Academic Advisor​/Senior Academic Advisor, COM Center Student Success

Academic Advisor/Senior Academic Advisor, COM Center for Student Success

The College of Medicine Center for Student Success is seeking to hire an Academic Advisor/Senior Academic Advisor to work with the Medical Sciences undergraduate students, staff, and faculty to meet our program's objectives. The selected candidate will provide academic advising, intervention, support services, and programming to students. The position requires a high degree of accountability, responsibility, a strong student-centric approach, and a collaborative mindset.

Essential Functions:

• Advise both in person and online current and prospective students on how to meet their educational and career goals through best practices in advising and appropriate referrals to student support services.
• Create academic plans, maintain accurate and up-to-date student records, meet with students to assess and discuss progress, and support students in meeting COM Undergraduate Program requirements.
• Evaluate student information and utilize data to facilitate enrollment and registration.
• In partnership with faculty, assess advanced standing credit, substitute courses to meet graduation requirements, and create degree audit exceptions. Facilitate and/or complete degree certification.
• Give presentations to various classes/populations as well as new student advising  Advisor may be called upon to give Admissions presentations to prospective program applicants.
• Work closely with faculty and staff on programmatic and student issues.
• Engage in ongoing professional development and training, both at UC and through professional organizations, to maintain up-to-date knowledge about advising practices, policies, technologies, and student success needs at the university and in higher education.
• Function as a member of the Center for Student Success team to ensure the proper workflow and outcomes.
• Collaborate with UC advising community colleagues to advance quality advising practice.
• Recommend policy to best meet student needs.
• Attend related meetings and functions.
• May teach one or more college-level courses each year.
• May provide direct and/or indirect supervision to student workers and/or ambassadors (i.e., hiring, evaluation, disciplinary action, scheduling, etc.) May advise student organization groups.
• May lead a programmatic area of oversight and planning for a student success program or function within the Center for Student Success. Conceptualize, develop, implement, and evaluate the program. Train new academic advisors and other unit staff on key student service functions.
• The Advisor must be detail-oriented and have strong interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills. Must be able to retain a high volume of programmatic, college, and university related information while having the ability to critically think through complex situations.

Academic Advisor Required

Education:

Bachelor's Degree.

Required Experience:

Zero (0) to one (1) year of student service or related experience.

- OR
- Senior Academic Advisor Required

Education:

Bachelor's Degree.

Required Experience:

Three (3) years of academic advising. Additional Qualifications Considered:
Master's Degree.

Physical Requirements /Work Environment:
Sitting
- Continuously. Repetitive hand motion (such as typing) - Continuously. Hearing, listening
- Continuously. Talking
- Continuously. Standing
- Often. Walking
- Often. Reaching overhead
- Seldom. Pulling, pushing
- Seldom. Lifting - up to 20 pounds
- Seldom.

Compensation and Benefits: UC offers an exceptional benefits package designed to support your well-being, financial security, and work-life balance. Eligibility may vary by position and FTE status. Highlights include:
Salary/Hourly Pay Rate Information:
Comprehensive Tuition Remission. Robust Retirement Plans. Real Work-Life Balance. Additional Benefits Include:
Competitive salary based on experience. Comprehensive health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription). Flexible spending accounts & wellness programs. Professional development & mentorship opportunities.