Part-Time Academic Advisor - Student Success (Virginia Beach)

Virginia's Community College System; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 25,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Tidewater Community College is seeking an Academic Advisor (Virginia Beach) to assist students in achieving educational, career, and personal goals using campus and community resources. The role emphasizes holistic student development and proactive, intrusive advising to promote persistence and success.

Responsibilities include working with individuals and groups, assessing needs, guiding goal setting, sharing programs, and tracking academic progress within a flexible, part-time schedule that

Qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to interact and advise first year students in a higher education setting.
• Ability to advise individuals facing barriers to academic success.
• Understanding of intrusive advising practices and student retention initiatives.
• Knowledge of mission of a comprehensive community college and student support services.
• Experience with student assessment, education and career planning, registration, and retention.

Responsibilities

• Work with individual students and groups to assess educational status and interests.
• Help determine appropriate academic and career goals.
• Identify and share programs and strategies to support development.
• Analyze and understand student issues to provide coaching, mentoring, and advisement.
• Track and evaluate academic progress.

Skills

Advising

Student retention

Communication

Team collaboration

Data interpretation

Multitasking

Customer relations

Problem solving

Use of IT tools

Tools

Word processing

Spreadsheets

Student information system

Job description

Tidewater Community College is seeking an Academic Advisor (Virginia Beach) to assist students in achieving educational, career, and personal goals using campus and community resources. The role emphasizes holistic student development and proactive, intrusive advising to promote persistence and success.

Responsibilities include working with individuals and groups, assessing needs, guiding goal setting, sharing programs, and tracking academic progress within a flexible, part-time schedule that