201101115P

Academic and Career Pathway Advisor

Unassigned or Multiple Locations

Full Time

$43,723 - $55,100 per year. Placement is determined upon education and relevant years of experience beyond the minimum requirements.

Staff

Student Success Services

Are you an organized, detail-oriented person who people can count on? Do you like to motivate others to succeed? If so, then Kalamazoo Valley Community College may have the ideal job opportunity for you.

KVCC is seeking a full-time Academic and Career Pathway Advisor to facilitate student success and goal achievement through a holistic approach. This position will support students seeking an AA and/or AS degree (transfer pathway) as well as our undecided student population. The advisor will provide academic and career advising based on the educational and career goals developed with the student in a Guided Pathway/case management model.

Responsibilities include, administering and interpreting career assessments, teaching career decision making, and providing career resources to help the student determine a solid education and career path. This includes educational pathway selection, course recommendations and sequencing, developing an individualized student educational plan within an electronic planning system, and providing referrals to other college support services as needed for timely progress toward completion. This role develops and implements pathway-specific career curriculum, program planning, while providing support to ensure student enrollment, retention, persistence, and completion. Monitoring academic progress of students in assigned caseload, recommending and/or making adjustments, managing early alerts, and providing both preventative and just-in-time intervention measures from pre-enrollment to completion.

Additional responsibilities as follows:

• Represent the assigned pathway in proactively recruiting and enrolling students in activities and events.
• Develop, coordinate, and facilitate activities such as classroom presentations, workshops, orientations, special targeted events, and outreach initiatives for Student Success Services.
• Develop self-assessment tools and curriculum for college-wide programming.
• Lead pathway team (faculty, counselors and staff) to improve course sequencing, transfer, and timely intervention initiatives to increase student retention and degree completion.
• Collaborate with faculty and staff throughout the college to promote student academic and career success.
• Act as a liaison to faculty within assigned pathway; and work in conjunction with First Year Experience (FYE) faculty to support students enrolled in FYE courses.
• May act as a liaison and support for athletics.
• Train and mentor new advisors on assessments, curriculum procedures, and onboarding.
• Serve as a lead advisor, as needed, in coordinating schedules; and identify training and development opportunities for advisors.
• Manage and maintain career and program websites, consolidate reports, and monitor outcome surveys.

Appropriate education, training, experience and talents are a requirement. An example of this would be an earned bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher education with two years of related experience leading others, including supervising, training, mentoring, and/or coaching activities.

Skill in building relationships with students
Skill in oral and written communications
Skill in interpreting career assessments
Skill in leading teams
Skill in use of academic monitoring systems
Knowledge of guided pathways and meta-majors
Knowledge of college programs, courses and services

One year of educational or work experience in a community college environment preferred.

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Hours will vary, typically 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, with one night per week until 7:00 PM required, to serve students. Other occasional evening hours will be required for special events and orientation coverage as assigned.

09/16/2022

10/02/2022

As an employer, KVCC encourages, welcomes, and fosters differences because we believe that diversity makes us great. Diversity extends beyond race, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, and disability, and encompasses people of all abilities, identities, circumstances, and characteristics. All qualified applicants will be given equal opportunity and consideration for employment; please consider joining us as we continue to enrich lives by teaching and serving our community with excellence. Prior to a job offer, candidates will be required to complete a criminal record background check. For some positions, a credit history investigation will also be required. Information gathered will be used for job-related purposes to the extent permitted by applicable law and will not result in an automatic disqualification from an employment opportunity.