Academic Advisor

General Information

Position Number 005322 Vacancy Open to UNC Charlotte Employees Only Working Title Academic Advisor Position Designation EHRA Non-Faculty Employment Type Permanent - Full-time Months per Year 12 Work Schedule
Monday-Friday, 8:00 am -5:00 pm

This position may be eligible for a telework schedule once onboarding into the position is complete and with supervisor approval.
Hours per week 40 FLSA Status Exempt Division Academic Affairs Department College of Humanities & Earth and Social Sciences (Col) Work Location Colvard Salary Range $58,000 - $60,000 Primary Purpose of Department
The primary purpose of the Office of Advising and Student Services is to provide academic advising using a developmental model approach. Academic Advisors work with students to develop the knowledge, skills and personal accountability needed to explore their academic and co-curricular options, evaluate and track their own progress toward graduation, access support and enrichment services, and understand and follow university policies and timelines.

Advising services encompass a range of interactions with students from individual and small group meetings, in-person and online to email, among others.
Primary Purpose of Position
Understand and effectively implement developmental advising principles and best practices that emphasize the advisor's role in guiding students' development of environmental and interpersonal awareness, problem-solving and decision-making skills, in addition to capacity for self-evaluation and behavioral adaptation. Defined as such, advising is essentially a teaching function and is an integral part of the University's educational mission.
Summary of Position Responsibilities
The academic advisor is primarily an implementer of a developmental advising model that involves a tailored series of interactions and communications using advising tools and systems designed to address the specific needs of the students.

• Learns and remains current on all relevant curriculum for the discipline, and for curricular areas more broadly beneficial to the students' degree program.
• Assist students in developing the knowledge and skills needed to effectively explore, establish and integrate their academic, career, and life goals.
• Assist students in developing plans for making progress towards these goals while attending UNC Charlotte and evaluating and charting one's own progress toward those goals.
• Understand and effectively develop students' knowledge of university academic policies, regulations, guidelines, and deadlines and the curriculum requirements for the specific program(s) of study of the students being advised.
• Understand and exploit the capabilities of the suite of academic advising technology-based systems used at the University.
• Effectively use these advising systems to proactively engage students to ensure degree program persistence and timely graduation.
• Develop students' abilities to use these systems and other relevant information to regularly evaluate one's own progress toward academic goals and make appropriate behavioral and academic changes.

Specific functional areas include:

• Liaison between the department, other college/university advisors and students
• Orientation and outreach
• Targeted advising
• Work closely with the Chair/Undergraduate Coordinator/Program Director to ensure that the advising students are getting is serving the needs of the department or program as well as make the department aware to student issues as they arise
• Coordinates with Associate Director on cross-training other advisors for their respective departments
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education/Experience

• Candidate must have completed a Master's degree
• Candidate must have at least two years of experience involving student academic advising or student support services in a higher education setting.
• Candidate must also be attentive to detail, possess strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize while multi-tasking and manage tasks in an efficient and timely manner.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal problem-solving skills are a must.
• Ability to interact effectively with advisees, staff and faculty required.
• A viable candidate must comprehend and abide by federal and university student confidentiality requirements.
• Proficient use of computers (Microsoft Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook) is necessary.

Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills and Experience

• Two years of advising experience after the attainment of the Master's degree is required.
• A working knowledge of Banner, EAB and Degree Works is a plus.

Necessary Certifications/Licenses
none
Preferred Certifications/Licenses
none
Special Notes to Applicants
UNC Charlotte Benefits Information: https://hr.charlotte.edu/benefits/benefits-overview/

• The finalist will be subject to a Criminal Background Check and/or a Motor Vehicle Report

Please submit a resume and cover letter with your application if requested.
Please ensure your full range of knowledge, skills, abilities, experience, and education are listed on your resume.

• Please ensure your resume reflects the knowledge, skills, abilities, and experiences to support your answers to the supplemental questions.
• The Search Committee will not contact references without first verifying permission with the finalist .

Posting Open Date 09/18/2024 Posting Close Date 09/27/2024 Open Until Filled No Proposed Hire Date 10/14/2024 If time-limited please indicate appointment end date Contact Information