Academic Advisor
Job Description
Title: Academic Advisor
Salary Range: 32,500 - 35,500
Contract Term Length: 12 Months
Standard Hours: 37.5
Work Location: On-Site
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
College: Owensboro Community & Technical College
Campus Location: Owensboro Community College
Department: Student Affairs
Total Rewards
Owensboro Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:
- Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
- Tuition discounts and waivers
- 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
- Vacation/Sick Time
- Work-Life Balance
- 9.5 Paid Holidays
- 2 Weeks of Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
- Employee Assistance Program
Job Summary
Owensboro Community and Technical College is hiring an Academic Advisor in our Student Affairs department. This position will communicate with prospective applicants, assist online applicants, and provide academic advising to newly enrolling students. Register dual credit, new credential-seeking, and non-credential seeking students. Troubleshoot admissions and registration issues.
Job Duties:
• Provide academic advising to new and non-credential students (including dual credit).
• Provide admissions assistance to prospective students and applicants who contact or walk into the START (Student Testing Admissions Registration Transcripts) Center.
• Serve as high school navigator, routinely visiting area schools to facilitate concurrent enrollment process.
• Advise students about placement and assist with placement testing.
• Provide outreach and campus tours to high schools, middle schools, community agencies, and employers to support the college's recruitment efforts.
• Support the business of the office, including purchasing of supplies.
• All other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree (Education with focus on Counseling or Student Affairs, or related field), and two (2) years related experience, or equivalent is required.
Preferred Qualifications:
Additional Skills Requested:
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