Educational Advisor

Kern Community College District; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Kern Community College District is seeking a paraprofessional counselor to advise students on academic careers, including certificate, graduation, transfer, and major requirements. You will assist students in setting academic goals, selecting courses, and using test scores to determine class levels.

You will review transcripts, refer to services, and support matriculation and graduation processes. The role involves building relationships with students, faculty, and the community, conducting

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and one year experience in student services or a related function.
• Knowledge of college policies, procedures and resources.
• Interpersonal and communication skills; ability to work with students, faculty and community.

Responsibilities

• Advise students on academic careers including certificate, graduation, transfer and major requirements.
• Assist students with establishing academic goals and selecting courses to meet goals; use test scores to discuss appropriate class levels.
• Provide initial assessment of transcripts and forward transcripts to admissions and records office.
• Provide guidance relating to complaint and discrimination policies.
• Refer students to special services or outside counseling or testing services.
• Assist students with career searches and referrals to resources.
• Assist students with completion of forms to meet educational goals.
• Maintain and update student databases based on counseling appointments and contacts.
• Advise on matriculation processes and refer to specialists as needed; maintain caseload of new and continuing students.
• Participate in community outreach programs.
• Assist with transfer goal achievement and university applications; keep knowledge of university systems.
• Score personality and interest inventories; ensure counseling testing software is installed.
• Update handouts and forms as necessary.
• Provide advising support for programs such as health career, EOP&S, financial aid and others as assigned.
• Participate in graduation preparation activities and ensure graduation forms are completed.
• Maintain budgets for assigned activities; present to students, faculty and community.

Skills

Counseling/advising techniques

Oral and written communication

Interpersonal skills

Test score interpretation

Record-keeping

Time management

Computer literacy

Student services knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Under the direction of an assigned supervisor, serve as a paraprofessional counselor advising students in areas related to academic careers including certificate, graduation, transfer and major requirements, and advise students on various careers and on the requirements necessary for achieving career goals.

Serve as a paraprofessional counselor advising students in areas related to academic careers; assist students with establishing academic goals and selecting courses to meet their goals; utilize test scores to discuss appropriate class levels; communicate with students in person, on the telephone and online.

Provide initial assessment of transcripts from other institutions; receive and forward transcripts to admissions and records office.

Provide guidance relating to complaint and discrimination policies.

Refer students in need of special services or outside counseling or testing services.

Assist students with career searches; provide referrals to various print and computerized resources.

Assist students with completion of various forms necessary to meet educational goals.

Make appropriate changes in student database based on counseling appointments and student contact.

Advise students on a variety of student services programs covering the overall matriculation process for students attending classes at a District site; refer students as necessary to specialists; maintain caseload of new and continuing students.

Participate in community outreach programs.

Assist students in achieving transfer goals including completion of university applications and utilizing various resources to acquire information regarding university requirements; maintain current knowledge of university systems as well as independent colleges.

Score various personality and interest inventory tests for campus counselors and instructors; assure current career counseling testing software is installed.

Update various handouts and forms as necessary.

Provide advising support for assigned programs such as health career, EOP&S, financial aid and others as assigned by the position.

Participate in various graduation preparation activities; request formal graduation evaluation and review evaluations with students; assure completion of appropriate graduation forms.

Maintain budgets for assigned activities at a site as assigned.

Make presentation to students, faculty and community; participate in conferences and off-campus meetings related to assigned areas.

Conduct career center, EOP&S or other orientations for new and continuing students as assigned.

Perform related duties as assigned. Any combination equivalent to: Bachelor's degree and one year experience in a student services or related function.

LICENSES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS

• Possession of, or ability to obtain, a valid California driver's license.KNOWLEDGE OF
• College policies, procedures and resources.
• Program and degree requirements.
• Laws, rules and regulations related to assigned activities.
• Student services programs.
• Operation of a computer and assigned software.
• Distance education modalities.
• Career and personality tests available to students as a resource tool.
• Interpersonal skills including tact patience and courtesy.
• Record-keeping techniques.
• Oral and written communication skills.
• Counseling/advising techniques.

ABILITY TO

• Serve as a paraprofessional counselor advising students in areas related to academic careers including certificate, graduation, transfer and major requirements.
• Advise students on various careers and advise students on the requirements necessary for achieving career goals.
• Interpret and explain college policies and procedures to students, faculty and the community.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with others.
• Meet schedules and time lines.
• Operate a computer and other office equipment.
• Prepare and maintain records and reports.
• Proctor and score a variety of tests.
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing. Work independently with little direction.
• Analyze situations accurately and adopt an effective course of action.