Job Description
The Student Advisor works with incoming, first-time college and transfer students, as well as students who are undecided in their major, to design a personalized educational success plan and identify available resources to facilitate the student's academic success. This includes admission, academic advising, career exploration, and transfer information. The Student Advisor may also make referrals to appropriate social service agencies for students experiencing personal and social problems.
This position collaborates with academic and other student service departments and disseminates information to part-time advisors. The Student Advisor provides advising in person, by phone, online, and/or electronically via email or real-time face-to-face interaction, and may serve on various College committees as appropriate.
This position requires a valid Nevada Driver's License, as some travel is required. Flexibility is required; this position primarily works Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., however, there may be the necessity to work or travel some evenings and weekends. This position is based at GBC's Pahrump Center in Pahrump, Nevada, and reports to the Pahrump Center Director.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
- One year of relevant experience
- Ability to demonstrate a working knowledge of student advising
- Experience working with students of diverse backgrounds
- Ability to work through sensitive issues in a thoughtful, caring, professional, and confidential manner
- Knowledge of academic programs, student assessment, student services procedures, student "life" issues that may create a barrier to student success
- Articulate and can communicate effectively with students, parents, faculty, and staff
- Must possess a valid driver's license
- Ability to work some evenings and Saturdays as needed.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
- Bilingual in English and Spanish
Responsibilities and Duties:
- Provides initial academic and career advisement of incoming, traditional and non-traditional students who are undecided or are non-degree students
- Follows up with students who are struggling academically or behaviorally
- Provides academic advisement and career exploration in person, by phone, online, and/or electronically via email or real-time face-to-face interaction
- Identifies life issues that may be a barrier to a student's success and facilitates referrals to appropriate social service agencies for students experiencing difficulties with personal and social problems
- Spearheads various awareness programs (e.g., alcohol and drug awareness, anxiety, stress)
- Coordinates with part-time advisors in centers
- Consistently checks institutional web pages and catalog for inconsistencies
- Serves as a member of various institutional and system-wide committees as appropriate
- Maintains a valid Nevada Driver's License, as this position requires some travel (with or without accommodations per the Americans with Disabilities Act) throughout the state of Nevada and the region
- Other duties as assigned
Compensation Grade
Administrative Faculty - B
This is a 12 month "A" contract, 12 month contracts are used for year round programs.
The budgeted salary range for this position is $45,000 to $56,000. Salary is based on relatable education and experience, internal equity and budgets.
Remarkable Retirement
Our retirement plan is beyond compare. Your 19.25% contribution is generously matched by the University. With the faculty retirement plan, you are 100% vested your first day. Sit back and watch your retirement dollars grow! All permanent employees on an annual "A" or "B" contract who are employed at least 50% full-time are eligible to participate in the NSHE retirement program unless they are members of PERS of Nevada.
Perks of Working at Great Basin College
- Health insurance options including medical, dental and vision
- 12 paid holidays
- Life insurance, long-term disability
- Generous annual and sick leave with 24 annual leave days, a beginning balance of 30 sick leave days.
- ComPsych supports employees through life's difficult moments.
- No state income tax!
- Free Parking
Grants-in-aid for Faculty Employees
Great Basin College is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee's spouse or domestic partner.
Exempt
Yes
Full-Time Equivalent
100.0%
Required Attachment(s)
Please note, once you submit your application the only attachment/s viewable to you will be the attachment/s to the resume/CV section of the application. Any additional required attachment/s to the cover letter, references, additional documents sections of the application, will not be viewable to you after you submit your application. All uploaded attachment/s will be on the application for the committee to review. To request updates to attachments, prior to the committee review of applications, please contact gbc-hr@gbcnv.edu
The following must be attached to your application:
- Resume/CV - List a detailed description of the major duties that you performed as part of each job. You must demonstrate that you qualify for the position and your education and experience must be clearly documented.
- Cover Letter
- Three Supervisory References - Please make a note if you do not want your present employer contacted unless necessary to determine your qualifications for the position.
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