Academic Advisor I @ Weber State University

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Weber State University is hiring an Academic Advisor I. This role involves providing general education and program advisement to students in the Dumke College of Health Professions, focusing heavily on retention efforts using Hobson's Starfish software. The advisor will liaise with university advising, lead retention initiatives, assist with new student orientations, and engage in professional development activities.

Highlights

Provide advisement to Health Professions students on educational programs and retention.
Serve as the Hobson Starfish Retention software point person for the college.
Conduct outreach to incoming and continuing students regarding enrollment and retention concerns.
Follow up on faculty progress surveys and participate in retention metric discussions.
Assist with college and university-wide New Student Orientations.
Attend university advisors' council meetings and professional development opportunities.
Required qualifications: Bachelor's degree and one year of full-time college employment experience in enrollment services, student services, or equivalent.
Preferred qualifications: Master's degree and experience with Banner, Google Applications, or Site Manager.
Must complete a criminal background check as a condition of employment.
The position offers a starting salary of $44,000 and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, retirement, and tuition benefits.

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WSU's Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Weber State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment welcoming to all individuals. We strive to create a culture where everyone feels valued and appreciated. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected categories, such as disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion, national origin, veterans status, or others, as required by law and university policy (see Weber State University's Policy and Procedure Manual 3-32).

Position Information

Position Title	Academic Advisor I
Requisition Number	S02220P
Position Category	Staff
Campus Location	Weber State University - Ogden, UT
Hours per week	40
Months per year	12
Alternate work schedule
Pay Grade	E31
Salary
FLSA	Exempt
Job Summary/Basic Function	The purpose of this position is to provide general education and specific program advisement to students majoring in the Dumke College of Health Professions. The person ultimately selected for this position will focus a great deal on retention issues and those programs utilized by the college and university designed for this purpose (Hobson’s Starfish). The selected person will liaison with university advising and support the college’s overall advisement mission. The selected individual will assume full or shared, responsibility for retention initiatives in the Dumke College of Health Professions. These initiatives may include: serving as the Hobson Starfish Retention software point person for the college; attending training sessions on the software; conveying questions and concerns about Starfish processes to and from the Student Success Center and college; contacting incoming first-year students; contacting current students who have not enrolled for an upcoming semester; proactively reaching out to students with lower Starfish Student Success scores; determining interventions for students flagged in Starfish; following-up on progress surveys supplied by faculty members throughout the semester; participating in discussions about best metrics for determining how Starfish is working; contributing in other ways to the advising mission of the college’s advising office; assisting with New Student Orientations (both in the college and university-wide); attending meetings of the university advisors’ council and engaging in other professional development opportunities.
Required Qualifications	Required: Bachelor’s degree One year of full-time college employment experience, preferably in enrollment services (academic advisement, registration, admissions or financial aid), student services or the equivalent.
Preferred Qualifications	Preferred: Master’s Degree Experience working with Banner, Google Applications, or Site Manager.
A successful candidate will be willing to
Background Check?	Yes
Benefits Summary	WSU offers a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, long-term disability, life insurance, retirement, a wellness program with release time and paid incentives, tuition benefits, free tickets to athletic and performing arts events, and paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Posting Detail Information

Job Open Date	11/18/2025
Review Date	12/02/2025
Job Close Date
Open Until Filled	Yes
Notes to Applicant	If you are passionate about what you could offer and accomplish here at WSU, we would love to hear from you. The annual salary for this position starts at $44,000 and may go up from there depending on candidate qualifications. The position comes with a generous benefits package. To apply, please complete the online application and attach a cover letter, current resume, and the names and contact information for three professional references. For qualification determination, your application and/or resume must address the required and preferred qualifications and must contain average number of hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be considered incomplete. Screening of applications will begin December 2, 2025. Position will remain open until filled. Criminal background check required as a condition of employment.
Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting	https://jobs.weber.edu/postings/26968

ADA Essential Job Function

Physical Activity of this position	Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction., Operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect, or position. , Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm. , Feeling. Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips. , Expressing or exchanging ideas. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately or quickly. , Ability to receive detailed information with or without assistance.
Physical Requirements of this position	Light work. Exerting up to 20 lbs of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Use of arm and/or leg controls exerting forces greater than that for sedentary work.
Visual Acuity Requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision.	Required to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; using a computer terminal; extensive reading.
The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position.	None. The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work).

