Student Advisor - Pahrump

Agupdate; Pahrump, Northern (NV, KY); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

12 paid holidays

Life insurance

Long-term disability

Annual and sick leave

No state income tax

Free parking

Job summary

Great Basin College in Pahrump, NV seeks a Student Advisor who will design personalized educational success plans for incoming, transfer, and undecided students, guiding admissions, advising, career exploration, and transfer information.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree, 1 year of relevant experience, a valid Nevada driver's license, and willingness to work some evenings and Saturdays, with work primarily at the Pahrump Center.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
• One year of relevant experience
• Ability to demonstrate a working knowledge of student advising
• Experience working with students of diverse backgrounds
• Ability to work through sensitive issues in a thoughtful, caring, professional, and confidential manner
• Knowledge of academic programs, student assessment, student services procedures, student life issues that may create a barrier to student success
• Articulate and can communicate effectively with students, parents, faculty, and staff
• Must possess a valid driver's license
• Ability to work some evenings and Saturdays as needed

Responsibilities

• Provides initial academic and career advisement of incoming, traditional and non-traditional students who are undecided or are non-degree students
• Follows up with students who are struggling academically or behaviorally
• Provides academic advisement and career exploration in person, by phone, online, and/or electronically via email or real-time face-to-face interaction
• Identifies life issues that may be a barrier to a student's success and facilitates referrals to appropriate social service agencies for students experiencing difficulties with personal and social problems
• Spearheads various awareness programs (e.g., alcohol and drug awareness, anxiety, stress)
• Coordinates with part-time advisors in centers
• Consistently checks institutional web pages and catalog for inconsistencies
• Serves as a member of various institutional and system-wide committees as appropriate
• Maintains a valid Nevada Driver's License, as this position requires some travel (with or without accommodations per the Americans with Disabilities Act) throughout the state of Nevada and the region
• Other duties as assigned

Education

Bachelor's degree

One year of relevant experience

Working knowledge of student advising

Experience with diverse student backgrounds

Confidential handling

Knowledge of academic programs and student services

Articulate communication

Driver's license

Evenings/Saturdays availability

Master's degree (preferred)

Bilingual in English and Spanish (preferred)

Job description

Student Advisor - Pahrump

Thank you for your interest in employment with our institution. We want your application process to go smoothly and quickly. We ask that you keep in mind the following when completing your application:

Draft applications are saved automatically and can be accessed through your candidate home account.

Final applications must be submitted prior to the close of the recruitment.

Once a recruitment has closed, applications will no longer be accepted.

Required attachments are listed below on the posting. Your application will not be considered without the required attachments.

If you need assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please contact our Human Resources department at [e-mail].

Job Description

The Student Advisor works with incoming, first-time college and transfer students, as well as students who are undecided in their major, to design a personalized educational success plan and identify available resources to facilitate the student's academic success. This includes admission, academic advising, career exploration, and transfer information. The Student Advisor may also make referrals to appropriate social service agencies for students experiencing personal and social problems.

This position collaborates with academic and other student service departments and disseminates information to part-time advisors. The Student Advisor provides advising in person, by phone, online, and/or electronically via email or real-time face-to-face interaction, and may serve on various College committees as appropriate.

This position requires a valid Nevada Driver's License, as some travel is required. Flexibility is required; this position primarily works Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., however, there may be the necessity to work or travel some evenings and weekends. This position is based at GBC's Pahrump Center in Pahrump, Nevada, and reports to the Pahrump Center Director.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
• One year of relevant experience
• Ability to demonstrate a working knowledge of student advising
• Experience working with students of diverse backgrounds
• Ability to work through sensitive issues in a thoughtful, caring, professional, and confidential manner
• Knowledge of academic programs, student assessment, student services procedures, student "life" issues that may create a barrier to student success
• Articulate and can communicate effectively with students, parents, faculty, and staff
• Must possess a valid driver's license
• Ability to work some evenings and Saturdays as needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
• Bilingual in English and Spanish

