What are the responsibilities and job description for the Temporary Academic Advisor position at Community College System of New Hampshire?
This is a temporary position available through May 29, 2025
SCOPE OF WORK: To provide outgoing transfer advising, career planning and job placement to prospective and existing student of MCC. This position serves as an active member of the Academic Advising team to support a student success focused department. This position reports to the Director of Academic Advising.
ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Counsels, guides, and advises students in the areas of course and program selection related to career direction and potential transfer of credits to baccalaureate institutions.
- Provide academic advising to students visiting the Academic Advising Center, prioritizing Liberal Arts and non-matriculated students.
- Participates in the staffing of the Advising Center, advising students with their initial academic assessment and providing academic support to all students.
- Works to provide remote support for students, and to offer innovative approaches to the traditional job fairs, and college visits.
- Works with colleges/universities on college transfer opportunities;
- Serves as the point person for questions about transfer processes; trains and support others.
- Processes degree audit requests as requested by students, advisors and/or financial aid for preliminary review of degree completion.
- Works with the Academic Advising Center to facilitate onboarding activities and events
- Works with students to establish placement using multiple measure assessment
- Works with staff in the Academic Advising Center to be proficient on Navigate, Banner, DegreeWorks, Career Coach and other software to accurately advise students.
- Serves on college and/or system committees as assigned
- Complies with all college, system, state and federal rules and regulations.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor’s degree from a recognized college or university with major study in Education, Business, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Communications, or a related field.
Experience: Two (2) years as an academic advisor, academic program coordinator/manager, transfer counselor, career counselor, career planning and employment services counselor, or job experience in Academic Affairs or Workforce development in an educational setting.
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Knowledge of learning, behavior, and emotional patterns of young adults and re-entering adults, English language learners, and students who are educationally and economically disadvantaged. Knowledge of learning technologies and strategies to support study habits, organizational mission, and course content specific to students learning English. Significant experience with a second language. Bilingual.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Considerable knowledge of learning behavior of English language learners. Substantial knowledge of advising principles and techniques. Awareness of personality, achievement, prognostic, and placement tests and the techniques involved in their use and interpretation. Ability to maintain rapport with students, faculty and staff. Ability to communicate effectively and to prepare written reports. Ability to instruct students, faculty and staff concerning advising roles, leadership roles, human relations and specific support strategies for English language learning populations. Must be willing to maintain an appearance as appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as determined by the college’s appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this class title.
