Nursing Advisor

TITLE: Academic Advisor

DEPARTMENT: School of Nursing

REPORTS TO: Nursing Program Administrator

CLASSIFICATION: Staff-12 months

EFFECTIVE DATE: TBD

STANDARD

WORK HOURS:

37.5 hours per week

EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full-Time

EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION: Exempt

The School of Nursing at KSU serves all students to provide seamless, robust, focused, and comprehensive educational support. The Full-Time Nursing Advisor will join a team of outstanding individuals with diverse professional and personal backgrounds in the School of Nursing who form a high-functioning community of practice. The Full-Time Nursing Advisor will provide personalized, one-on-one support in navigating the road to academic success, while staying on track towards degree completion.

• Serves as nursing advisor and interfaces with representatives of industrial, governmental, and educational employers to assist in the most effective use of career services efforts. Also supports the marketing of other School of Nursing and departmental efforts.
• Closely coordinates communication with deans, department chairs, and other faculty to ensure that the School of Nursing is meeting the needs and desires of the academic colleges and departments, within the limitations imposed by the size of the staff and financial support provided by the university.
• Constantly monitors, analyzes, and evaluates the current scope of services offered through the School of Nursing and plans, implements, and directs new programs under the supervision of the dean of student development and services and in coordination with other directors of student services and student activities efforts.
• Provides career advising expertise to nursing students and alumni regarding the job-search process, interviewing, resume, letter writing, and all other facets of career planning.
• Conduct personalized academic advising meetings to assist nursing students with course selection and graduation plans tailored to their academic interests and goals.
• Assist with the selection of majors and the fulfillment of the curriculum requirements.
• Help students gain an understanding of the School of Nursing requirements.
• Assist with course selection and registration.
• Monitor academic progress.
• Assist with transition issues as needed and provide referrals to campus resources.
• Assist with retention programming efforts.
• Represent the School of Nursing and/or the Center for Student Success at open houses, admission events, and other functions as necessary.

• Superior listening and critical thinking skills and the ability to multi-task
• Experience with retention data collection and reporting
• Working knowledge of postsecondary academic advising and retention strategies
• Knowledge of student services, enrollment services, academic policies, and university procedures at Kentucky State University, or ability to learn quickly
• Strong interpersonal/human relations skills essential
• Ability to initiate and maintain professional relationships with diverse groups, demonstrate sensitivity to the needs of a diverse student population including low-income, first-generation, students of color, disabled, underrepresented, older and non-traditional, and international students
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication
• The ability to maintain confidentiality is essential
• Must have attention to detail
• Basic skills in productivity software (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel)
• Ability to collect, analyze and report retention-related data.
• Must be able to multi-task, prioritize, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines
• Must have the ability to work in a fast-paced environment and possess excellent organizational skills
• Ability to interpret and communicate university policies and procedures and associated federal and state regulations
• Ability to work a flexible schedule including some evenings or weekends as required

This position does not have supervisory responsibility.

Duties may change or be assigned based on institutional needs.

• Bachelor’s degree (required), Master’s Degree (preferred)
• 1-2 years' experience working in Higher…