Exploratory Academic Advisor

Department: Academic Affairs

Classification: Education Support Spec 3

Job Category: Classified Staff

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Schedule: Full-time (1.0 FTE, 40 hrs/wk)

Location: Fairfax, VA

Workplace Type: Hybrid Eligible

Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for visa sponsorship

Pay Band: 04

Salary: Salary commensurate with education and experience

Criminal Background Check: Yes

The Office of the Provost is the primary central administrative unit for the university’s academic programs. Its range of interestsinclude curriculum, instructional personnel, assessment,accreditation, international initiatives, and oversight of the overall academic mission. Within the Office of the Provost, the Office of Undergraduate Education manages undergraduate academic programs that stretch across all colleges and schools at George Mason University. These include university-level curriculumapproval, general education (Mason Core), University Studies programs, the Office of Academic Advising, and Mason Impactinitiatives that support transformational learning for undergraduate students, including the Office of Student Creative Activities and Research (OSCAR), Office of Community Engagement and Civic Learning (CECiL), and Office of Fellowships.

In all of ourwork, we seek to inspire undergraduate students to become engagedcitizens and well-rounded scholars who are prepared to act in adiverse, global world, by creating and sustaining innovative programs that enhance our students’ academic experience and contribute to their academic success. We are dedicated to ensuring that students from all backgrounds have equal access to all of our programs.

Reporting to the Assistant Director for the Office of Academic Advising (OAA), the Exploratory Academic Advisor lays the foundation for academic success at George Mason and beyond byguiding students in the selection of a major based on their academic, career, and personal goals and aspirations, and transitioning students to advisement within an academic unit. The Exploratory Advisor takes a holistic advising approach with students and discusses academic, career, and personal interests.

The Exploratory Advisor makes connections to class selection andcareer goals, and provides information on major selection, academic policies, procedures, and practices. Also, this includes helping students through various academic requests, forms, and appeals. The Exploratory Advisors at George Mason contribute to George Mason’sstrategic goals of preparing career-ready graduates while increasing graduation and retention rates. Additionally, the Exploratory Advisors contribute to the activities within the Officeof Academic Advising and the George Mason Advising Community.

Works occasional evening and weekend hours to support activities and required events.

• Guides an assigned caseload of students from George Mason Orientation to major selection that aligns with their academic,career, and personal goals and ambitions, and transitions them toadvisement within an academic unit;
• Communicates with academic units about students terminated fromtheir major to provide quality and consistent academic advisingtoward a new major;
• Provides individual and group advising meetings for students inperson and virtually;
• Communicates prompt, thorough, and accurate responses tostudent questions and concerns through email, phone, texts, andother communication platforms;
• Advises students in course selection, major declaration,program requirements, and university guidelines, and maintainscontinued interaction and follow-up with assigned students;
• Discusses academic interests and makes connections betweencareer and personal goals;
• Provides information on academic policies, procedures, and practices;
• Assis…