Part-time Hub Advisor; Retention Specialist

Part‑time Help Hub Advisor (Retention Specialist)

The Part‑time Help Hub Advisor supports student success through advising, transfer support, and outreach to improve retention. Responsibilities include advising continuing students, managing a caseload of Early Alerts, providing services in the Help Hub, and coordinating transfer advising and orientation.

• Advise continuing students and new students as needed.
• Manage a caseload of students resulting from Early Alerts and retention initiatives.
• Provide Help Hub services, transfer advising/fairs, and new student orientation.
• Collaborate with faculty, staff, and transfer partners to enhance student retention.
• Perform additional duties as assigned and assist in emergencies as required by state government.

• Proven academic excellence and subject matter knowledge.
• Prior advising experience at a college or university preferred.
• Strong interpersonal, communication and organizational skills with a focus on student success.
• Ability to use standard office software and student information systems; proficiency in People Soft, Navigate, Canvas, and Microsoft Office preferred.
• Adapts quickly to new technologies.
• Flexibility to work a changing schedule including evenings, weekends and telework.
• Successful completion of a criminal background check required.

• Experience teaching, presenting workshops, and/or advising in an academic setting highly desirable.
• Operation of a state vehicle:
  No.
• Required travel:
  May travel between campuses.

Pay Band 03; $25.00 per hour; up to a maximum of 29 hours per week.

The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, political affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other non‑merit factors.

The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA and ADAAA), providing reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing, and selection processes when requested.

VCCS uses E‑Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I‑9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.