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Ivy Tech Community College
Academic Advisor - Health Science
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Ivy Tech Community College is hiring an Academic Advisor - Health Science. The advisor provides developmental academic advising to new and continuing students at the Valparaiso campus, using a case management approach to help them set personal and academic career goals, understand placement scores and prerequisites, and register for courses. The position reports to the Dean of Health Sciences and refers students to internal and external resources that support their success.
Highlights
- Advise new and continuing students using a case management approach, helping them clarify personal and academic career goals through student development and learning theories.
- Explain placement scores, program curricula, and prerequisites, and walk students through the College's registration process and the steps to complete before each semester begins.
- Build each student an Individualized Academic Plan and monitor progress through regular meetings, communications, interventions, assessments, and data collection.
- Manage an advising caseload with proactive interactions and interventions aimed at retention, persistence, and student success.
- Coordinate with Student Affairs and Academic Affairs to keep advising materials accurate for students, faculty, and staff, and keep current on academic programs, policies, and financial assistance programs.
- Maintain advising records in compliance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
- Hold a bachelor's degree in education, psychology, counseling, social work, or a related field, with a master's preferred.
- Bring three years of experience in academic advising, admissions, career counseling, or a related higher education area, or one year with a master's degree, plus a demonstrated commitment to diverse communities.
- Preferred: a master's degree in college student personnel, higher education, or counseling psychology, one to two years of leadership experience, and community college experience or credential.
- Pay of $42,000 to $45,000 per year.
Academic Advisor - Health Science Full Description
Provide developmental academic advising for new and continuing students using a case management approach.
Support students in defining personal and academic career goals, interpreting and understanding placement scores, program curriculum and pre-requisites, and developing basic skills to register for courses, as appropriate.
The Academic Advisor will refer students to appropriate internal and external resources that foster student success.
This position reports to the Dean of Health Sciences
Location: Valparaiso
Pay Range: $42,000 - 45,000/year
Major Responsibilities:
- Demonstrate strong commitment to student development and success through advocacy, positive attitude, adaptability, approachability, problem solving, and support
- Demonstrate developmental academic advising that assists students in clarifying personal and academic career goals through the use of appropriate student development, human development, and student learning theories
- Assist students in interpreting and understanding placement scores, program curricula, and pre-requisites, etc.
- Assist students in gaining a basic understanding of the College's registration process and processes that need to be completed prior to the beginning of each semester
- Maintain current knowledge of the institution's academic programs, curriculum, practices and academic and student policies
- Coordinate with other Student Affairs and Academic Affairs areas to ensure accuracy of advising materials distributed to students, faculty, and staff
- Possess a working knowledge of the various types of student financial assistance programs
- Manage academic advising case load in a manner that promotes retention, persistence, and student success through proactive interactions and interventions
- Assist students in the development of an Individualized Academic Plan
- Monitor student progress through regular meetings, communications, interventions, assessments, and data collection
- Maintain academic advising records in compliance with College and the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)
- Develop and maintain appropriate relationships with students, faculty, and staff
- Utilize a communication plan to engage the college community in the academic advising process
- Engage in behaviors that create an inclusive environment in which all people are valued, supported, and respected
- Actively participate in professional development opportunities and professional organizations, as well as college-wide committees, etc.
The above list of duties should not be contrasted as an exhaustive list. Other duties logically associated with the position may be assigned.
Education, Experience, and Other Requirements
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in education, psychology, counseling, social work, or related fields. Master's preferred.
- Minimum of three (3) years of experience in academic advising, admissions, career counseling or related higher education area is required or one (1) year of experience with a Master's degree.
- Experience working with and being committed to diverse communities is required.
- Excellent communication and time management skills, as well as the ability to demonstrate initiative and working in a team environment is required.
- Working knowledge of word processing, spreadsheet, email, and database applications including student records management systems and online social media tools.
- Administrative and organizational skills along with strong customer service attributes are necessary.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's degree in college student personnel, higher education, counseling psychology, or related discipline is preferred.
- Minimum of one to two years of relevant experience demonstrating leadership qualities is preferred.
- Community College experience or credential preferred.
Position requires sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, and ethnic backgrounds of the College students and employees.
Fully supports the College's mission and strategic plan initiatives.
Selected candidate for employment will be subject to pre-employment background checks, including criminal history check, and any offer of employment will be contingent upon that outcome.
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.
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