What are the responsibilities and job description for the G3 Academic Advisor position at Virginia's Community College System?
Working Title G3 Academic Advisor Role Title Education Support Spec III Role Code 29144-SW FLSA Exempt Pay Band 04 Position Number 29300355 Agency Virginia Peninsula Community College Division Virginia Peninsula Community College (Div) Work Location Hampton - 650 Hiring Range $46,000 - $54,000 Emergency/Essential Personnel No EEO Category B-Professional Full Time or Part Time Full Time Does this position have telework options? -Telework options are subject to change based on business needs- Yes Does this position have a bilingual or multilingual skill requirement or preference? Work Schedule
8am – 5pm Monday – Friday, some evenings and weekends may be required.
Sensitive Position No Job Description
Virginia Peninsula Community College is a two-year institution of higher education established as a part of a statewide system of community colleges. It primarily serves the residents of the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, and Williamsburg, and the counties of James City and York.
Virginia Peninsula Community College changes lives, empowers students to succeed, and enhances the social and economic vitality of the region through high quality education and workforce training, excellent services, and innovative partnerships.
The Advisor’s primary role will be onboarding and supporting students in G3 (Get Skilled, Get a Job, Get Ahead) credit and noncredit programs. The advisor serves as a resource to assist individuals in overcoming non-academic barriers that may affect their ability to complete their educational goals successfully. This includes communicating regularly with students, maintaining records of student outreach and other interactions, making connections to available college and community support services, and assisting with academic interventions when necessary and performs other duties as assigned.
Special Assignments
May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.
KSA's/Required Qualifications
Minimal
Posting Number CLS_3692P Recruitment Type General Public - G Number of Vacancies 1 Position End Date (if temporary) Job Open Date 03/26/2025 Job Close Date 04/09/2025 Open Until Filled Agency Website vpcc.edu Contact Name Human Resources Email hr@vpcc.edu Phone Number (757) 825-2728 Special Instructions to Applicants
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth’s Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter. To request an AHP Letter, use this link: https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155
Additional Information Background Check Statement Disclaimer
The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link: http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/
EEO Statement
The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, political affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other non-merit factors.
ADA Statement
The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA and ADAAA), to provide, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing, and selection processes when requested.
E-Verify Statement
VCCS uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.
Quicklink for Posting https://jobs.vccs.edu/postings/83773
8am – 5pm Monday – Friday, some evenings and weekends may be required.
Sensitive Position No Job Description
Virginia Peninsula Community College is a two-year institution of higher education established as a part of a statewide system of community colleges. It primarily serves the residents of the cities of Hampton, Newport News, Poquoson, and Williamsburg, and the counties of James City and York.
Virginia Peninsula Community College changes lives, empowers students to succeed, and enhances the social and economic vitality of the region through high quality education and workforce training, excellent services, and innovative partnerships.
The Advisor’s primary role will be onboarding and supporting students in G3 (Get Skilled, Get a Job, Get Ahead) credit and noncredit programs. The advisor serves as a resource to assist individuals in overcoming non-academic barriers that may affect their ability to complete their educational goals successfully. This includes communicating regularly with students, maintaining records of student outreach and other interactions, making connections to available college and community support services, and assisting with academic interventions when necessary and performs other duties as assigned.
Special Assignments
May be required to perform other duties as assigned. May be required to assist the agency or state government generally in the event of an emergency declaration by the Governor.
KSA's/Required Qualifications
- Experience in advising students. A commitment to diversity issues concerning student access, enrollment, and retention.
- Knowledge of best practices in academic advising, student development and student learning outcomes.
- Knowledge of different G3 degree programs offered by the institution, including the specific requirements for each major.
- Knowledge of usage of data and analytics to identify patterns and trends in student performance. This data helps them make informed decisions about how to best support individual students and improve advising programs.
- Knowledge of academic advising theories that promote proactive and persistent engagement with students to support their academic success.
- General knowledge of office systems, practices, and administration.
- Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication.
- Exhibits attention-to-detail and a high degree of organization.
- Works effectively within an ethnic, cultural, and socially diverse student population.
- Interprets and administers federal and state policies and procedures.
- Employs the interpersonal skills needed to facilitate a student-centered, inclusive, and culturally sensitive advising rapport that effectively meets students’ needs and that is tailored to their interests and goals.
- Develop inclusive and ethical practices consistent with program and population needs that promote learning, student development, progress, and success.
- Conducts detailed analysis of program issues and concerns and makes recommendations as appropriate while exercising decision making, judgment and discretion.
- Analyzes and evaluates procedures and work methods and exercises appropriate judgment in establishing priorities and work methods.
- Delivers student services and referrals to other partner services and/or agencies.
- Displays leadership qualities and characteristics necessary for developing effective working relationships with students/customers, partner agencies, partner staff and other community individuals and groups.
- Ability to provide services to prospective students including non-credit training preparedness, academic advising, registration and enrollment, counseling and possibly student activities.
- Works with students/customers who are frustrated, angry and/or confused; diffuses the situation and provides the student with a positive experience.
- Experience working in a higher education setting.
- Knowledge of PeopleSoft, Navigate and other educational technologies.
- Familiar with creating and/or using forms, surveys, brochures, and record-keeping procedures.
Minimal
Posting Number CLS_3692P Recruitment Type General Public - G Number of Vacancies 1 Position End Date (if temporary) Job Open Date 03/26/2025 Job Close Date 04/09/2025 Open Until Filled Agency Website vpcc.edu Contact Name Human Resources Email hr@vpcc.edu Phone Number (757) 825-2728 Special Instructions to Applicants
In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth’s Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly called a Certificate of Disability) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans may also apply via the AHP if they also provide an AHP Letter. To request an AHP Letter, use this link: https://www.dars.virginia.gov/drs/cpid/PWContact.aspx or call DARS at 800-552-5019, or DBVI at 800-622-2155
Additional Information Background Check Statement Disclaimer
The selected candidate’s offer is contingent upon the successful completion of a criminal background investigation, which may include: fingerprint checks, local agency checks, employment verification, verification of education, credit checks (relevant to employment). Additionally, selected candidates may be required to complete the Commonwealth’s Statement of Economic Interest. For more information, please follow this link: http://ethics.dls.virginia.gov/
EEO Statement
The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, political affiliation, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or other non-merit factors.
ADA Statement
The Virginia Community College System (VCCS) is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and complies with the Americans with Disabilities Acts (ADA and ADAAA), to provide, reasonable accommodation to applicants in need of access to the application, interviewing, and selection processes when requested.
E-Verify Statement
VCCS uses E-Verify to check employee eligibility to work in the United States. You will be required to complete an I-9 form and provide documentation of your identity for employment purposes.
Quicklink for Posting https://jobs.vccs.edu/postings/83773
Salary : $46,000 - $54,000
