Academic Advisor

Office Location
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
1201 W. University Drive
Human Resources
MASS Building 2 nd Floor
Edinburg, TX 78539

Edinburg:
Brownsville:
Office hours:
Monday-Friday
8:00a.m.

- 5:00p.m.

Faculty Recruitment:
College of Engineering & Computer Science: cecs

Robert

C. Vackar College of Business & Entrepreneurship: cobe

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Position Information

Posting Number

Posting Number SRGV
9061

Working Title

Working Title ACADEMIC ADVISOR

Number of Vacancies

Number of Vacancies 1

Location

Location Edinburg, Texas

Department

Department Academic Advising Center

FTE

FTE 1.0

FLSA

FLSA Exempt

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.

Description of Duties

• 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.

Supervision Received

General supervision from assigned supervisor.

Supervision Given

None.

Required Education

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.

Preferred Education

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

Licenses/Certifications

None.

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.

Equipment

Use of standard office…