Weber State University
Academic Advisor I
🇺🇸 Ogden, UT
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $44K
💻 Academic Advising
🗓️ October 8th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
Weber State University is hiring an Academic Advisor I. This role provides general education and program advisement to students in the Dumke College of Health Professions, focusing significantly on retention efforts using Hobson's Starfish software. The advisor liaises with university advising, manages retention initiatives, contacts students regarding enrollment and success, assists with new student orientations, and participates in professional development.
Highlights
- Provide academic advisement to students in the Dumke College of Health Professions.
- Focus on student retention through use of Hobson's Starfish retention software, including training, outreach, intervention, and follow-up activities.
- Serve as the Starfish point of contact for the college, coordinating between the Student Success Center and college departments.
- Contact incoming first-year students and current students who have not re-enrolled.
- Monitor and intervene with students flagged by Starfish based on success scores and faculty progress surveys.
- Support the college's advisement mission, including participation in advising council meetings and new student orientations.
- Required qualifications include a bachelor's degree and at least one year of full-time college employment experience in enrollment services or student services.
- Preferred qualifications include a master’s degree and experience with Banner, Google Applications, or Site Manager.
- The position is full-time, 40 hours per week, 12 months per year, classified as exempt with pay grade E31.
- Annual salary starts at $44,000 with a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, retirement, paid leave, tuition benefits, and wellness incentives.
Academic Advisor I Full Description
Academic Advisor I
Position Details
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).
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 | S02190P
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.
Requisition Number | S02190P
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 | 10/06/2025
Review Date | 10/20/2025
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 October 20, 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/26627
Review Date | 10/20/2025
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 October 20, 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/26627
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).
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
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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
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- 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
- Other Document 1
- Other Document 2
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