FT Academic Professional - Academic Advisor

Job Summary:

The FT Academic Advisor reports to the Director of Academic Advising. The FT Academic Advisor will provide direct support in the development, progression and completion of students’ educational and career goals by providing academic, transfer and career advising. Support student success and program completion by creating “My Academic Pathways” (MAPs) with each student. Coordinate programming and related activities for a specific advising cohort group by working closely with academic programs, student service departments and/or transfer institutions. Actively listen and respond to student needs and if needed, connect them to other wrap-around services such as tutoring, success coaching, counseling, financial aid, etc. Support departmental and campus wide programs such as orientation, senior star day(s), transfer workshops and other related campus events. Hours are subject to minor adjustments based on operational needs. Duties may require occasional evening and Saturday work and travel to extension centers and various off-campus sites. Must demonstrate a commitment to the diversity of a multi-cultural population, as well as work effectively in a team-based environment, seeking continuous improvement and adherence to the community college philosophy. *Regular on campus presence is expected for **all** LCC employment. Any flexible work schedules and/or hybrid work schedules approved by the College are subject to change based on the needs of the LCC community.* *LCC policy requires all LCC employees to be residents of the State of Michigan and to perform all work (with limited exceptions) within the State of Michigan.* *Final candidates will be subject to a criminal background check as part of the employment process.*

Required Qualifications:

Master’s Degree required from a regionally accredited institution of higher education. Demonstrated experience in higher education advising (graduate advising assistantship, career or program advising, academic success coaching or similar). Demonstrated experience with customer service and interpersonal skills. IMPORTANT: If an educational degree is required for this position, unofficial copies of transcripts from each institution of higher learning where either a degree has been conferred or coursework completed are required documents that must be submitted as part of the online application process. Applicants with foreign education credentials (i.e. earned degree and related to this position) must contact a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES) credential evaluation services (www.naces.org) and request an academic transcript evaluation. Three of NACES member credential evaluation services are: Educational Credential Evaluators, Inc. (https://www.ece.org/) ; World Education Services, Inc.(https://www.wes.org/) ; International Education Research Foundation, Inc. (https://ierf.org/). The credential evaluation must be submitted with the application materials. REMEMBER: If an educational degree is required for this position, applications lacking these required documents will not be considered.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working with at-risk and multicultural populations. Experience in teaching, training and facilitating groups.