Part-Time Staff: Academic Advisor

Metropolitan Community College comprises five campuses on the Missouri side of the Greater Kansas City area 47 major buildings and about 550 acres in all: MCC-Blue River, located in Independence, Missouri; MCC-Longview located in Lee's Summit, Missouri, MCC-Maple Woods located in the Northland of Kansas City, Missouri; MCC-Online and MCC-Penn Valley, located in Midtown Kansas City, Missouri.

MCC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In addition, several programs have specific accreditations as well.

***MCC does not provide employer-paid sponsorships.

Job Summary

POOL POSITION

Application materials for this position is accepted on an on-going basis due to increasing demand. This position requires recommendation from an MCC faculty member to be considered for employment.

The Academic Advisor assists and advises students by providing information regarding academic programs and admissions, which include enrollment processes, course offerings (degree and certification), fees, course selection, test scores, financial aid eligibility and options, and other resources that will help students meet their educational and occupational needs.

Essential Functions

• Provides information and advice to current and prospective students regarding academic programs, admission and degree and certification requirements, application processes, applicable policies and procedures, resources, institutional scholarships, student aid, and/or financial or tuition information.
• Provides assistance to students by exploring academic and financial resources and options, providing guidance regarding academic course selection, and reviewing academic progress (e.g. Satisfaction Academic Progress)
• Performs administrative tasks to include providing general information to students and other visitors via phone, email, or in person; addressing concerns and complaints from students or parents; scheduling caseload appointments; greeting visitors; and directing calls appropriate departments or personnel
• Reviews student files and other documentation to determine program/financial aid eligibility and ensures compliance with policies and procedures; work may involve ensuring that students meet academic and institutional requirements
• Coordinates activities and schedules of advisement groups and other operations to facilitate departmental tasks; work may also involve coordinating with internal and external personnel, department, and agencies, to communicate program information and facilitate departmental operations, including facilitating the achievement of students' educational goals
• Completes SAP forms and ensures students remain in good standing; shares program information from 4-year schools
• Utilizes databases and other online systems to enter, retrieve, and/or research information and maintain student documentation
• Promotes a student's sense of responsibility for their academic progress; train and assist students to navigate the student portal and online student services resources and processes
• Responsible for working with and tracking the progress of an assigned caseload of students
• Works closely with Student Services Specialists, Financial Aid, and other departments on campus to ensure a smooth overall enrollment process for students.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Physical Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree
• One (1) year experience related to education and/or counseling

Preferred Qualifications:

• Mater's Degreee

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Interest in working in an academic setting with college students
• Demonstrated ability to work and communicate effectively with all constituencies of a diverse community
• Ability to work well with others
• Strong oral and written communication skills

Physical Requirements

Positions in this class typically requires feeling, grasping, hearing, keyboarding, reaching, repetitive motion, standing, talking, visual acuity, and walking. The work is sedentary work which requires exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly.

Organization

Long before Kansas City looked the way it does today, a group of people believed the region needed a place where anyone could get an education that led somewhere. That belief became Kansas City Polytechnic Institute in 1915, and a few years later, the Junior College of Kansas City, one of the first schools in the country to award an associate degree. Over a century later, that same idea still drives the institution known today as Metropolitan Community College.

MCC is the oldest public institution of higher learning in Kansas City, Missouri, and that history isn't just a footnote. It's the foundation for a mission that hasn't changed: open doors, build skills, and help people move forward, whether that means a first degree, a career change, or a new trade learned close to home. Today, MCC offers 125 associate degree and certificate programs across five campuses on the Missouri side of the Kansas City area: Blue River, Longview, Maple Woods, Penn Valley, and MCC-Online, spanning 47 buildings and roughly 550 acres.

But campuses and buildings only tell part of the story. What makes MCC matter is the people inside them, faculty who show up for students navigating school alongside jobs and families, staff who help someone find their footing, and colleagues who understand that this work changes the trajectory of a life. MCC is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, and several of its programs carry additional specialized accreditation, a reflection of a place that takes its responsibility to students seriously without losing sight of why the work exists in the first place.

For more than a hundred years, MCC has been part of how Kansas City grows and moves forward. The next chapter is being written now, by the people who choose to build their careers here. There's a place in that story for you.