Academic Advisor Intermediate (Hybrid)
About the position Responsibilities • Create a welcoming environment where students can safely develop ownership of their educational progress • Advise students of diverse backgrounds on course selection, graduation requirements, co-curricular opportunities, and student rights/responsibilities • Collaborate with students to create, assess, and update course schedules and degree-completion plans using retention strategies, such as Mandatory Advising • Assess individual student needs and refer them to appropriate university resources, including Financial Aid, Tutorial Support, Writing Center, Counseling and Psychological Services, Disability and Accessibility Support Services, and Career Services • Initiate and communicate with newly admitted and continuing students to provide comprehensive academic advising • Document all advising appointments/interactions in the appropriate University advising system • Conduct new student orientation sessions • Collaborate with UM-Flint partners to provide a seamless and impactful college experience for all students • Represent CIT on campus committees and working groups • Use technology and data management to support the implementation and assessment of retention and student outreach programs • Contribute to the development of short- and long-term plans for CIT Student Affairs • Collaborate on specialized projects as determined in collaboration with your supervisor • Participate in professional development opportunities • Fulfill other assigned tasks consistent with the scope of the position Requirements • Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university • Two or more years experience working as an academic advisor, or in a similar student facing role, preferably at the collegiate level • Basic or above proficiency with Microsoft Suite software, Adobe Acrobat, Google applications, web editing, and Zoom • Comfortable presenting complex information in face-to-face and online modalities Nice-to-haves • Less than two year relevant experience, comprised of one or more years working with students, preferably at the collegiate level, and/or less than two years of academic advising, or similar student facing experience Benefits • Generous time off • A retirement plan that provides two-for-one matching contributions after 12 months of eligible service, with immediate vesting. • Many choices for comprehensive health insurance. • Life insurance • Long-term disability coverage • Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care expenses. Apply tot his job