Academic Advisor I

Position Details

WSU's Commitment to Equal Opportunity

Weber State University is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating an environment welcoming to all individuals. We strive to create a culture where everyone feels valued and appreciated. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to protected categories, such as disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, race, religion, national origin, veterans status, or others, as required by law and university policy (see Weber State University's Policy and Procedure Manual 3-32).

Position Information

Position Title
Academic Advisor I

Requisition Number
S02220P

Position Category
Staff

Campus Location
Weber State University - Ogden, UT

Hours per week
40

Months per year
12

Alternate work schedule

Pay Grade
E31

Salary

FLSA
Exempt

Job Summary/Basic Function

The purpose of this position is to provide general education and specific program advisement to students majoring in the Dumke College of Health Professions. The person ultimately selected for this position will focus a great deal on retention issues and those programs utilized by the college and university designed for this purpose (Hobson's Starfish). The selected person will liaison with university advising and support the college's overall advisement mission. The selected individual will assume full or shared, responsibility for retention initiatives in the Dumke College of Health Professions. These initiatives may include: serving as the Hobson Starfish Retention software point person for the college; attending training sessions on the software; conveying questions and concerns about Starfish processes to and from the Student Success Center and college; contacting incoming first-year students; contacting current students who have not enrolled for an upcoming semester; proactively reaching out to students with lower Starfish Student Success scores; determining interventions for students flagged in Starfish; following-up on progress surveys supplied by faculty members throughout the semester; participating in discussions about best metrics for determining how Starfish is working; contributing in other ways to the advising mission of the college's advising office; assisting with New Student Orientations (both in the college and university-wide); attending meetings of the university advisors' council and engaging in other professional development opportunities.

Required Qualifications

Required:

• Bachelor's degree
• One year of full-time college employment experience, preferably in enrollment services (academic advisement, registration, admissions or financial aid), student services or the equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

Preferred:

• Master's Degree
• Experience working with Banner, Google Applications, or Site Manager.

A successful candidate will be willing to

Background Check?
Yes

Benefits Summary

WSU offers a generous benefits package that includes medical, dental, long-term disability, life insurance, retirement, a wellness program with release time and paid incentives, tuition benefits, free tickets to athletic and performing arts events, and paid holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

Posting Detail Information

Job Open Date
11/18/2025

Review Date
12/02/2025

Job Close Date

Open Until Filled
Yes

Notes to Applicant

If you are passionate about what you could offer and accomplish here at WSU, we would love to hear from you. The annual salary for this position starts at $44,000 and may go up from there depending on candidate qualifications. The position comes with a generous benefits package.

To apply, please complete the online application and attach a cover letter, current resume, and the names and contact information for three professional references.

For qualification determination, your application and/or resume must address the required and preferred qualifications and must contain average number of hours worked per week and the dates of employment (i.e., month/year to month/year or month/year to present). If your resume does not contain this information, your application may be considered incomplete.

Screening of applications will begin December 2, 2025. Position will remain open until filled.

Criminal background check required as a condition of employment.

Quick Link for Direct Access to Posting
https://jobs.weber.edu/postings/26968

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