Academic Advisor

Job Responsibilities

• Provide developmental academic advising for new and continuing students using a case management approach.
• Assist students in defining personal and academic career goals, interpreting and understanding placement scores, program curriculum and prerequisites, and developing basic skills to register for courses, as appropriate.
• Refer students to appropriate internal and external resources that foster student success.
• Register students for basic skills advancement, general education, and program prerequisite courses.
• Collaborate with academic deans, department chairs, and coordinators to maintain a seamless college-wide academic advising system.
• Maintain and manage department resources.
• Utilize report and tracking data to develop and implement proactive advisement activities.
• Conduct all activities within the guidelines of FERPA.
• Conduct activities with respect for diversity, styles, and views.
• Participate in and contribute toward a developmental, proactive advising program.
• Assist in developing and implementing proactive advisement activities.
• Assist with interpreting placement assessment results prior to registration.
• Provide articulation information for students seeking transfer or admission to a baccalaureate degree.

Master’s degree; experience in academic advising, admissions, or career counseling is preferred.

• Selected candidate will be subject to pre-employment background checks, including criminal history checks, and any offer of employment will be contingent upon that outcome.
• Ability to travel by car to other college sites as assigned.
• Valid Indiana driver’s license required.

• Health & Wellness: multiple medical plan options paired with a Health Savings Account with a generous employer contribution.
• Dental plan with no-cost preventive services and coverage for orthodontia.
• Vision plan with low-cost exams and allowances for glasses or contact lenses.
• Employee Assistance Program offering no-cost confidential counseling sessions, legal consultations, financial planning consultations, and other resources.
• Wellness program with opportunities to earn $250 in Wellness Rewards.
• Flexible Spending Accounts for healthcare (limited purpose) and dependent care.
• Retirement & Financial Security: 10% employer retirement contribution, fully vested after two years.
• Basic life insurance equal to annual salary paid by the College, with optional supplemental coverage.
• Short-term and long-term disability benefits.
• Educational Benefits: fee remission for employees, spouses, and dependent children; tuition assistance for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs; paid professional development opportunities.
• Work‑Life Balance: generous paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, holidays, and winter recess.
• Flexible work arrangements where available.
• Paid childbirth recovery leave (8 weeks) and paid parental leave (4 weeks).
• Additional Perks: eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness.
• Additional discounts on gym memberships, transportation, and various retail services.

ivy tech community college is an accredited, equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, age or veteran status. as required by title ix of the education amendments of 1972, ivy tech community college does not discriminate on the basis of sex, including sexual harassment in its educational programs and activities, including employment and admissions.

questions specific to title ix may be referred to the college’s title ix coordinator or to the us department of education office of civil rights.