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Title: Academic Advisor II
Salary Range: $37,944.00 - $45,516.00 Annually
Contract Term Length: 12 Months
Standard Hours: 37.5
Work Location: On-Site
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
College: Big Sandy Community & Technical College
Campus Location: Prestonsburg
Department: Student Services
Total Rewards
Big Sandy Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:
- Exceptional health care, vision, dental coverage for you and your family
- Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
- 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
- Vacation/Sick Time
- Work-Life Balance
- 9.5 Paid Holidays
- 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
- Employee Assistance Program
Job Summary
- Big Sandy Community & Technical College is seeking an Academic Advisor II to advise students on academic requirements and the selection of courses, serve as a resource for faculty/staff and assist students in developing and personalizing an education plan.
Job Duties:
- Understands graduation requirements for programs.
- Monitors student registration activities and recommends solutions to academic difficulties.
- Understands the institution's interpretation of FERPA rules for releasing student information to faculty, parents, and students.
- Performs and interprets degree audits.
- Communicates with current and prospective students regarding advisement, academic programs, and other related issues.
- Maintains accurate electronic records of interactions with students.
- Serves as a student advocate when appropriate.
- Stays abreast of changing institutional information, including admissions requirements, new programs, course changes, deadlines, important dates, costs, expanding facilities, updates in college-wide initiatives, transfer requirements, and state and federal mandates.
- Refers students to the appropriate specialized staff for such issues as financial aid assistance, career advisement, admissions processes, and business office questions until all areas are covered in trainings.
- Provides academic advice to prospective high school students who call, walk-in, or that you engage when visiting local high schools.
- Conducts student recruitment workshops both on campus and off campus.
- Attend college fairs and health fairs for student recruitment purposes.
- Has the ability to teach sections of FYE 105 .
- Has understanding of reviews and interprets placement and other standardized test scores, unofficial transcripts, and course prerequisites.
- Other Duties as Assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree and 1-2 years or equivalent related work experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree and 2 years or equivalent related work experience
Additional Skills Requested:
- Bachelor's Degree and 2 years or equivalent related work experience
Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act
Salary : $37,944 - $45,516
