College Advisor

Troy University; Troy (AL); Presencial; USD 42.000 - 54.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Troy University is seeking a College Advisor to provide academic advising and student-success support to undergraduate students within the assigned college at the Troy campus. The role involves monitoring progress, identifying challenges, and coordinating referrals to support student retention and degree completion.

Collaboration with faculty, chairs, deans, and campus support services is essential. This full-time position emphasizes proactive advising and advocacy for student needs, with

Formación

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 1 year of experience in academic advising, counseling, or related field or 3 years in student services or related academic functions.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• High level of organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency with technology including Microsoft Office applications.

Responsabilidades

• Provide academic advising and student-success support to undergraduates within the assigned college.
• Monitor student progress and identify academic challenges with timely intervention.
• Collaborate with faculty, department chairs, deans and support services to coordinate advising and advocacy.

Conocimientos

Academic advising

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Problem-solving

Educación

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Herramientas

Microsoft Office

Descripción del empleo

Department Enrollment, Retention, and Student Success - Troy

Division

Division Academic Affairs

Campus

Campus Troy

Work Status

Work Status Full-Time (FT)

Temporary

Temporary No

Location

Location Troy - T01

Job Summary

The College Advisor is responsible for providing academic advising and student-success support to undergraduate students within an assigned academic college. The position monitors student progress, identifies academic challenges, and provides timely intervention and referrals to support student retention, progression, and degree completion. The College Advisor works closely with students, faculty, department chairs, deans, and University support services to provide a coordinated advising experience and serves as an advocate for student needs and concerns.
PLEASE NOTE : This position is funded by external sponsor agency. Troy University is under no obligation to maintain this position if funding from external source is reduced or ceased.

Minimum Qualifications

1. Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
2. One (1) year of experience in academic advising, counseling, or a related field, OR three (3) years of experience working in student services or related academic functions.
3. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
4. High level of organizational and problem-solving skills.
3. Proficiency with technology including Microsoft Office applications.

Preferred Qualifications

Will this position require driving (personal vehicle, university vehicle, utility vehicle, or golf cart) in order to perform the job duties?

Will this position require driving (personal vehicle, university vehicle, utility vehicle, or golf cart) in order to perform the job duties? Driving may be necessary but is not a primary responsibility

Work Hours

Standard office hours, 40 hours per week.

List any hazardous conditions or physical demands required by this position

N/A

Does this position have supervisory responsibility?

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Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
  • Troy University employment website (www.troyuniversityjobs.com)
  • Chronicle of Higher Education
  • Higher Ed Jobs
  • Social Media website
  • Indeed
  • Other employment website (please specify below)
  • Employee Referral (please specify below)
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• Please specify:

  (Open Ended Question)

• * Regarding your current employment status, please select one of the following:
  • Not a current Troy University employee
  • Current part-time Troy employee (including adjunct faculty)
  • Current full-time Troy employee - initial appraisal period complete
  • Current full-time Troy employee - still within initial appraisal period (six months for new employees and three months for promoted employees)
• * Do you have a Bachelor's degree in a related field?
  • Yes
  • No
• * Do you have a minimum of one year of experience in academic advising, counseling, or a related field; OR a minimum of three years of experience working in student services or related academic functions?
  • Yes
  • No

Required Documents

• Resume
• Cover Letter
• List of References
• Unofficial Transcript 1

Optional Documents

- Employment is contingent upon a satisfactory background check.
- Troy University is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Aff…
- Troy University participates in eVerify.