Academic and Career Advisor

Universal Technical Institute, Inc.; Smyrna (GA); On-site; USD 58,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. is seeking an Academic and Career Advisor to guide students from pre-enrollment through graduation and beyond, helping with academic advising, career planning, and employment opportunities.

The role focuses on fostering campus community and supporting student persistence through events and personalized guidance. Responsibilities include coordinating orientation, assisting with admissions documentation, maintaining records, and preparing students for industry

Qualifications

• 4 yr degree in related field preferred but not required.
• 2-3 years of experience in education field preferred but not required.
• Ability to advise and guide adult students in academic and life-skill matters.
• Excellent customer service, communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Plan and coordinate new student orientation and registration in collaboration with other support departments and Admissions to ensure students are informed and prepared to begin their academic pursuits.
• Assists with identifying local employment opportunities, populating job boards, creating resumes, and coordinating on campus events to support active students in their job search endeavors.
• Monitors grades and attendance to ensure that students are maintaining satisfactory progress and academically advises students who fail for either academic or attendance reasons.
• Plans and coordinates career fairs, employer visits, MSAT expos, virtual employer sessions, and other employment events.
• Ensures ACCSC standards and state guidelines are met by accurately collecting and recording students' and graduates' employment records.
• Assists with the preparation of accommodation plans following UTI’s ADA/504 policy and Veterans Benefits process.

Skills

Advising

Communication

Organization

Multi-tasking

Customer service

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree or related field

Tools

Word

Excel

Job description

Position Overview

Pay range: $58,000 - 65,000The Academic and Career Advisor provides support and guidance throughout a students lifecycle to ensure students are positioned for success in all facets of their academic journey. The Academic and Career Advisor will work with students assigned to them from before the first day of class to graduation and beyond, providing academic and career advising. This position is responsible for helping students secure employment, navigate academic requirements, creating a sense of campus community through events and activities, and addressing concerns that may impact a students ability to persist.

What Youll Do

• Plans and coordinates new student orientation and registration in collaboration with other support departments and Admissions to ensure students are informed and prepared to begin their academic pursuits. Collects any missing documents and fully executes enrollment agreements as needed.
• Partners closely with the various division departments in preparation for each start to ensure all required Admissions documents are on file and audited.
• Instills a sense of campus community through student activities, interactions, and support activities, including acclimation to the blended learning environment and the post-secondary setting in general.
• Assists with identifying local employment opportunities, populating job boards, creating resumes, and coordinating on campus events to support active students in their job search endeavors.
• Monitors grades and attendance to ensure that students are maintaining satisfactory progress, and academically advises students who fail for either academic or attendance reasons in accordance with all applicable regulations and policies.
• Provides academic and personal advising to students who need assistance and refers to students to other resources when appropriate. Creates and maintains community resource list.
• Ensures active students are prepared for industry employment by providing mock interview opportunities, resume workshops, career counseling sessions, career development courses, and job search techniques.
• Plans and coordinates career fairs, employer visits, MSAT expos, virtual employer sessions, and other employment events in order to provide opportunities for students to connect with employers and understand the variety of entry-level positions available to them in the industry.
• Ensures strong employment rates for active students and graduates by continually following up with unemployed students/graduates through a variety of different touch points including one-on-one meetings, classroom surveys, classroom presentations, phone calls, text message and/or social media contacts, as well as utilizing the EDGE team to market students to employers who may not have job postings on the job board.
• Completes paperwork for student withdrawals, leaves of absences, double coursing, etc. and processes student changes in student database, following established SLAs.
• Partners with Education Department to address student issues i.e., discipline, academic, personal, etc.
• Assists with the preparation of accommodation plans following UTI’s ADA/504 policy (as assigned).
• Assists with the Veteran’s Benefits process (as assigned).
• Serves as a liaison with housing providers, ensures students housing needs are met and housing status codes are updated, mediates roommate conflicts, supports all housing functions as needed (as assigned)
• Ensures ACCSC standards as well as state guidelines, where applicable, are met by accurately collecting and recording students’ and graduates’ employment records.
• Partners with centralized teams when needed on scheduling, record maintenance, employment verification, and other duties as business needs dictate.
• Other duties as assigned

What Youll Bring

• 4 yr degree in related field preferred but not required.
• 2-3 years of experience in education field preferred but not required

• Ability to advise and guide adult students in academic and life-skill matters
• Computer skills required (i.e., Word, Excel)
• Excellent customer service, communication, and organizational skills
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines
• Ability to shift priorities quickly and effectively
• Demonstrate learning agility and maintain a positive attitude

• Able and willing to:
  • Communicate, think, learn, and reason
  • Use computers and computer systems (including hardware and software) to process transactions, store documents, enter data, or perform assigned tasks
  • Safely ambulate and/or maneuver when on-site at Company locations
  • Demonstrate and utilize active listening, inductive reasoning, information ordering and category flexibility
• Ability to use good judgment, problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and manage sensitive information with discretion
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where deadlines are essential and multiple projects are worked simultaneously
• Ability to gain, understand and apply information and data as it relates essential functions of the position
• Ability to foster long-term relationships with stakeholders

• Work is performed indoors in a climate-controlled environment when on site at assigned company location. Employees must be able to safely ambulate when on company premises.
• This position is designated as:
  • Onsite; Work environments may include exposure to student learning environments with a variety of conditions. Employees must be able to follow all safety precautions including the use of personal-protective equipment. Employees must also be able to adhere to site-specific safety procedures.
• Travel Requirements
  • Available flexible hours and some Saturdays

About Us

Universal Technical Institute, Inc. is a national leader in workforce solutions for transportation, skilled trades and healthcare/dental. Across our two brands, Universal Technical Institute (UTI) and Concorde Career Colleges, we share a common purpose: to prepare students for careers in high-demand fields. Just as we invest in our students futures, we invest in our people by creating opportunities to grow, contribute and build rewarding careers while making a lasting difference in the lives of students, employers and the communities we serve.