Manager II, Academic Advising (Assistant Director of Advising/Dual Credit )

Title: Manager II, Academic Advising (Assistant Director of Advising/Dual Credit )

Salary Range: $4616 - $5771

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: Bluegrass Community & Technical College

Campus Location: Bluegrass C&TC - Newtown Pike Campus

Department: Academics, & Student Services

Total Rewards

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

• Exceptional health care, vision, dental coverage for you and your family
• Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
• 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 Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
• Employee Assistance Program

Job Summary

The Assistant Director of Advising/Dual Credit reports directly to the Associate Dean of Advising Services. The Assistant Director provides support and management to both Advising Services and the Dual Credit Office, serving as second in command in both areas. The Assistant Director supports lead in both areas to implement strategies to promote both retention and new student enrollment. The Assistant Director provides training to all new advisors/dual credit advisors and takes the lead in producing resources/materials for staff and external partners.

Job Duties:

• Serve as second in charge of Advising Services and Dual Credit.
  
  
• Manage both Administrative Assistants in Advising Services.
  
  
• Manage and assist with transfer initiatives (KCTCS peer team, transfer partners, and transfer events).
  
  
• Provide leadership related to enrollment management for advising/dual credit to include:
  
  
• Serve as liaison for advising/dual credit with PRMA to promote advising/dual credit for all pivotal registration periods.
  
  
• Coordinate registration events (Tables for advising and dual credit events, etc.).
  
  
• Assist with dual credit and transfer partner visits/events.
  
  
• Work with administrative assistants to ensure that outreach initiatives go out regularly and strategically to ensure students/partners are aware of all important enrollment timelines.
  
  
• Work with Registrar to implement strategies to ensure dual credit students apply for graduation for all credentials for which they are eligible.
  
  
• Provide weekly enrollment list of dual credit students to dual credit advisors and ensure they notify partners weekly.
  
  
• Provide leadership related to student success to include the program applicability, BCTC First initiatives, and consistent submission of FYE waivers for dual credit students applying for graduation.
  
  
• Assist Associate Dean with student advisor assignment process.
  
  
• Provide training for advisors (professional and faculty)/dual credit advisors/student development specialists to cover advising and dual credit processes.
  
  
• Provide Advising Hub/Dual Credit updates on critical documents for all advisors and dual credit partners.
  
  
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree (Education, Counseling, or related field) and two years related experience, or equivalent.  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree (Education, Counseling, or related field) and three years related experience

Additional Skills Requested:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  
  
• Record of successful experience leading/managing
  
  
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively with others
  
  
• Strong computer skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment
  
  
• Strong work ethic
  
  
• Personal and professional integrity
  
  
• Commitment to mission of comprehensive community college

Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act

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