Academic Advisor (2 Vacancies)

Academic Advisor (2 Vacancies)

• 496795
• Full-Time
• SSI College Advising

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Department: SSI College Advising Salary: Commensurate with education and experience.

Description:

The Academic Advisor serves as a primary front line advisor to students in the college, managing a defined case load of students. Evaluates student academic history and creates accurate degree plans that lead to timely graduation. Provides academic advising support to students from admissions to graduation.

Duties:

• Advises prospective and current students on academic requirements, course selection, University policies and procedures.
• Analyzes and processes degree plans, petitions, graduation applications and other academic processes needed.
• Leverages the available technology to manage and monitor assigned student caseload.
• Advises students who are not in good standing, including providing retention services for students on probation, analyzing and processing requests for readmission from academic suspension and financial aid appeals.
• Supports orientation programming and prospective students events as needed.
• Makes student referrals to and seeks shared input from other relevant UHCL resources and performs related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor''s degree

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master''s degree.
• One year experience of directly academically advising students.
• Engagement in professional academic advising professional organizations.
• Public school teaching experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of various approaches in academic advising.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customers and personal services.
• Skills in verbal and written communication.
• Skills in Microsoft Office.
• Skills in critical thinking and listening.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work and handle numerous tasks with frequent interruptions with a strong attention to detail.
• Ability to assimilate large amounts of information and recall that information.
• Ability to understand and interpret policies and procedures.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are Equal Opportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.

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