Academic and Career Advisor

Job Details

Job Family

STAFF - Support Non-Exempt (SNE)
Grade
12

Salary $22.95 - $27.45

Department

GRANT - TRIO NHCReports To Director Closing  Date April 06, 2026

FLSA Status Non-Exempt First Review Date February 12, 2026

Position Overview

The Academic & Career Advisor assists students with defining and clarifying their educational and career goals and resolving issues related to academic difficulties.

What you will be doing

* Provides academic and career advisement for students in the following categories: new, transfer, transient, undecided, and those not making satisfactory progress as outlined in the Standards of Academic Progress

* Assists students with clarifying their career and academic goals

* Resolves student advisement issues

* Assists students with creating, following, and adjusting their individualized educational plan (IEP)

* Develops and facilitates workshops related to academic advisement, career exploration, transfer process and employability skills

* Participates in scheduled training activities and workshops

* Provides information about graduation and verifies graduation eligibility

Provides advisement training to faculty and staff

* Provides admission, assessment and registration information

* Participates in recruiting activities

* Serves on College and Campus committees

* Performs other duties as assigned

What you need to succeed

* Bachelor's degree in related field and three (3) years of related experience or Bachelor's degree and one (1) year of experience working as an Advisor at MDC Advisement and Career Services

* All degrees must be from a regionally accredited institution

* Knowledge of academic advising and career development principles and practices

* Working experience advising students

* Knowledge and understanding of college organization, goals and objectives, and policies and procedures

* Familiarity with the student information system

* Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with academic departments, faculty, staff, students, and the local community

* Effective communication skills both orally and in writing

* Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations

* Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals

* Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form

* Ability to establish and maintain effective public relations

* Ability to work a flexible schedule to include evening and weekend assignments

* Ability to work well with students, faculty and staff

Preferences

Certain service members and veterans, and the spouses and family members of such service members and veterans, will receive preference and priority for this job vacancy. In addition, certain service members may be eligible to receive waivers for postsecondary educational requirements outlined in this job vacancy and are encouraged to apply for the positions being filled.

Additional Requirements

The final candidate is to successfully complete a background screening and reference check process.

EQUAL ACCESS/EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Miami Dade College is an equal access/equal opportunity institution which does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, color, marital status, age, religion, national origin, disability, veteran's status, ethnicity, pregnancy, sexual orientation or genetic information.

To obtain more information about the College's equal access and equal opportunity policies, procedures and practices, please contact the College's Civil Rights Compliance Officer:
Cindy Lau Evans, Director, Equal Opportunity Programs/ ADA Coordinator/ Title IX Coordinator, at  (Voice) or 711 (Relay Service). 11011 SW 104 St., Room 1102-01;
Miami, FL 33176. CRCTitle

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