Academic Advisor

Jobtailor; Peoria (IL); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Methodist College seeks an experienced Academic Advisor to guide students through degree attainment paths, assist with course registration, and support successful progress toward graduation.

The role emphasizes collaboration across campus, coordinating orientation activities, and developing individualized academic plans while monitoring progress and adjusting plans as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree required; Master's degree listed in the qualifications.
• Assist students with course registration and understand degree attainment paths.
• Communicate graduation standards and maintain precise academic records.
• Ability to coordinate orientations and advise during New Student Orientation.
• Collaborate across campus to support student and department development.
• Advise students on midterm warnings and refer to support resources.
• Schedule regular meetings with advisees and develop academic plans.

Responsibilities

• Keep precise records of student coursework.
• Meet regularly with students and provide feedback and guidance toward successful degree completion.
• Assist students with course registration.
• Serve as advisor for students during their first term.
• Communicate institutional graduation standards.
• Assign students to faculty advisors when required by the department.
• Schedule regular meetings with advisees.
• Empower students to develop academic plans and support adjustments when needed.
• Collaborate throughout the campus community to support student and department development.
• Participate in multi-departmental orientation planning and post-orientation evaluation.
• Coordinate learning experiences for advising students during New Student Orientation.
• Follow up with new students for registration as needed.
• Serve as contact for students on the midterm warning list, advise on grades needed to progress, and share support resources.
• Refer students to other resources as needed

Skills

Academic Advising

Course Registration Assistance

Collaboration Skills

Effective Communication

Student Empowerment

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Record Keeping

Degree Attainment Knowledge

Academic Plan Development

Meeting Scheduling

Job description

Keep precise records of Methodist College students' academic progress
Meet regularly with students and provide feedback and guidance toward successful degree completion
Assist students with course registration
Serve as advisor for students during their first term
Communicate institutional graduation standards
Assign students to faculty advisors when required by the department
Schedule regular meetings with advisees
Empower students to develop academic plans and support adjustments when needed
Collaborate throughout the campus community to support student and department development
Participate in multi-departmental orientation planning and post-orientation evaluation
Coordinate learning experiences for advising students during New Student Orientation
Follow up with new students for registration as needed
Serve as contact for students on the midterm warning list, advise on grades needed to progress, and share support resources
Refer students to other resources as needed

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree listed in the qualifications section
• Demonstrate understanding and familiarity with paths to degree attainment for all degrees offered at Methodist College
• Ability to assist students with course registration
• Ability to effectively communicate institutional standards required for graduation
• Ability to keep precise records of student coursework
• Ability to schedule regular meetings with advisees
• Ability to develop academic plans and support adjustments to those plans
• Ability to collaborate throughout the campus community
• Ability to participate in orientation planning and evaluation
• Ability to coordinate learning experiences during New Student Orientation
• Ability to advise students on midterm warning lists and refer them to support resources

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in academic advising, including course registration, degree attainment pathways, and student support resources. Strong collaboration skills are essential for engaging with the campus community and facilitating orientation experiences.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Bachelor's Degree
• Master's Degree
• Academic Advising
• Course Registration Assistance
• Collaboration Skills

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Record Keeping
• Degree Attainment Knowledge
• Academic Plan Development
• Meeting Scheduling
• Midterm Warning Advising

Soft Skills

• Effective Communication
• Student Empowerment
• Feedback and Guidance

Industry Keywords

• Institutional Standards
• New Student Orientation
• Campus Community Collaboration
• Multi-Departmental Planning
• Support Resources