Academic Advisor, Program Advising
Employer
Job Location
Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College
Asheville, North Carolina
Main Campus
Salary/Grade
Benefits
Job Category
- Professional
Application Period
Closes: Thursday, July 29, 2021
Target Start Date
Expected Work Hours
Reports to
Employment Type
Minimum Qualifications
Minimum Requirements (Applicant must meet all of the minimum requirements)
1. Must have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree;
2. Must have a minimum of one year of full-time or equivalent experience in one of the following areas: college or university academic advising, university admissions advising or instruction in Arts and Sciences;
3. Must have experience working with demographically diverse college students.
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
1. Must have a minimum of a Master’s degree
2. Experience with Colleague or computerized college information systems in general;
3. Must have a minimum of one year of full-time or equivalent experience working either in a community college setting or working directly with the NC Comprehensive Articulation Agreement at a UNC system school or the Independent Comprehensive Articulation Agreement;
4. Experience with A-B Tech pathways;
5. Experience with A-B Tech curricula;
6. Proficiency in a foreign language such as Spanish, an East Slavic language, and/or American Sign Language.
Position Description
Job Description Summary
Provide advising in transfer strategy (including eight-semester plans) and course selection based on an intended four-year program
of study. Follow up with students identified as ‘at at risk’ based on the College’s Early Alert process. Understand and interpret
placement, college policies, procedures, and degree requirements, and refer to campus services as necessary.
Duties
1. Academic advising, including scheduling, registration, and graduation readiness for college transfer program students.
2. Lead advisor for specialized pathways (education, computers, etc.).
3. Assist students with the overall enrollment process, including basic financial aid information, placement, and placement
score interpretation.
4. Understand, and interpret, the North Carolina Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA), the Independent Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (ICAA), and the eight-semester plans provided by the participating NC four-year universities.
5. Serve as an information resource and respond to inquiries from parents, students, faculty, and staff by maintaining knowledge of transfer program requirements and regulations.
6. Provide assistance to the distance advisor for online student enrollment and advising.
7. Assist students with understanding the program evaluation process in Self Service.
8. Work with students to facilitate completion, identifying students who are close to completion and proactively reaching out to facilitate enrollment in final classes and submission of Completion Applications.
9. Follow up with transfer program students identified as ‘at risk’ by faculty via the Early Alert process, connecting them with appropriate community resources or College services related to financial, professional, and related personal or academic concerns.
10. Connect students to senior institutions through coordination of college visits, transfer college fairs, and field trips to college/university visitation days.
11. Serve on college committees as requested.
12. Assist with transfer program and college recruitment efforts.
13. Contributes to the overall success of the University Transfer Advising Center by remaining competent and current through self-directed professional reading, developing professional contacts with colleagues, attending professional development sessions, and attending training.
14. Teaches 3 courses each calendar year.
15. Contributes to the College Vision, Mission, Values, and RISE statement.
16. Supports workforce diversity in all its aspects.
17. Performs other duties as assigned.