"Advisor for Educational Planning & Success / MnSCU Academic Professional 1"

Job Description

Position Purpose
Provide comprehensive academic, special program, and transfer advising to prospective, new, transfer, enrolled, and adult learner students at Century College.
Guide applicants through the admissions, orientation, and registration processes to support a seamless transition to the college.
Evaluate and determine the transferability of credits and maintain accurate transfer articulations in uAchieve.
Perform related duties and initiatives that promote student engagement, retention, and overall success.

Position Responsibilities
Evaluate incoming transcripts to determine course equivalencies and ensure accurate reflection of transfer credits in uAchieve. They resolve transfer-related issues affecting program completion and graduation, while monitoring student progress toward degree completion. This role also involves developing, communicating, interpreting, and implementing academic policies, processes, and procedures in collaboration with Century College and Minnesota State to ensure consistency and fairness.
Provide comprehensive advising services to new transfer students and currently enrolled students, offering information and resources to assist with program and major selection, curriculum planning, admissions, and enrollment procedures, including guidance on Minnesota State eTranscripts and degree residency requirements. This position interprets institutional, state, and federal policies and guidelines, translating them into effective advising procedures and resolving any inconsistencies. Maintains a thorough understanding of college programs, curricula, and services to ensure accurate information is provided to prospective transfer students. Facilitate the use of Student Affairs resources, eServices, online tools such as uAchieve, mntransfer.org, and Transferology, as well as articulation agreements and academic or career planning materials. Additionally, counsel students on placement testing, including test information, interpretation of results, and course prerequisites; assist with special program application processes; designs, directs, and implement advising processes, resources, and special projects that promote student achievement, retention, persistence, and goal attainment.

Salary Range: $23.98 - $34.69/hour (DOQ – Salary Placement will be done at time of hire.)

Minimum Qualifications
Two years of experience in student records, registration, transfer, academic advising or enrollment services in a college or university setting.
Demonstrated proficiency with student information systems or other database platforms, Microsoft Office applications, document imaging systems, and knowledge databases.
Strong attention to detail.
High-level critical thinking skills.
Ability to multi-task and prioritize effectively.
Ability to exercise strong human relations skills to establish and maintain effective working relationships with diverse stakeholders, often with limited direct supervision.

Preferred Qualification
Bachelor’s degree/equivalent combination of education and experience.
Minimum of four years’ experience working with students in a post-secondary setting.
Experience with ISRS or similar student information system.
Experience with TES, Transferology, uAchieve, Perceptive Content or similar systems.

Other Requirements
To facilitate proper crediting, please ensure that your resume clearly describes your experience in areas listed and indicates the beginning and ending month and year for each job held. This position requires successful completion of employment references and a driver’s license background check.

Work Shift (Hours / Days of work)
Monday – Friday 8:00am – 4:30pm

Telework (Yes/No)
Yes - *Century currently operates in a hybrid work environment. The hiring manager will provide guidance to the type of work environment at/following the interview process.

Application Procedure
Internal Applicants - Please make sure your applications materials reflect how you appear in Workday.
All current Century College and Minnesota State employees will need to log into Workday to apply for the position via the Jobs Hub. The Jobs Hub can be found under the Menu, in the upper left-hand corner of Workday, under the Apps, and then Jobs Hub. Employees may also search for “Browse Jobs – Employees” in Workday via the search bar at the top to view open positions.
External Applicants - Please make sure to use your legal name on your application materials.
Applicants not currently employed by Minnesota State can access the career site to search and apply for jobs, and to check the status of applications. Those applying for a position will be prompted to create a profile in Workday. This does include other state of Minnesota employees who work for agencies other than Minnesota State.
Please upload the following documents to your application. Cover letter/letter of interest. Current resume.
You can upload the required application documents under the cover letter/resume section with a maximum total of 5 documents.
If you have more than that then they will need to combine documents to upload. Photographs do not download with the rest of your application documents, so please make sure all your documents are PDF or Word documents.
These documents should be word documents or PDF (no jpeg) and are required for your application to be considered complete so not attaching all the required documentation will not allow you to move forward in the process.
Candidates having issues with job applications (i.e., unable to apply) or needing accommodations can email: careers@minnstate.edu. Inquiries about application status or general questions about the position should be directed to jobs@century.edu
For additional information about the application process, go to our Employment page on our main Century College site, https://www.century.edu/home/employment/, click on Current Employment Opportunities for more information.

About Century College
Century College is a 2-year community and technical college in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. As one of the largest two-year colleges in Minnesota, we serve nearly 18,000 credit and non-credit students every year.
We offer degrees, diplomas, certificates, and courses in general education and transfer, business, human services, health sciences, technology, engineering, applied design, industrial, and non-credit workforce training.
With various student support and student life opportunities, including athletics, student clubs and organizations, campus theatre, Multicultural Center, LGBTQ Center, Veterans Center, and much more, Century College provides a welcoming and vibrant campus community.
As a “community” college, we care about our locality. We are engaged, connected, and a resource within our local communities, including K-12 and workforce/industry partners.
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To learn more about Century College or Minnesota State, visit https://www.century.edu/ or www.minnstate.edu
For questions, please contact Century College Human Resources at jobs@century.edu