Director of Academic Advising & Assessment

Title: Director of Academic Advising & Assessment

Salary Range: $4,616.00 per month

Contract Term Length: 12 Months

Standard Hours: 37.5

Work Location: On-Site

FLSA Status: Exempt

College: West Kentucky Community & Technical College

Campus Location: West Kentucky Community & Technical College

Department: Student Affairs

Total Rewards

West Kentucky 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

West Kentucky Community & Technical College (WKCTC), recognized as a top 10 community college in the nation by The Aspen Institute five consecutive times and three times as a Finalist with Distinction, invites applications for the position of Director of Academic Advising & Assessment. WKCTC is a comprehensive community college that provides excellence in teaching a learning, promotes student success, and supports economic development.

Job Duties:

WKCTC seeks to secure a dynamic leader for the Director of Academic Advising & Assessment position. The director provides vision and direction for student-centered advising and is responsible for leading a comprehensive integrated approach to advising that intentionally advances student success. The Director is responsible for implementing advising tools as well as advising programs/initiatives to provide the best quality advising services for students. The Director serves on college and KCTCS system-level committees to assist in decision-making and adheres to other college duties as assigned.

• Responsible for the management, supervision, and leadership of the Academic Advising team.
• Serves as a subject matter expert to advisors, current and prospective students and provides advising and counseling to current and prospective students.
• Coordinates all academic advising activities and services.
• Creates advising resources and training for faculty and provides academic advising to students and prospects.
• Oversees the interpretation of student data, reporting, and surveys.
• Responsible for the maintenance of information on the advising web site.
• Manages the Advising Center budget.
• Refers students desiring personal advising assistance to appropriate office/resources at college.
• Participates in and provides continuing professional development to college advisors and represents the college in the community and professional functions.
• Collaborates in the college’s strategic planning efforts.

Minimum Qualifications:

Master’s Degree in related field and 3 years’ experience or equivalent 

Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act

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