Academic Advisor

Scope of Job

Provides collaborative academic advisement and career exploration for current and prospective students. Utilizes data to identify, monitor, and assess students' progress toward degree completion, implementing and evaluating appropriate interventions as needed.

• Provides informative and collaborative advising for assigned student populations.
• Teaches students strategies related to academic planning and monitoring, major selection, and academic success.
• Provides routine career guidance to assist students in self‑evaluation and choosing a major in relation to their career and life goals.
• Maintains up‑to‑date knowledge about and disseminates information to students regarding University resources, course/degree options, program admissions criteria and degree completion requirements.
• Staff who have been approved to be assigned to a department other than Academic Advising will offer services in alignment with the centralized department, to ensure this, the expectation is to attend advising staff meetings and trainings, offer services in alignment with, and have a dotted reporting line back to the centralized department.
• Uses data and case‑management skills to identify which students on their caseload are in need of special interventions and conduct that outreach.
• Monitors degree progress of students on their caseload and takes appropriate communication and/or documentation action accordingly.
• Enters data regarding academic advisement services.
• Collaborates with other staff to assess academic advising practices and materials, services and resources with the objective of improving the student experience.
• Maintains a high level of communication with students and staff. This includes, but is not limited to, the ability to build relationships with students, faculty, staff, and others in the external community.
• Provides presentations for orientations, trainings, university events and activities regarding academic advising, retention initiatives, mentoring and academic success.
• May participate in professional development programming, assessment, and mentoring opportunities which enhance skills and knowledge in academic advisement and related fields.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required

Education:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.

Preferred Education: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university in education, psychology or related field.

Required Experience: One (1) year of experience within an education or service‑related agency working with college students.

Preferred Experience: Experience providing academic advisement for college students in a university setting.

Licenses/Certifications: None.

Needs to be able to successfully perform all required duties. Office environment; some travel and weekend work is required. UTRG is a distributed institution, which requires presence at multiple locations throughout the Rio Grande Valley. Work is performed primarily in a general office environment across the Rio Grande Valley.

It is the policy of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to promote and ensure equal employment opportunities for all individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information or protected veteran status. In accordance with the requirements of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, our University is committed to comply with all government requirements and ensures non‑discrimination in its education programs and activities, including employment.

We encourage women, minorities and differently abled persons to apply for employment positions of interest.