Academic Advisor II - 24 hours per week – GRANT FUNDED, Part Time

Title: Academic Advisor II - 24 hours per week – GRANT FUNDED, Part Time

Salary Range: $19.45/hr

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

College: Hopkinsville Community College

Campus Location: Hopkinsville Community College

Department: Academic Affairs

Total Rewards

Hopkinsville Community College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:

• Vacation/Sick Time
• Work-Life Balance
• 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

The primary purpose of the part time Academic Advisor II is to provide academic and career counseling to enhance students’ academic success.

Job Duties:

1. Provide academic advising to prospective, new, and returning students in career and technical programs housed within the Professional And Technical Studies (PATS) Division.
2. Serve as a main point of contact for students in the career and technical programs housed within the PATS Division, providing basic organizational information about educational options, academic requirements and institutional resources and addressing their needs.
3. Counsel students in identifying and assessing their interests, skills and values to match appropriate fields of study and career options and refer students to appropriate institutional resources.
4. Create an academic plan for students.
5. Maintain confidentiality and accurate student records according to college policies.
6. Responsible for creating and sending SignalVine messages to students (information about important dates and events) and assisting students with questions.
7. Schedule placement tests for students.
8. Attend conferences, workshops, and webinars that will assist in improving performance in position.
9. Other duties as assigned by Division Chair of the Professional and Technical Studies Division.

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Bachelor degree (Education with focus on counseling or student affairs, or related field), and two years related experience, or equivalent.
2. Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills.
3. Ability to plan, organize and implement events and day-to-day operations/duties.
4. Demonstrates and facilitates a team spirit in department and community.
5. Demonstrated excellent computer skills.
 

Preferred Qualifications:

Additional Skills Requested:

Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act

Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.