Academic Advisor

Western Kentucky University; Bowling Green (KY); Sur place; USD 18 000 - 26 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Health benefits

Tuition discount

Résumé du poste

Western Kentucky University seeks an engaged academic advisor to support advising policies and initiatives across the campus. You will advise students on majors within WKU's five colleges, collaborate with faculty and staff to improve advising for first and second-year students, and assist with TOP orientation planning and pre-registration for incoming freshmen.

You will also provide proactive advising and referrals, maintain advising records, and work with Career Coaches to help students craft

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required.
• Experience providing academic assistance at the collegiate level.
• Strong advising and communication skills.

Responsabilités

• Support the advising policies and initiatives of the University.
• Advise students for majors within WKU's five academic colleges.
• Collaborate with faculty and staff to improve advising for 1st and 2nd year students.
• Assist in planning TOP orientation activities and pre-registration for incoming freshmen.
• Advise students based on 5th Week Check-In assessment and provide proactive advising and referrals.
• Work with Career Coaches to help students create academic/career plans.

Connaissances

Academic advising

Formation

Bachelor's Degree

Description du poste

Western Kentucky University (WKU) is a student-centered, applied-research institution committed to providing its students with a transformative academic and social experience and to elevating its surrounding communities. Founded in 1906, WKU is the third largest public four-year institution in the Commonwealth of Kentucky with approximately 16,293 students and nearly 2,612 faculty and staff employees.

Western Kentucky University is committed to empowering its campus community. At the heart of our mission, we seek to provide holistic education and employment experiences that prepare students, faculty, and staff to become effective scholars, contributors, and leaders in our ever-evolving communities.

Located 65 miles north of Nashville, TN, and just over 100 miles south of Louisville, KY, WKU's main campus is in Bowling Green, KY - a city with approximately 70,000 residents. Our population is ethnically diverse, with more than 85 languages spoken in and around Bowling Green, and people from 35 nationalities call our community home.

Western Kentucky University seeks to attract talented faculty and staff who are inspired individually to contribute to WKU's strategic plans and ongoing success. We offer comprehensive wellness and health benefits to employees and their families, including domestic partners and other qualified dependents and take pride in providing a workplace culture that supports balancing the responsibilities of work and family life. Paid-time off for holidays, vacation and sick leave, and a tuition discount program for employees and dependents are also provided. Learn more about WKU and Bowling Green at wku.edu/about .

Job Description:

The following duties are customary for this position, but are not to be construed as all-inclusive.Duties may be added, deleted, and assigned based on management discretion and institutional needs.

• Supports the advising policies and initiatives of the University
• Advises students for majors within one of WKU's five academic colleges
• Works with students, faculty, staff across the campus community to improve advising practices for 1st and 2nd year students
• Assists in planning of advising activities for Topper Orientation Program (TOP)
• Participates in thepre-registration program for incoming freshmen
• Advisesstudents based on5th Week Check-Inassessment
• Provides proactive advising, interventions, and referrals as necessary
• Works with Career Coaches to help students create an academic/career plan that ensures student success
• Maintains advising records and databases

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree
• Experience providing academic assistance at the collegiate level

Additional Information:

Hourly Rate: $16.07

Kentucky state law requires all public institutions of postsecondary education to conduct pre-employment criminal background checks to determine suitability for employment.

Western Kentucky University (WKU) is committed to a policy and practice of providing equal employment and educational opportunities to all individuals. In accordance with Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Revised 1992, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, no form of discrimination or harassment will be tolerated at WKU on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, creed, religion, political belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, marital status, age, uniformed services, veteran status, genetic information, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, or physical or mental disability in admission to career and technical education programs and/or activities, or employment practices.

Persons with disabilities, who need reasonable accommodations to participate in the application and/or selection process, may contact the Office of Institutional Equity at 270-745-5121 for assistance. To report concerns related to WKU's Discrimination and Harassment Policy, No. 0.2040 and/or WKU's Sex and Gender-Based Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Policy, No. 0.2070, please complete the Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation Reporting Form . Additional information regarding Title IX, including contact information for the Title IX Coordinator and reporting options, is available on WKU's Title IX website .