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Concorde Career Colleges, Inc. is hiring an Academic and Career Advisor. The role involves guiding students throughout their academic journey, from orientation to graduation, supporting their academic progress and career readiness. The advisor plans student activities, assists with job placement, monitors academic performance, and coordinates employment events to ensure student success.

Highlights

Plan and coordinate new student orientation and registration.
Collaborate with departments to ensure proper documentation and student readiness.
Create campus community engagement through student activities and support.
Assist students with employment opportunities, resume building, and job search strategies.
Monitor student academic progress and provide advising for academic or attendance issues.
Organize career fairs, employer visits, and other employment-related events.
Maintain student employment records in compliance with accreditation and state guidelines.
Use software like Microsoft Word and Excel for documentation and communication.
Preferred qualifications include a 4-year degree and 2-3 years of education experience.
Compensation ranges from $50,000 to $57,000 with competitive benefits including insurance, retirement matching, paid time off, and tuition waiver.

Academic and Career Advisor Full Description

Overview:

The Academic and Career Advisor provides support and guidance throughout a student’s lifecycle to ensure students are positioned for success in all facets of their academic journey. The Academic and Career Advisor will work with students assigned to them from before the first day of class to graduation and beyond, providing academic and career advising. This position is responsible for helping students secure employment, navigate academic requirements, creating a sense of campus community through events and activities, and addressing concerns that may impact a student’s ability to persist.

Pay Range: $50,000 - $57,000

Location: Onsite - Miramar, FL

What We Offer:

Competitive Insurance: Health, vision, and dental coverage for you and your dependents
Health Plan Enrollment: Eligibility starts first of the month following completing one full month of employment
Paid Time Off: Competitive paid time off programs for employees (Vacation, Sick, Flexible)
Retirement Matching: 50% match on the first 6% of your contributions after 90 days
Paid Parental Leave: 4 weeks of paid leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents to bond with a new baby
Pet Insurance: Competitive coverage for your furry family members through ASPCA
Tuition Waiver: Enjoy a tuition waiver after 6 months of employment for you AND your immediate family offered at UTI and Concorde campuses

Responsibilities:

Plans and coordinates new student orientation and registration in collaboration with other support departments and Admissions to ensure students are informed and prepared to begin their academic pursuits. Collects any missing documents and fully executes enrollment agreements as needed.
Partners closely with the various division departments in preparation for each start to ensure all required Admissions documents are on file and audited.
Instills a sense of campus community through student activities, interactions, and support activities, including acclimation to the blended learning environment and the post-secondary setting in general.
Assists with identifying local employment opportunities, populating job boards, creating resumes, and coordinating on campus events to support active students in their job search endeavors.
Monitors grades and attendance to ensure that students are maintaining satisfactory progress, and academically advises students who fail for either academic or attendance reasons in accordance with all applicable regulations and policies.
Provides academic and personal advising to students who need assistance and refers to students to other resources when appropriate. Creates and maintains community resource list.
Ensures active students are prepared for industry employment by providing mock interview opportunities, resume workshops, career counseling sessions, career development courses, and job search techniques.
Plans and coordinates career fairs, employer visits, MSAT expos, virtual employer sessions, and other employment events in order to provide opportunities for students to connect with employers and understand the variety of entry-level positions available to them in the industry.
Ensures strong employment rates for active students and graduates by continually following up with unemployed students/graduates through a variety of different touch points including one-on-one meetings, classroom surveys, classroom presentations, phone calls, text message and/or social media contacts, as well as utilizing the EDGE team to market students to employers who may not have job postings on the job board.
Completes paperwork for student withdrawals, leaves of absences, double coursing, etc. and processes student changes in student database, following established SLAs.
Partners with Education Department to address student issues i.e., discipline, academic, personal, etc.
Assists with the preparation of accommodation plans following UTI’s ADA/504 policy (as assigned).
Assists with the Veteran’s Benefits process (as assigned).
Serves as a liaison with housing providers, ensures students housing needs are met and housing status codes are updated, mediates roommate conflicts, supports all housing functions as needed (as assigned)
Ensures ACCSC standards as well as state guidelines, where applicable, are met by accurately collecting and recording students’ and graduates’ employment records.
Partners with centralized teams when needed on scheduling, record maintenance, employment verification, and other duties as business needs dictate.
Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:
Education / Experience

4 yr degree in related field preferred but not required.
2-3 years of experience in education field preferred but not required

Skills

Ability to advise and guide adult students in academic and life-skill matters
Computer skills required (i.e., Word, Excel)
Excellent customer service, communication, and organizational skills
Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
Ability to shift priorities quickly and effectively
Demonstrate learning agility and maintain a positive attitude

Abilities

Able and willing to:
- Communicate, think, learn, and reason
- Use computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to process transactions, store documents, enter data, or perform assigned tasks
- Safely ambulate and/or maneuver when on-site at Company locations
- Demonstrate and utilize active listening, inductive reasoning, information ordering and category flexibility
Ability to use good judgment, problem-solving and decision-making skills
Ability to maintain confidentiality and manage sensitive information with discretion
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where deadlines are essential and multiple projects are worked simultaneously
Ability to gain, understand and apply information and data as it relates essential functions of the position
Ability to foster long-term relationships with stakeholders

