Academic Advisor, College of Arts and Sciences

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Job Overview     The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Cincinnati is hiring (3) Academic Advisors. One Advisor to serve on the Exploratory Studies Advising unit and two to serve on the Declared Advising team.  In this role the candidate will be advising current and prospective students about how to meet their educational, professional, and personal goals.
Essential Functions       Provide academic advising to facilitate students’ successful and timely educational planning and degree completion in alignment with their educational and career goals.
Serve as advisor for a designated caseload of students through proactive outreach, support, and education. Develop a rapport of trust and accessibility with assigned students. Ensure accurate advice and quality support, contributing to persistence and a positive student experience.
Monitor student progress and develop graduation plans in partnership with individual students. Provide information regarding curriculum, policies, procedures, opportunities, and guidelines for academic programs.
Evaluate student information and utilize data to facilitate enrollment and registration. Maintain advising and enrollment records. In partnership with faculty, assess advanced standing credit, substitute courses to meet graduation requirements, and create degree audit exceptions. Facilitate and complete student degree certification.
Evaluate student needs and provide appropriate resource referral to career, academic, counseling, and student life resources and opportunities.
Support students through educational transition processes (ex. orientation, exploration, transfer, transition, and graduation.)
Recommend actions related to academic alert, probation, suspension, and dismissal of students. Identify opportunities for high-performing student engagement and goal attainment.
Utilize current advising and student success technologies for outreach to students. Perform other duties related to student success.
Engage ongoing professional development and training to maintain up-to-date knowledge about advising concepts, practices, policies, technologies, and student success needs at the university and in higher education.
Function as a member of an advising or student success team to ensure the proper workflow and outcomes of the unit. Collaborate with UC advising community colleagues to advance quality advising practice.
Attend related meetings and functions.
Perform related duties based on departmental need. This job description can be changed at any time.
Required Education       Bachelor’s Degree
Required Experience       Zero (0) to one (1) year of student service or related experience.
Additional Qualifications Considered       Undergraduate student service and/or leadership may be considered.
Application Process Information      Candidates who submit a cover letter and a resume will be considered for these positions.
Candidates who submit a cover letter and a…