Career & Academic Advisor

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley; Brownsville (TX); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley invites applications for the Academic Advisor position in Brownsville/Edinburg. The role provides collaborative advising for current and prospective students, guiding degree planning, major selection, and academic success.

You will monitor progress with data, offer routine career guidance, stay informed about university resources, and support retention initiatives through presentations and trainings.

Qualifications

• Provides informative and collaborative advising for assigned student populations.
• Teaches students strategies related to academic planning and monitoring, major selection, and academic success.
• Provides routine career guidance to assist students in self-evaluation and choosing a major in relation to their career and life goals.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge about and disseminates information to students regarding University resources, course/ degree options, program admissions criteria and degree completion requirements.
• Maintains a high level of communication with students and staff. This includes, but is not limited to, the ability to build relationships with students, faculty, staff, and others in the external community.
• Provides presentations for orientations, trainings, university events and activities regarding academic advising, retention initiatives, mentoring and academic success.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Provides informative and collaborative advising for assigned student populations.
• Teaches students strategies related to academic planning and monitoring, major selection, and academic success.
• Provides routine career guidance to assist students in self-evaluation and choosing a major in relation to their career and life goals.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge about and disseminates information to students regarding University resources, course/ degree options, program admissions criteria and degree completion requirements.
• Staff who have been approved to be assigned to a department other than Academic Advising will offer services in alignment with the centralized department, to ensure this, the expectation is to attend advising staff meetings and trainings, offer services in alignment with, and have a dotted reporting line back to the centralized department.
• Uses data and case management skills to identify which students on their caseload are in need of special interventions and conduct that outreach.
• Monitors degree progress of students on their caseload and takes appropriate communication and/or documentation action accordingly.
• Enters data regarding academic advisement services.
• Collaborates with other staff to assess academic advising practices and materials, services and resources with the objective of improving the student experience.
• Maintains a high-level of communication with students and staff. This includes, but is not limited to, the ability to build relationships with students, faculty, staff, and others in the external community.
• Provides presentations for orientations, trainings, university events and activities regarding academic advising, retention initiatives, mentoring and academic success.
• May participate in professional development programming, assessment, and mentoring opportunities which enhance skills and knowledge in academic advisement and related fields.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Skills

Advising

Career guidance

Communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Bachelor’s degree in Education/Psychology (Preferred)

Job description

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley invites applications for the Academic Advisor position in Brownsville/Edinburg. The role provides collaborative advising for current and prospective students, guiding degree planning, major selection, and academic success.

You will monitor progress with data, offer routine career guidance, stay informed about university resources, and support retention initiatives through presentations and trainings.