2 Academic Advisors - 74003 Job at St. Charles Community College, Saint Peters, MO

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  • St. Charles Community College
  • Saint Peters, MO

Job Description

St. Charles Community College (SCC) is located just west of St. Louis, in the heart of growing St. Charles County. At SCC, we have a passion for student success. We serve a growing diverse student population, and we are committed to increasing the diversity of our faculty and staff who will help prepare our students for a global society. Qualified candidates will have demonstrated success in serving diverse student populations.

We are seeking 2 full-time Academic Advisors who will clarify student educational goals, explain and recommend appropriate course work and academic pathways based on those goals, identify the programs at the College that meet goals, build short term and long term academic plans to reach goals; and develop, assist, support and facilitate student success at the College. The Academic Advisor will instruct and inform students on College navigation, processes and policies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

  • Provides comprehensive academic advising services to new, transfer, continuing, and future students. Services will be delivered in one to one, online, group, and telephone settings. This position will have current knowledge of all college programs, transfer information to other colleges, College scholarship opportunities, and a basic understanding of federal financial aid.
  • In the advising setting, clarifies student educational goals, instructs students on the appropriate pathway to reach those goals, works in collaboration with the student to build a course pathway plan to complete those goals, and assist with the navigation process to complete those goals which includes all aspects of registration.
  • Explains and guides students through the process of understanding placement test results and any resulting course placements or restrictions. This position must maintain accurate and current knowledge of college programs and be able to convey that information to students in light of their placement test results.
  • This position is actively involved in intentional, proactive contacts and interventions with students to facilitate student success and completion. Contacts and interventions will be done on an individual, group, and electronic basis and data on the outcomes of these interactions will be maintained.
  • Actively participates in the design and implementation of student on boarding and engagement programs for all types of students.
  • Assists the Director of Academic Advising with student tracking, data collection, unit planning and assessment, and the analysis and presentation of data.
  • Assists with division wide planning and projects.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in an appropriate field of study and two (2) years of experience in a direct service environment in higher education or human resources.
  • Math, writing, effective communication and computer skills are essential.
  • Must be able to operate miscellaneous office equipment such as IBM compatible personal computer, calculator, printer, telephone and copier.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Two (2) years of experience in higher education student services and Master's degree from an accredited institution.

A cover letter is required with your application. Applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

St. Charles Community College

Job Tags

Full time, Temporary work,

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