Academic Advisor
Success Epicenter
Position # 24-041

Exempt/Non-Classified/Salary Staff, full time regular, benefits eligible position. Salary is commensurate with education and experience.

Benefits
• Retirement plan with 6% mandatory every pay (biweekly) that is matched 100%
• Free $10,000 life insurance policy
• Your choice of 7 different Health Insurance plans
• Dental, Vision, Hearing, Term Disability, Long & Short-Term Disability, Legal Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Healthcare FSA, and Dependent Care FSA
• Annual and Sick leave
• Minimum 12 paid holidays per year
• WVU Parkersburg tuition wavier (if eligible) for an employee, employees’ spouse or dependent of a full-time benefits eligible employee who is 24 years of age or younger

To Apply
• Submit an Employment Application packet available at www.wvup.edu/jobs
• If the position requires a degree, attach a scanned copy of your unofficial college transcripts with the Employment Application packet.
• WVUP is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Minorities/Veterans/Disabled Encouraged to Apply.

Function/Summary
The Academic Advisor provides academic advising, retention, and career service referrals to students, and provides assistance and referrals to other college support and resource services.

Minimum Qualifications
Education:
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, education, or related fields with combination of education.
• Masters (preferred)

Experience:
• Two years higher education.
• Experience mentoring college students (preferred)

Licensure:
• Academic advising certifications (preferred)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
• Knowledge and familiarity with higher education software
• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Ability to maintain a welcoming environment and possess good customer service skills.
• Demonstrated multi-tasking ability
• Speed and accuracy in all duties and responsibilities
• Highly autonomous
• Listening and helping skills
• Ability to work with others

Duties/Responsibilities
Frequency: Duties:
80% Student Advising
• Delivers comprehensive advisement support to new, transfer, returning, and continuing students to create academic pathways to success.
• Develops student educational plans in conjunction with advisees that assists students in attaining a degree in the shortest amount of time with the least loss of academic credits.
• Clarifies program requirements, policies, and procedures of the institution.
• Provides guidance about career goals and the specific steps necessary to acquire the academic and/or professional credentials to meet those goals. Refers to Career Services as necessary.
• Identifies and implements strategies to assist students in overcoming barriers to success and encourages student retention and degree completion
• Monitors student success using data and enter appropriate data for analysis
• Reaches out to students that need support through intrusive (proactive) advising
• Assists advisees to obtain appropriate institutional resources to ensure successful momentum toward goals. Serves as advocate as necessary.
• Serves as Liaison between the Professional Advising Center (PAC) and specific academic divisions. Ensure continuous dialogue between the PAC and divisions regarding changing academic requirements, prerequisites, graduation, and other requirements.
• Serves as liaison and communication channel between advisees and the departments of the institution.
• Assists advisees with processing education documentation.
• Works with the early alert system to monitor and interact with at-risk students in danger of non-successful completion of courses or programs. Notifies students in writing of issues such as D/F grades, probation, suspension, etc.
• Maintains up-to-date advising records.
15% Related Duties
• Serves on institutional committees and task forces as directed or required.
• Develops and deliver programs, activities, or services to assist students in successful completion of their programs, study habits, or career explorations.
• Assists in the delivery of orientation or other programs for new, transfer, and returning students.
• Processes, troubleshoots, coordinates, and maintains the admissions communications process including follow-up and documentation
• Works with a diverse population of people including but not limited to, students, staff, and faculty.
• Engages in professional development relevant to position, with emphasis on student success.
5% General
• Other duties as assigned.
Posted
04/03/2024 with an application deadline of 04/24/2024.