Work Environment

Work is performed indoors in a climate-controlled environment when on site at assigned company location. Employees must be able to safely ambulate when on company premises.
This position is designated as:
- Onsite; Work environments may include exposure to student learning environments with a variety of conditions. Employees must be able to follow all safety precautions including the use of personal-protective equipment. Employees must also be able to adhere to site-specific safety procedures.
Travel Requirements
- Available flexible hours and some Saturdays

Original Job Description

Overview:

Pay Range: $50,000 - $57,000

Location: Onsite - Miramar, FL

What We Offer:

Competitive Insurance: Health, vision, and dental coverage for you and your dependents
Health Plan Enrollment: Eligibility starts first of the month following completing one full month of employment
Paid Time Off: Competitive paid time off programs for employees (Vacation, Sick, Flexible)
Retirement Matching: 50% match on the first 6% of your contributions after 90 days
Paid Parental Leave: 4 weeks of paid leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents to bond with a new baby
Pet Insurance: Competitive coverage for your furry family members through ASPCA
Tuition Waiver: Enjoy a tuition waiver after 6 months of employment for you AND your immediate family offered at UTI and Concorde campuses

Responsibilities:

Plans and coordinates new student orientation and registration in collaboration with other support departments and Admissions to ensure students are informed and prepared to begin their academic pursuits. Collects any missing documents and fully executes enrollment agreements as needed.
Partners closely with the various division departments in preparation for each start to ensure all required Admissions documents are on file and audited.
Instills a sense of campus community through student activities, interactions, and support activities, including acclimation to the blended learning environment and the post-secondary setting in general.
Assists with identifying local employment opportunities, populating job boards, creating resumes, and coordinating on campus events to support active students in their job search endeavors.
Monitors grades and attendance to ensure that students are maintaining satisfactory progress, and academically advises students who fail for either academic or attendance reasons in accordance with all applicable regulations and policies.
Provides academic and personal advising to students who need assistance and refers to students to other resources when appropriate. Creates and maintains community resource list.
Ensures active students are prepared for industry employment by providing mock interview opportunities, resume workshops, career counseling sessions, career development courses, and job search techniques.
Plans and coordinates career fairs, employer visits, MSAT expos, virtual employer sessions, and other employment events in order to provide opportunities for students to connect with employers and understand the variety of entry-level positions available to them in the industry.
Ensures strong employment rates for active students and graduates by continually following up with unemployed students/graduates through a variety of different touch points including one-on-one meetings, classroom surveys, classroom presentations, phone calls, text message and/or social media contacts, as well as utilizing the EDGE team to market students to employers who may not have job postings on the job board.
Completes paperwork for student withdrawals, leaves of absences, double coursing, etc. and processes student changes in student database, following established SLAs.
Partners with Education Department to address student issues i.e., discipline, academic, personal, etc.
Assists with the preparation of accommodation plans following UTI’s ADA/504 policy (as assigned).
Assists with the Veteran’s Benefits process (as assigned).
Serves as a liaison with housing providers, ensures students housing needs are met and housing status codes are updated, mediates roommate conflicts, supports all housing functions as needed (as assigned)
Ensures ACCSC standards as well as state guidelines, where applicable, are met by accurately collecting and recording students’ and graduates’ employment records.
Partners with centralized teams when needed on scheduling, record maintenance, employment verification, and other duties as business needs dictate.
Other duties as assigned

Qualifications:
Education / Experience

4 yr degree in related field preferred but not required.
2-3 years of experience in education field preferred but not required

Skills

Ability to advise and guide adult students in academic and life-skill matters
Computer skills required (i.e., Word, Excel)
Excellent customer service, communication, and organizational skills
Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
Ability to shift priorities quickly and effectively
Demonstrate learning agility and maintain a positive attitude

Abilities

Able and willing to:
- Communicate, think, learn, and reason
- Use computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to process transactions, store documents, enter data, or perform assigned tasks
- Safely ambulate and/or maneuver when on-site at Company locations
- Demonstrate and utilize active listening, inductive reasoning, information ordering and category flexibility
Ability to use good judgment, problem-solving and decision-making skills
Ability to maintain confidentiality and manage sensitive information with discretion
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where deadlines are essential and multiple projects are worked simultaneously
Ability to gain, understand and apply information and data as it relates essential functions of the position
Ability to foster long-term relationships with stakeholders

Work Environment

Work is performed indoors in a climate-controlled environment when on site at assigned company location. Employees must be able to safely ambulate when on company premises.
This position is designated as:
- Onsite; Work environments may include exposure to student learning environments with a variety of conditions. Employees must be able to follow all safety precautions including the use of personal-protective equipment. Employees must also be able to adhere to site-specific safety procedures.
Travel Requirements
- Available flexible hours and some Saturdays

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