Academic Advisor jobs in Illinois

Work Week

40 hours | Flexible schedule required to meet department needs, including day, some evenings and Saturdays will be required.

Position Summary

Academic Advisors empower students in their ability to explore their educational opportunities, set and establish goals, and achieve academic success. Advisors provide educational planning for students by developing an academic plan and providing academic and career advising that meets the needs of the student in a manner that demonstrates commitment to the college mission and our diverse student population. Collaborate with Academic and Student Affairs departments throughout the college to assist students. Support college enrollment efforts through delivering new student advising through Orientation programming and continued student advising.

Essential Job Functions and Responsibilities

• Development of appropriate education plans to establish academic and career goals and advise students on selection of courses
• Advise a specialty student area (athletics, students with disabilities, allied health, student veterans, etc.)
• Advise students individually and in group sessions using prescriptive, developmental, and intrusive relationships to monitor student progress toward established educational goals
• Assist with the facilitation of new student orientation programming by presenting college information and advising students
• Help students gain or improve necessary skills for academic success including goal setting, development of study skills, and career/major planning
• Maintain documentation in student records that is objective, complete, and accurate
• Train and assist students with myMCC, self-service and student planning tools to effectively navigate and utilize online resources for registration and course planning
• Proactively monitor at-risk students to identify opportunities to develop and improve academic success
• Assess students in crisis and assess the need to refer to the appropriate college resources
• Evaluate transfer credits for course waivers
• Conduct outreach to students (phone calls, emails, advising on wheels, drop-in advising) to support the college’s retention efforts
• Assist in providing training on advising techniques and theory to new Academic Advisors, College Success Coaches and other college staff
• Work in partnership with faculty and/or College Success Coaches to problem solve issues and ensure students are on track for success
• Participate in development and presentation of seminars, workshops and college events
• Contribute to the assessment of techniques used within the advising team regarding services provided and propose changes to the delivery of advising services to the Coordinator of Academic Advising and/or Dean of Enrollment Services in an effort of continuous improvement
• Participate in college meetings and committees as assigned
• Work collaboratively with other (e.g. colleagues, stakeholders, vendors) to accomplish functions and responsibilities
• Assume additional duties as assigned by immediate supervisor

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution
• Experience in serving diverse student populations
• One-year academic advising or student support services experience; or Graduate level coursework in College Student Personnel, Higher Education, Advising or related field; or hold an Academic Advising Graduate Certificate
• Start or obtain a Graduate Academic Advisor Certification within three years of hire if less than 2 (two) years of Academic Advising experience, or no Master’s degree