Academic Advisor

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Provides pre-enrollment advising to prospective students, including placement test interpretations and assistance with enrollment procedures.
Provides academic advising to currently enrolled students regarding program planning, course scheduling, graduation clearance, and transfer policies.
Assists students with developing an academic plan which leads to degree completion while meeting transfer goals.
Provides comprehensive academic advising to developmental students and those students placed on academic warning and probation.
Provides comprehensive transfer advising to students seeking transfer to competitive and limited enrollment programs.
Supports a variety of office events including transfer fairs, campus visits and information sessions..
Interprets college policies and procedures for students, faculty, and staff.
This position is crucial to student success, requires considerable knowledge and expertise, including thorough knowledge of academic programs and policies, college services, state transfer and general education policies, transcript evaluation and articulation, and mastery of the admissions, advising, tracking, and degree audit components of the student system.
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree in education, social science, student development with three years of related experience required. Masters degree preferred.
Prior teaching, advising, or counseling experience required, including experience with special populations.
Extensive knowledge of federal and state laws and regulations related to advising, transfer, and general education strongly preferred.
Excellent oral (including public speaking), writing, organizational, and interpersonal skills required.
Knowledge of student and communications management systems. Other computer literacy required; experience with Windows, MS Office, student system software, digital imaging software, ARTSYS, and other software applications strongly preferred.
Experience working with various college departments preferred.
Demonstrated ability to identify and manage multiple priorities while providing excellent customer service.
Ability to maintain strict confidentiality.

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