to-date knowledge about and disseminates information to students regarding University resources, course/ degree options, program admissions criteria and degree completion requirements.
  • Staff who have been approved to be assigned to a department other than Academic Advising will offer services in alignment with the centralized department, to ensure this, the expectation is to attend advising staff meetings and trainings, offer services in alignment with, and have a dotted reporting line back to the centralized department.
  • Uses data and case management skills to identify which students on their caseload are in need of special interventions and conduct that outreach.
  • Monitors degree progress of students on their caseload and takes appropriate communication and/or documentation action accordingly.
  • Enters data regarding academic advisement services.
  • Collaborates with other staff to assess academic advising practices and materials, services and resources with the objective of improving the student experience.
  • Maintains a high-level of communication with students and staff. This includes, but is not limited to, the ability to build relationships with students, faculty, staff, and others in the external community.
  • Provides presentations for orientations, trainings, university events and activities regarding academic advising, retention initiatives, mentoring and academic success.
  • May participate in professional development programming, assessment, and mentoring opportunities which enhance skills and knowledge in academic advisement and related fields.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.
• Supervision Received General supervision from assigned supervisor.
• Supervision Given None.
• Required Education Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
• Preferred Education Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in education, psychology or related field.
• Licenses/Certifications None.
• Required Experience One (1) year of experience within an education or service-related agency working with college students.
• Preferred Experience Experience providing academic advisement for college students in a university setting.
• Equipment Use of standard office equipment.
• Working Conditions Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. Office Environment; some travel and weekend work is…