Academic Advisor: Human Behavior, Education, and Justice MAP, UMKC Roo Advising

Hiring Department

The Division of Student Success at UMKC is looking for an Undergraduate Academic Advisor to join our Roo Advising Team of professional staff advisors.

Roo Advising is UMKC’s centralized advising model. Roo Advising is a proactive, personalized, and comprehensive advising experience designed to ensure students understand the requirements for their chosen degree programs and have a clear path to graduation.

Roo Advising is comprised of five (5) Major Academic Paths (MAP):

• Arts & Cultural Studies: Art History, Communication Studies (Film and Media emphasis), English, Film and Media Arts, Languages and Literatures (Classical, French, International Studies, Spanish) and Studio Art
• Exploratory/FLEX: Undecided and Visiting Non-Degree
• Human Behavior, Education & Justice: Communication Studies, Criminal Justice and Criminology, History, Liberal Arts, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Psychology, and Sociology (Anthropology).
• Business & Management: Accounting, Business Administration and Economics
• Numbers, Engineering, Technology & the Cosmos: Earth and Environmental Science, Environmental Studies, Mathematics and Statistics, Physics (Astronomy), Civil Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Information Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Urban Planning and Design and Urban Studies
• Natural & Health Sciences: Biology, Chemistry, Dental Hygiene, Health Sciences and Nursing, and Pre-Professional Health and Law Programs

Job Description

The successful applicant will prioritize the advisor-student relationship and will work proactively to provide guidance and support for students to make informed choices to reach their goals and complete their degree with maximum efficiency and success. ... This hire is specifically for the Human Behavior, Education & Justice MAP.

Description of Duties (include, but are not limited to):

• Develop an advising relationship that supports student’s interests, experience, values, skills, and career aspirations
• Manage a caseload assignment of up to 350 students
• Utilize appropriate workflow procedures to include form submission, transfer course equivalency and transcript update requests.
• Assist students to navigate UMKC technology such as Pathway (PeopleSoft), Canvas, UMKC Connect (Starfish), and PlanMyDegree (UAchieve)
• Understand, monitor, and assist students to successfully complete established student milestones, success plans, enrollment, and academic progress
• Maintain accurate and timely advising notes, regularly monitor and respond to early alert notifications in consultation with the students’ academic unit, success coaches and MAP Manager
• Understand academic standing, satisfactory academic progress, GPA adjustments, and academic recovery protocols to assist students facing academic challenges and working to return to good standing
• Attend MAP team meetings, monthly Roo Advising training meetings, and other advisor trainings as required or requested
• Collaborate on team projects as assigned
• Provide caseload coverage for vacation, personal, sick days, and resignation transitions as requested
• Participate and contribute to the scholarship and service of advising to Roo Advising, UMKC, and to all partners locally, nationally and globally
• Other duties as assigned.