Advising Specialist, Higher Education Support Services

6 days ago


West Burlington, Iowa, United States Southeastern Community College (IA) Full time
Job Title: Advising Specialist, Higher Education Support Services

Company Overview: Southeastern Community College (IA) is a leading institution in the field of higher education. We strive to provide our students with the best possible support and resources to achieve their academic goals.

Salary: The estimated salary for this position is $43,888 per year, commensurate with experience and qualifications. This is a full-time position with benefits including medical, dental & vision insurance, $50,000 life insurance, long-term disability, paid sick leave, paid discretionary leave, 15 days vacation, paid spring and holiday breaks and participation in IPERS or TIAA-CREF retirement plan.

Job Description:

We are seeking an experienced Advising Specialist to join our team at Southeastern Community College. As an Advising Specialist, you will play a vital role in providing direct academic advising services to students enrolled in our Student Support Services project. Your primary responsibilities will include:

* Conducting interviews and needs assessments with prospective students to identify their academic goals and develop individualized plans to achieve those goals.
* Managing an assigned caseload of students and providing academic, financial aid, transfer and scholarship advisement to facilitate their successful transfer to bachelor's degree-granting institutions.
* Assisting students in registration, applying for and receiving financial aid/scholarships, financial literacy, and degree completion and four-year transfer planning.
* Coordinating and facilitating transfer visits to four-year institutions, research, developing and implementing First Year Experience and Second Year Experience seminar topics for project participants.
* Planning and facilitating academic support workshops offered to participants, monitoring, evaluating and tracking participants' performance and persistence and recommending appropriate intervention strategies as necessary.

Required Skills and Qualifications:

To be considered for this position, applicants must have a Bachelor's Degree Required and Master's Degree preferred in Student Personnel or Development, Counseling, Social Work, Education or related area from an accredited college or university. Additionally, they must have a minimum of two years of relevant professional experience preferably working in a federal TRIO program or similar related program for disadvantaged college students. Prior work experience in a college setting is preferred. They should possess strong human relations and interpersonal skills to interact positively and effectively with target student population and ability to interpret and implement institutional, state and federal policies, procedures, regulations and guidelines. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a team member to achieve goals/objectives, ability to prioritize, make sound decisions and adjust schedule to fulfill requirements of the project, proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and ability to learn and develop competency in student databases. Honesty, integrity and ability to handle confidential matters with discretion are required. Strong communications (written and verbal), analytical and organizational skills, ability to work independently and accurately under pressure and valid driver's license required. CDL preferred.

Physical Demands: Must have the ability and mobility to service both campuses; travel to other areas nationally, regionally, state and throughout the college district required. Must be able to work on a basis of 'available as work demands' in addition to a fixed schedule, which will include evenings and weekends.

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