"Academic Advisor"

Academic Advisor

Community College of Aurora

Salary: $50,968.00 Annually

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Number: 230220

Location: 16000 East CentreTech Parkway Aurora, CO

POSITION SUMMARY

The Community College of Aurora (CCA) is a dynamic institution that strives to serve its diverse staff and student population founded on principles of equity and inclusion. As a Guided Pathways College, we believe in supporting our students in a seamless experience from their first contact with us, until they reach their academic goal. Academic Advisors are caring, enthusiastic, hard-working, and passionate staff who are excellent at interacting with students and supporting them in their academic journey. Our Academic Advisors will work collaboratively with faculty members within the students chosen Guided Pathway to develop academic success plans for each student that encourages growth and fosters a supportive educational environment conducive for persisting and completing a degree or certificate at CCA.

Academic Advisors are caring, enthusiastic, hard-working, and passionate staff who work collaboratively with academic and student affairs staff. They develop intentional student support services along each student's pathway to encourage growth and contribute to successful degree/certificate completion at CCA. Academic Advisors provide intentional proactive academic advising, career exploration advising, and success coaching for students within specific Guided Academic and serve as key contributors to the student experience. It is always an exciting time to be an Academic Advisor, and be a part of an amazing student success team.

OVERVIEW OF CCA

The Community College of Aurora serves our diverse community by providing high-quality instruction and support services to prepare students for transfer and employment. We are particularly interested in applicants that demonstrate a commitment to working with individuals and groups from diverse identities, including but not limited to: socioeconomic, cultural, sexual orientation, gender identity expression, disability, multilingual learners, veterans, non-traditional, race and ethnic backgrounds.

More than 20 different languages and 60 countries are represented at CCA. In addition to traditional degree and certificate programs, CCA offers non-credit professional development courses, customized training, and economic and workforce development resources to employer partners and individual professionals seeking to enhance the capacity and productivity of their workforce or individual knowledge and skills. The college centers diversity, equity, and inclusion and we actively seek to employee partners who want to join us in working to reducing outcome gaps among our diverse student population.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assess academic needs and career goals of assigned Guided Pathways students.
• Help students choose and enter a pathway.
• Advise new and continuing students regarding completing a credential and/or transferability of degree program.
• Provide proactive, case management advising for new degree-seeking students.
• Monitor student academic progress towards a credential and intervene as needed.
• Utilize resources and methods to promote student retention.
• Act as a Guided Pathways liaison with academic departments.
• Establish relationships with faculty within assigned Guided Pathway.
• Develop relationships with transfer representatives at the top transfer institutions for CCA students.
• Connect with transfer institutions for assigned Guided Pathway and remain updated on degree information and transfer requirements.
• Help current students persist by assisting them in navigating their Academic Course Map, provide transfer information, and make campus and community referrals as needed.
• Engage in basic career planning conversations with students, including matching student career interests to courses/programs of study.
• Provide basic financial aid advising including financial literacy, debt, and default management information.
• Participate in Guided Pathways events, and other activities that promote and build Guided Pathways communities.
• Participate in Early Alert and other proactive student performance support services.
• Maintain knowledge of the curricula for CCA degrees, certificates, courses, issues relevant to transferring to Colorado four-year institutions, and for career preparation.
• Maintain current knowledge of CCA policies and procedures for admissions, enrollment, and completing a program of study.
• Utilize available report, tracking, assessment, and communication technologies (specifically EAB Navigate, Degree Works, SARS, and in some cases Recruit) to implement proactive advising strategies.
• Participate in all advising trainings to become and remain skilled in academic advising, intrusive interventions, career advising, and financial aid advising.
• Participate in new student orientation, degree check fairs, Connect2CCA, and other events that promote the college and support student success as assigned including at night and on weekends.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Graduation from regionally accredited college/university with a Bachelor's degree.
• Experience in student affairs (e.g., advising, financial aid, career services) preferably in advising.
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion.
• Ability to work with a diverse college community and student population.
• A student-centered focus, experience with student development, and the ability to view students from an asset-mindset.
• Commitment to continuous quality improvement, ongoing professional development, and a resilience for a dynamic changing work environment.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bilingual
• Academic advising experience
• Experience working with students in a community college setting
• Experience with Banner, EAB Navigate, TES, and Microsoft Office Suite

Salary Range:

Anticipated starting salary range is $50,968.00 annually. This salary is determined by the qualifications of the selected candidate balanced with departmental budget availability, internal salary equity considerations, and available market information. CCA offers an excellent benefit plan, including generous leave, holiday, and education benefits. Full time employees immediately upon hire earn 15 hours a month annual leave and 10 hours a month sick leave.

Deadline to Submit Application Material:

An initial review of applications will begin on Thursday, January 30, 2025 and continue until the position is filled.

Application Process:

When submitting your online application, please include a cover letter, current resume, and professional references. Official transcripts showing the highest degree achieved should be submitted to HR@ccaurora.edu upon offer of employment. If you have questions regarding this position, please contact us at HR@ccaurora.edu.

Application Checklist

Complete Applications must include the following documents:

• A complete online application
• A cover letter that describes how your experience aligns with the minimum and preferred qualifications of this position
• A current resume uploaded as an attachment to your online application
• Candidates identified as finalists must provide three to five professional references, at least two of which must include a current direct supervisor and most recent supervisor. If you cannot provide two supervisor references, an opportunity will be afforded for discussion and consideration of alternative references with the CCA Human Resource Office. Please note, out of professional courtesy to you, we will not contact your listed references without first providing notice to you as a candidate prior to beginning the reference check-process.
• If you are using education to qualify, a copy of your official or unofficial transcript showing that your degree has been conferred and the name of your school, or your NACES accreditation is required as part of your application. Please submit this as an attachment to your application. Please note that you have the right to redact dates from your transcript during the application process. A full, unredacted copy will be required upon hire.
• For any questions or technical issues please contact HR@CCAurora.edu.

To apply, please visit https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/auroraccco/jobs/4795207/academic-advisor