Academic Advisor

Position: ACADEMIC ADVISOR
Position Details

Job Title ACADEMIC ADVISOR Position Number 8100820 Work Modality Fully In-Person Is this request for the creation of a new Position (or the modification of an existing Position) to temporarily support the Work Day ERP? no Job Category University Staff Job Type Full-Time FLSA Status Exempt Campus Rogers Park-Lake Shore Campus Department Name COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Location Code COLLEGE OF A&S-ADVISING (02100F) Is this split and/or fully grant funded?

No Duties and Responsibilities

Under general direction, provides academic advising to students on course selection, requirements for selected area of concentration and a wide range of issues to support student success and graduation.

* Care for our students through individual academic advising sessions, imparting a working knowledge of degree requirements and opportunities for students to achieve their academic, career, and life goals.

* Assist, challenge, and support students in identifying and clarifying academic, career, and life goals and offer appropriate motivation and encouragement.

* Be a proactive and constructive player within an advising team dedicated to student success.

* Accurately and efficiently communicate transfer credit and remaining degree requirements (Core, School and major requirements) for a timely graduation using online and off-line resources.

* Understand, convey, and implement academic policies, procedures, and protocols to students, parents, faculty, and other stakeholders, while upholding FERPA requirements and the highest ethical standards.

* Assist students in resolving administrative issues related to their academic records and assist with the various duties related to registration issues.

* Maintain and update student records, such as meeting notes, records relating to degree progress, correspondence, and other documentation when appropriate.

* Identify, monitor, and provide guidance to students on academic probation. Make probation and dismissal recommendations.

* Refer students directly to appropriate campus and off-campus resources to support their academic success.

* Assist with initiatives on a departmental and inter-departmental level that support persistence through graduation.

* Presents academic workshops on various topics, such as goal setting, transfer student transition, networking and interviewing skills, and graduate school preparation,

* Serve as liaison to selected academic departments and schools as assigned; work with department chairs, program directors, and administrative staff to ensure accuracy and consistency in communication of program requirements.

* Assist with the planning and implementation of advising programs and outreach including orientation, academic probation advising, and early academic alerts.

* Participate in the training and mentoring of new professional staff, as necessary.

* Articulate and support the vision and the mission of the university.

* Develop and demonstrate expertise in academic knowledge regarding program offerings and requirements.

* Demonstrate Flexibility and adaptability to a fast paced, changing environment where responsibilities and duties may frequently change.

* Some weekend and evening hours are required.

Minimum Education and/or Work Experience

Master's degree in College Student Personnel, Counseling or related field required and one to two years of related experience.

Qualifications

* Flexibility and adaptability to a fast paced, changing environment where responsibilities and duties may frequently change.

* Ability to work effectively with students, parents, peers, faculty, and deans.

* Highly developed interpersonal, communication skills.

* Ability to readily provide empathic, compassionate, consistent, accurate, developmental, student-focused and honest advising.

* Excellent attention to detail.

* Demonstrated ability to work constructively in teams and independently.

* Ability to work efficiently in a fast paced, dynamic environment.

* A commitment to academic excellence, social justice and service, values-based leadership, global awareness and diversity.

* Ability to embrace, promote, and articulate the University's Jesuit Catholic identity.

* Ability…