Academic Success Advisor

Job Profile:

Academic Advisor 1

Job Family:

Academic Advising Time Type:

Full time

Max Pay – Depends on experience:$55,000.00 USD Annual Apply before 11:59 PM Arizona time the day before the posted End Date.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree; OR, Any equivalent combination of experience and/or training from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities have been achieved.

Job Profile

Summary:

Provides direct student-facing support to undergraduate students enrolled at the university. Utilizes a wide range of software, student development theory, and retention-focused strategies. Working under direct supervision to support students by performing specific, articulated goals and outcomes

Job Description:

ASU's Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions is seeking an Academic Success Advisor to join our advising and recruitment team at the West Valley Campus. This position is intended for professionals invested in student-centric academic advising, driven to support the college's mission to foster innovative solutions, community impact, and student success.

This individual will assist current and incoming students on their academic journeys, aiming to align their educational goals with career aspirations through a combination of in-person and virtual academic support services and strategic outreach.

Across recruitment and advising staff, our mission is to help students identify and achieve their academic goals. The Watts Way emphasizes shared responsibility for student success and our commitment to innovating new ways of understanding and supporting our students. It's all about working together to help our students succeed.

Campus:
West Valley Position Salary Range:$51,000-$55,000 annually; DOE Essential Duties:

Provides academic advising by using collegial interpersonal skills and an ability to communicate effectively in person, via Zoom, in writing, and by phone. This role will be primarily in-person on the West Valley Campus, focusing on students from the West Valley Campus, Downtown Phoenix Campus, and ASU Online campus. However, the advisor will occasionally be required to attend in-person meetings and activities.

Ensures ongoing student satisfaction with their program and degree progress, providing follow-up to confirm satisfaction with services.

Proactively monitors student academic performance; addresses student concerns and questions.

Manages escalations and reports results to stakeholders.

Collaborates with students to identify academic options including degrees, tutoring, counseling, career services, success coaching, study abroad programs, research, and internships.

Recruitment & Retention:

Participate in initiatives to attract and retain students, representing the college at events and/or design and deliver dynamic presentations that encourage student interest in degrees, admission and enrollment. May include local travel.

New Student Initiatives:
Contribute to teaching ASU 101 (if applicable), support academic advising at new student orientations and admitted student events when needed, including managing transfer credit evaluation.

Leadership opportunities :
Recognize issues that affect the advising experience and provides suggestions in response. Assist with the coordination of academic success programs or advising policy development and implementation.

Other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Knowledge of principles, practices, procedures and methods of evidence-based academic advising strategies.

Eagerly builds knowledge of key university, or college/department/school resources.
• Possesses a clear understanding of the following:

The college and department mission and values and how these lead our student-centric advising.

ASU's transfer credit resources

ASU's internal systems that play a role in recruitment and advising, including degree progress tools, Salesforce and Peoplesoft Recognizes issues that affect the admission and advising experience and provides suggestions in response.

Maintains an openness to new and developing tools utilized across the University to aid in student success and excellent service.

Uses multiple systems at the same time (such as student…