Student Advisor

Leadership In Flight Training Academy; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Leadership In Flight Training Academy is seeking an Academic Advising professional to promote student success by regularly monitoring progress and referring at-risk students for additional resources. The role supports onboarding, attendance coaching, and coordinating training calendars to ensure on-time program completion.

The ideal candidate will audit records, create action plans for deficiencies, and collaborate with instructors and leaders to optimize student outcomes and program efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Audit, monitor, and evaluate students’ progress through the academy training program.
• Monitor and report on daily lesson completion and milestone events including written testing, stage checks, end of course checks, and checkrides.
• Create plans of action when deficiency trigger events occur and monitor the completion of the plan.
• Audit student training records and assist students with the completion of checklists and regulatory forms prior to checking events.
• Assist students in onboarding and orientation.
• Manage student transition to experience-building pathways, and from these pathways to Republic Airways First Officer.
• Monitor student and instructor attendance for daily training events and provide first-level coaching for attendance.
• Inform students as to expected program track including pathways for time and experience building.
• Create student training calendars and timelines, working with the Operations Manager to plan start dates for student cohorts.
• Assist the Operations Manager in the scheduling of training events with Check Instructors and Designated Pilot Examiners.
• Enroll students in course in the academy recordkeeping software.
• Works collaboratively with the team to allocate resources for student training.
• Makes appropriate referrals to students perceived as at-risk, acts as an advocate as appropriate.
• Develops and maintains operating procedures that minimize the likelihood and impact of errors.
• Generates and presents reports to academy leadership on student progress.
• Maintains administrative documents and confidential student records.
• Develops and promotes internal communication and resource sharing in order to benefit student success.
• Participates in individual and team professional development, remains current with technology used to provide advising services.
• Advise students on consequences for attendance and performance issues.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Job description

POSITION PURPOSE

Promote student success and retention at the academy through regular monitoring and auditing of student progress while referring students at risk or in need of additional resources with the primary objective to ensure on‑time and successful completion of the training program.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES

• Audit, monitor, and evaluate students’ progress through the academy training program.
• Monitor and report on daily lesson completion as well as the completion of other milestone events to include written testing, stage checks, end of course checks, and checkrides.
• Create plans of action when deficiency trigger events occur and monitor the completion of the plan.
• Audit student training records and assist students with the completion of checklists and regulatory forms prior to checking events.
• Assist students in onboarding and orientation.
• Manage student transition to experience‑building pathways, and from these pathways to Republic Airways First Officer.
• Monitor student and instructor attendance for daily training events and provide first‑level coaching for attendance.
• Inform students as to expected program track including pathways for time and experience building.
• Create student training calendars and timelines, working with the Operations Manager to plan start dates for student cohorts.
• Assist the Operations Manager in the scheduling of training events with Check Instructors and Designated Pilot Examiners.
• Enroll students in course in the academy recordkeeping software.
• Works collaboratively with the team to allocate resources for student training.
• Makes appropriate referrals to students perceived as at‑risk, acts as an advocate as appropriate.
• Develops and maintains operating procedures that minimize the likelihood and impact of errors.
• Generates and presents reports to academy leadership on student progress.
• Maintains administrative documents and confidential student records.
• Develops and promotes internal communication and resource sharing in order to benefit student success.
• Participates in individual and team professional development, remains current with technology used to provide advising services.
• Advise students on consequences for attendance and performance issues.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Student success
  • Ensure that students