Category:: Professional
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Department:: Strategic Planning and Initiatives
Locations:: Schenectady, NY
Posted:: Nov 1, 2022
Closes:: Open Until Filled
Type:: Part-time
Position ID:: 155306

About SUNY Schenectady County Community College:

SUNY Schenectady County Community College (SUNY Schenectady) is one of the State University of New York's finest two-year colleges located in upstate New York's vibrant and growing Capital Region, with easy access to Boston, NYC, the Adirondack and Catskill Mountains, Montreal and scenic Hudson Valley, all of which are just a few hours away. SUNY Schenectady is a premier college that provides quality, comprehensive education for transfer, career, training and workforce development to a diverse population in a student centered environment. The College offers more than 50 transfer and career programs in science, aviation, culinary, music, and liberal arts, and serves more than 5,000 students. SUNY Schenectady County Community College offers an excellent benefit package including health care with dental and vision coverage, a choice of retirement systems, a deferred compensation benefit, an on-site child care program and Montessori School, professional development opportunities, and health club membership. We take pride in being an urban campus with a small town feel.

SUNY Schenectady is dedicated to cultivating an environment that celebrates diversity, prioritizes inclusion, and insists on equitable access. Diversity, equity, and inclusion is central to our vision and mission; we know that to foster a sense of belonging and preserve connectedness, we must create and maintain working and learning spaces that welcome, respect, and appreciate difference. SUNY Schenectady provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic disposition, neurodiversity, disability, veteran status or any other protected category under federal, state and local law. Applications from minorities, women, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged.

Job Description:

SUNY Schenectady County Community College is seeking a part-time Academic Advisor. The Academic Advisor is a grant-funded member of the Academic Affairs Division and reports directly to the Director of Academic Advisement and Retention in a 12-month, part-time capacity. The Academic Advisor will be assigned a caseload of students who they will provide comprehensive and intrusive advisement for throughout the academic year. The Academic Advisor will be responsible to ensure that their assigned caseload receives guidance during the semester regarding curriculum planning and will also utilize Degree Works and Starfish to provide any needed intervention. The Academic Advisor will assist all students in academic planning related to the students' abilities and chosen major. The advisor will also convey and interpret SUNY Schenectady's rules and regulations, academic prerequisites, programs, majors and courses of study. The advisor will assist students to define and develop realistic educational, career and transfer plans. To do so the Academic Advisor will provide curriculum planning for students to include registration of summer/winter coursework (if appropriate) to ensure each student has an up-to-date academic plan through graduation. The Academic Advisor will play an integral part in the College's efforts towards student success, retention and graduation. The Academic Advisor will advocate for student educational achievement to the highest attainable standard, support student goals, and uphold the educational mission of the college. The advisor will proactively contact and be available for student advises on a regular basis. The advisor will serve as a member of student success teams, which will include Success Coaches and Mentors, to ensure engagement, advocacy, and support of SUNY Schenectady students.

Responsibilities:

• Assists current and prospective students regarding academic planning, program and course selection and scheduling.
• Advises students on academic, career, transfer and personal issues; identifies the educational and career options appropriate for each student and assists with the analysis of each option, including possible outcomes and their implications; if needed, refers students to counseling services.
• Become knowledgeable of SUNY seamless transfer pathways and articulation agreements.
• Provide transfer advisement and facilitate transfer workshops.
• Identifies options for students to satisfy degree requirements; evaluates and makes recommendations while assisting students in completion
• Monitors academic progress of students; collaborate with Success Team members to address concerns of academic risk.
• Become knowledgeable about college policies and procedures and requirements.
• Assists in recruitment of potential students by advising them of general academic requirements of a specific college; describes courses; disseminates information regarding registration procedures
• Utilizes and manages technology including but not limited to Banner, Degree Works, and Starfish.
• Utilize Starfish to assist with caseload management, including providing student outreach based on tracking items and success plans.
• Keep abreast of current issues and trends in higher education to provide excellent student service through articulation and implementation of a student-centered philosophy
• Recognize and respect students' diverse backgrounds and possess strong interpersonal communication skills.
• Participate in prospective student and first year programs including Orientation, First Year Seminar and recruitment initiatives.
• All other duties as assigned by the Director of Academic Advising and Retention.

Requirements:

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree required
• Three years of related experience
• Experience working with various standard computer software programs (i.e. Excel, Banner, Access and WORD)
• Must be able to work evening and weekend hours in which the Advisement Center is open

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master's degree
• Experience working in a community college setting and prior academic and transfer advising

Additional Information:

Special Information:

• VISA sponsorship is not available for this position
• Offers of employment will be conditional based on the successful completion of a background check and verification of official college transcripts

Application Instructions:

Application Instructions: Applications will be accepted until position is filled.

Applicants must submit the following documents to be considered for this position:

• Cover letter
• Resume
• Completed SUNY Schenectady employment application
• References
• Diversity Statement: A separate statement specifically addressing how your commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion has been evidenced in your career experience and professional activity, and/or community service (volunteer work, etc.), and/or professional development.

NONDISCRIMINATION
SUNY Schenectady County Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, gender or gender identify, disability, or age in admissions, employment, programs and activities. As an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer with a commitment to promoting an environment of equality, inclusion, and respect for difference, SCCC encourages candidates who can contribute to this goal to apply.

CAMPUS SAFETY REPORT

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act, or Clery Act, mandates that all Title IV institutions, without exception, prepare, publish and distribute an Annual Security Report. This report consists of two basic parts: disclosure of the College's crime statistics for the past three years; and the availability regarding the College's current campus security policies. SUNY Schenectady County Community College's Annual Security Report is available here.

SUNY Schenectady is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.