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Southwest Virginia Community College is hiring a Student Success Advisor to work with prospective and enrolled students on identifying career pathways that match their interests and skills. The advisor helps students overcome non-academic barriers to completing a credential or degree, maintaining regular contact, tracking outreach, and connecting students to campus and community support services. Travel to off-site locations and local high schools is part of the role, and the advisor also steps in for academic interventions when students fall off track. This is an in-person position with a one-year probationary period for new hires and transfers.

Highlights

Advise prospective and currently enrolled students on career pathways across academic and workforce programs.
Identify non-academic barriers to student success and build individualized plans to address them.
Communicate regularly with students and maintain records of outreach and interactions.
Connect students to college and community support services and coordinate academic interventions as needed.
Travel to off-site locations and local high schools to meet with students.
Support a student population reflecting diverse racial, ethnic, and economic backgrounds.
Hold a bachelor's degree in a related field or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Complete a one-year probationary period as a new hire or transfer into the role.
Follow a Monday-Friday, 7:45 am to 4:30 pm schedule, with occasional evenings and weekends required.
Receive an annual salary of $45,739 in this in-person, non-remote position.

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About Southwest Virginia Community College

Southwest Virginia Community College (SWCC) offers meaningful work, a collaborative campus environment, opportunities for professional growth, and a comprehensive benefits package that includes health insurance, retirement benefits through the Virginia Retirement System, paid leave, and other valuable state employee benefits.

Job Description

SWCC seeks a Student Success Advisor to work closely with potential and currently enrolled students to identify career pathways in academic and workforce programs that match interests and skills. This position serves as a resource to assist individuals in overcoming non-academic barriers that may affect their ability to complete their educational goals successfully.

Job duties include:

Working with a student population that reflects the diversity of backgrounds.
Providing resources, identifying needs, and creating plans of success for underserved populations with a commitment to success.
Proactively assisting students in completion of a credential or degree by communicating regularly with students, maintaining records of outreach and other interactions, making connections to available college and community support services, and assisting with academic interventions when necessary.
Utilizing a variety of technology solutions in addition to in-person interactions with students.
Traveling to off-site locations as well as to local high schools.

This position requires a one-year probationary period for both new hires and transfers. This is an in-person position, not a remote position.

Required Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in related field or a combination of equivalent education and experience.
Knowledge of barriers to educational success and a desire to help others reach their educational goals.
Experience working with racially, ethnically, economically and age diverse individuals.
Strong interpersonal skills to help engage, provide support to, and motivate students.
Excellent customer service, communication, and organizational skills.
Proficient in use of technology, including Microsoft Office and Google Docs.

Compensation

Hiring Range: $45,739. Work Schedule: Monday – Friday, 7:45 am to 4:30 pm; some evenings and weekends may be required.

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