Responsibilities and Duties

• Provides initial academic and career advisement of incoming, traditional and non-traditional students who are undecided or are non-degree students
• Follows up with students who are struggling academically or behaviorally
• Provides academic advisement and career exploration in person, by phone, online, and/or electronically via email or real-time face-to-face interaction
• Identifies life issues that may be a barrier to a student's success and facilitates referrals to appropriate social service agencies for students experiencing difficulties with personal and social problems
• Spearheads various awareness programs (e.g., alcohol and drug awareness, anxiety, stress)
• Coordinates with part-time advisors in centers
• Consistently checks institutional web pages and catalog for inconsistencies
• Serves as a member of various institutional and system-wide committees as appropriate
• Maintains a valid Nevada Driver's License, as this position requires some travel (with or without accommodations per the Americans with Disabilities Act) throughout the state of Nevada and the region
• Other duties as assigned

Compensation Grade

Administrative Faculty - B

This is a 12 month "A" contract, 12 month contracts are used for year round programs.

The budgeted salary range for this position is $45,000 to $56,000. Salary is based on relatable education and experience, internal equity and budgets.

Remarkable Retirement

Our retirement plan is beyond compare. Your 19.25% contribution is generously matched by the University. With the faculty retirement plan, you are 100% vested your first day. Sit back and watch your retirement dollars grow! All permanent employees on an annual "A" or "B" contract who are employed at least 50% full-time are eligible to participate in the NSHE retirement program unless they are members of PERS of Nevada.

Perks of Working at Great Basin College

• Health insurance options including medical, dental and vision
• 12 paid holidays
• Life insurance, long-term disability
• Generous annual and sick leave with 24 annual leave days, a beginning balance of 30 sick leave days.
• ComPsych supports employees through life's difficult moments.
• No state income tax!
• Free Parking

Grants-in-aid for Faculty Employees

Great Basin College is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee's spouse or domestic partner.

Exempt

Yes

Full-Time Equivalent

100.0%

Required Attachment(s)

Please note, once you submit your application the only attachment/s viewable to you will be the attachment/s to the resume/CV section of the application. Any additional required attachment/s to the cover letter, references, additional documents sections of the application, will not be viewable to you after you submit your application. All uploaded attachment/s will be on the application for the committee to review. To request updates to attachments, prior to the committee review of applications, please contact [e-mail]

The following must be attached to your application:

• Resume/CV - List a detailed description of the major duties that you performed as part of each job. You must demonstrate that you qualify for the position and your education and experience must be clearly documented.
• Cover Letter
• Three Supervisory References - Please make a note if you do not want your present employer contacted unless necessary to determine your qualifications for the position.

Additional Information

Transcripts

Newly hired faculty must assure that their official transcripts are sent by the degree granting institution(s) to Great Basin College Human Resources Office within 30 days from the effective date of employment. Regionally accredited institutions must have awarded academic degrees.

If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. Any expense related to the evaluation will be the responsibility of the candidate.

Background Check

An online background check will be required of the selected applicant; a third-party administrator will perform this.

Sponsorship

GBC is not able to support sponsorship for employment. Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States.

Open Until Filled

This posting will be posted for a minimum of 30 days from 7/20/2026 or until filled. Applications may be reviewed upon receipt. Recruitment will close without notice when a sufficient number of applications are received, or a hiring decision has been made.

Posting Close Date

Note to Applicant

A background check will be conducted on the candidate(s) selected for hire.

References will be contacted at the appropriate phase of the recruitment process.

As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.

All document(s) must be received on or before the closing date of the job announcements.

Schedules are subject to change based on organizational needs.

HR will attempt to verify academic credentials upon receipt of hiring documents.

NSHE is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination on the basis of a person's age (40 or older), disability, whether actual or perceived by others (including service-connected disabilities), gender (including pregnancy related conditions), military status or military obligations, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, national origin, race (including hair texture and protected hairstyles such as natural hairstyles, afros, bantu knots, curls, braids, locks and twists), color, or religion (protected classes).

About Great Basin College

Located in the high desert of rural Nevada, Great Basin College is a Carnegie classified baccalaureate and associates degree granting institution embracing a comprehensive hybrid mission to deliver a full four-year liberal arts and sciences, community college and applied technical learning curricula. With its main campus in Elko, a beautiful site with residential housing and state-of-the-art learning technologies, GBC serves the largest geographic area of Nevada's colleges. Great Basin College serves the citizens residing in ten