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* How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
- jobs.weber.edu
- KSL
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- Higher Ed Jobs
- Agency Referral
- Personal Referral
- Internal Job Posting
- Advertisement/Publication
- Other web advertisement
- Other
* Do you have or have you ever been issued a W# By Weber State University? Yes or No.

If yes, please enter your W# (W followed by eight numbers).

(Open Ended Question)

Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents

Resume
Cover Letter
List of References with Contact Info

Optional Documents

Philosophy Statement
Other Document 1

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Position Information

Position Title	Academic Advisor I
Requisition Number	S02220P
Position Category	Staff
Campus Location	Weber State University - Ogden, UT
Hours per week	40
Months per year	12
Alternate work schedule
Pay Grade	E31
Salary
FLSA	Exempt
Job Summary/Basic Function	The purpose of this position is to provide general education and specific program advisement to students majoring in the Dumke College of Health Professions. The person ultimately selected for this position will focus a great deal on retention issues and those programs utilized by the college and university designed for this purpose (Hobson’s Starfish). The selected person will liaison with university advising and support the college’s overall advisement mission. The selected individual will assume full or shared, responsibility for retention initiatives in the Dumke College of Health Professions. These initiatives may include: serving as the Hobson Starfish Retention software point person for the college; attending training sessions on the software; conveying questions and concerns about Starfish processes to and from the Student Success Center and college; contacting incoming first-year students; contacting current students who have not enrolled for an upcoming semester; proactively reaching out to students with lower Starfish Student Success scores; determining interventions for students flagged in Starfish; following-up on progress surveys supplied by faculty members throughout the semester; participating in discussions about best metrics for determining how Starfish is working; contributing in other ways to the advising mission of the college’s advising office; assisting with New Student Orientations (both in the college and university-wide); attending meetings of the university advisors’ council and engaging in other professional development opportunities.
Required Qualifications	Required: Bachelor’s degree One year of full-time college employment experience, preferably in enrollment services (academic advisement, registration, admissions or financial aid), student services or the equivalent.
Preferred Qualifications	Preferred: Master’s Degree Experience working with Banner, Google Applications, or Site Manager.
A successful candidate will be willing to
Background Check?	Yes
Benefits Summary	WSU offers a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, long-term disability, life insurance, retirement, a wellness program with release time and paid incentives, tuition benefits, free tickets to athletic and performing arts events, and paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Posting Detail Information

Job Open Date	11/18/2025
Review Date	12/02/2025
Job Close Date
Open Until Filled	Yes
Notes to Applicant	If you are passionate about what you could offer and accomplish here at WSU, we would love to hear from you. The annual salary for this position starts at $44,000 and may go up from there depending on candidate qualifications. The position comes with a generous benefits package. To apply, please complete the online application and attach a cover letter, current resume, and the names and contact information for three professional references. For qualification determination, your application and/or resume must address the required and preferred qualifications and must contain average number of hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be considered incomplete. Screening of applications will begin December 2, 2025. Position will remain open until filled. Criminal background check required as a condition of employment.
Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting	https://jobs.weber.edu/postings/26968

ADA Essential Job Function

Physical Activity of this position	Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction., Operate, activate, use, prepare, inspect, place, detect, or position. , Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm. , Feeling. Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips. , Expressing or exchanging ideas. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important instructions to other workers accurately or quickly. , Ability to receive detailed information with or without assistance.
Physical Requirements of this position	Light work. Exerting up to 20 lbs of force occasionally and/or up to 10 lbs of force frequently and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Use of arm and/or leg controls exerting forces greater than that for sedentary work.
Visual Acuity Requirements including color, depth perception and field of vision.	Required to perform activities such as preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; using a computer terminal; extensive reading.
The conditions the worker will be subject to in this position.	None. The worker is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work).

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

* How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
- jobs.weber.edu
- KSL
- Chronicle of Higher Education
- Higher Ed Jobs
- Agency Referral
- Personal Referral
- Internal Job Posting
- Advertisement/Publication
- Other web advertisement
- Other
* Do you have or have you ever been issued a W# By Weber State University? Yes or No.

If yes, please enter your W# (W followed by eight numbers).

(Open Ended Question)

Documents Needed to Apply

Required Documents

Resume
Cover Letter
List of References with Contact Info

Optional Documents

Philosophy Statement
Other Document 1

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