Academic Counselor - Seasonal; part-time

Position: Academic Counselor - Seasonal (part-time) - Bristol Community College
Job Description:

POSITION TITLE:

Academic Counselor - Part Time (Seasonal)

DEPARTMENT:
Advising & Success

PRIMARY

LOCATION:

Fall River, Remote, & Travel to other campus locations

REPORTS TO:

Associate Director of Advising & Success

POSITION STATUS:
This is a MCCC/MTA, part-time, non-benefitted, unit position. The academic coordinator works up to 18.5 hours per

week during periods of increased demand for advising. Typically, these time periods cover December, January, August and September.

SALARY: $35.31 per hour

STATEMENT OF DUTIES:

The Advising and Success department is comprised of Academic Advising, Student Readiness, Coaching, and the Success Initiative. The department seeks to provide a relentless welcome to their students; prioritizing relationship building, motivational support, and accurate, timely advising.

The Academic Coordinator is a key member of the Advising and Success team, directly serving students and their families in their successful educational pursuits at Bristol Community College. This position focuses on drop-in advising services; providing holistic-relational advising strategies to students during periods of high advising demand. The Academic Coordinator provides academic and non-academic advising to students seeking drop-in services focused on connecting students to on- and off-campus resources designed to support their success.

The Academic Coordinator will work collaboratively with campus partners across the college, including but not limited to Admissions, Financial Aid, the Office of Disability Services, and the Library Learning Commons.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS,

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

* Provide advising and registration support to students during on-call advising, serving students assigned to an advising center or another advisor who may be unavailable including at other Bristol locations.

* Educate students about program, degree, and transfer requirements

* Provide information about advising-related technology including My Bristol, Degree Works, Banner, EAB Navigate and the Bristol Website

* Assist students in registering, adding, dropping, and withdrawing from courses

* Conduct degree audits for students using Degree Works

* Assist students who are not making Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)

* Educate students about Bristol's SAP policy

* Create and submit academic plans

* Assist students in building realistic and attainable academic plans that focus on persistence and completion

* Engage students in conversations around academic goal setting

* Work with students to develop individualized academic plans

* Review academic plans and goals with students each semester

* Encourage and support students' personal and professional development, including helping them connect with campus resources to meet their needs holistically

* Collaborate with colleagues from across the college to ensure a thorough understanding of resources available to students and make referrals accordingly

* Maintain professional knowledge of all enrollment-based functions and provide information to students about various enrollment information, including but not limited to Admissions, Testing, Financial Aid, Student Accounts, and Transfer

* Assist students with identifying barriers to program completion, and connecting with appropriate resources

* Assist students in obtaining academic support services, including but not limited to referrals to faculty, tutoring, and the Writing Center as appropriate

* Refer students experiencing personal difficulty to appropriate resources on campus and/or off-campus

* Provide advocacy to students and assist them through a variety of college processes including but not limited to extended absences, late withdrawals, and institutional waivers

* Perform administrative tasks associated with advising activities.

* Collect, organize, and report meaningful data to illustrate trends and inform decisions

* Maintain and update student files, including but not limited to writing and maintaining notes in EAB Navigate, Banner, and other Bristol software systems

* Maintain and share professional knowledge in applicable areas including but not limited to national trends and promising practice within advising.

* Participate in a weeklong training prior to each peak registration period

* Participate in advising and registration activities during extended registration periods and recruitment/enrollment events including, but not limited to, Admitted Students Day, registration events, and Bristol EXP.

* Operate a computer and utilize college technology including but not limited to Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Work, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.), Microsoft Teams, Avaya soft phone and voicemail, My Bristol, Banner, Argos reporting, Degree Works, Maxient, EAB Navigate 360 and Dynamic Forms.

* Check and respond to all email and voicemail in a timely manner

* Regularly access key advising reports and data to inform advising practices

* Attend and participate in in-person trainings before the start of each high demand advising…