Temporary Full-Time Advisor

Schoolcraft College; Livonia (MI); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Schoolcraft College in Livonia, MI is seeking two temporary full-time Advisors to serve new, current, and former students. Work hours are 8:30–5:00, Monday–Friday, on-site at the Livonia campus.

The roles are for up to one year, with responsibilities including advising, career guidance, records interpretation, and progress tracking. The position emphasizes student advocacy and applying student-development principles.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
• Demonstrated communication skills.
• Demonstrated student advocacy.
• Understanding of student development theories and models.

Responsibilities

• Use the academic advising best practices to build relationships with students to increase student persistence and completion.
• Provide career advising to students and utilize career assessment tools as part of advising.
• Assist students with interpreting transcripts for course selection and degree planning.
• Inform students of enrollment processes and available college resources.
• Develop and update academic and transfer plans; track progress for assigned students.
• Attend trainings and meetings, contribute to advising and transfer activities, and participate in college events as needed.

Skills

Communication skills

Student advocacy

Student development theory

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

Job Summary

The Advisors report to the designated administrator. Student populations served by Advisors include new, current, or former students.

We are looking for two (2) temporary full-time Advisors, for up to one (1) year . The hours will be 8:30-5:00pm, Monday through Friday, and the work will be in-person from our Livonia, MI campus.

Schoolcraft is a comprehensive, open-door, community-based college. The mission of the College is to provide a transformational learning experience designed to increase the capacity of individuals and groups to achieve intellectual, social, and economic goals.

Posting Details

Posting Detail Information

Posting Number SFA747P

Open Date 10/30/2026

Close Date 11/15/2026

Open Until Filled No

Job Title Temporary Full-Time Advisor

Status Temporary

FTE 1.0

Classification Title Faculty Non-Exempt

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
• Demonstrated communication skills.
• Demonstrated student advocacy.
• Understanding of student development theories and models.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in student personnel, higher education, educational, or comparable.
• Experience in student services at a community college.
• Academic advising experience at a community college or four-year university.

Physical Demands

Schoolcraft College is an AA/ EEO Employer.

• In-Person: This position requires the employee to be onsite at Schoolcraft College.
• Writing Skills: Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Language Skills: Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
• Communication Skills: Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from prospective and current employees, and groups of managers.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide with all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Office Environment: This role may involve being in a stationary position in front of a computer, using a keyboard, mouse (or applicable equipment) and telephone. Communicating and exchanging information with individuals electronically or in person. This role may also involve standing and walking for periods of time, and the use of hands and moving objects on occasion, of up to 10 lbs.
• Noise Level: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Hours 40 hours/week

Salary $30.37-$46.96/hour, per Faculty Contract

Job Duties

• Use the academic advising best practices to build relationships with students to increase student persistence, retention, certificate/degree completion and successful transfer.
• Provide career advising to students and utilize Schoolcraft approved career assessment tools (e.g., Career Coach), as an integral tool to support career selection, during the appropriately scheduled advising appointment.
• Assists students in interpreting assessment results and high school transcripts or other external transcripts with regard to course selection.
• Inform students of restricted enrollment application processes.
• Provide students with information about college supported resources (e.g., orientation, student email, WebAdvisor, and Blackboard).
• Create and update academic and transfer plans when needed.
• Track the academic progress for all assigned students through the student planning tool.
• Perform outreach to students minimally twice per fall and Winter semesters and minimally once per Spring and Summer session.
• Assist students with transitioning to college and understanding applicable Schoolcraft College policies and procedures.
• Develop and advise students about student success plan.
• Serve as a student advocate, acting as liaison among students, faculty, college departments, and community resources.
• Document interactions with students as they pertain to advising
• Attend training, Advising and Transfer meetings, and other assigned meetings and college events, unless excused by the designated administrator, or use of a leave day, and as agreed to by the Advisor for events that occur outside working hours. Applicable notes will be shared with the other advisors and designated administrators within two weeks of attendance.
• Participate in pertinent growth activities, conferences, and organizations such as MIACADA or NACADA conferences as approved by the designated administrator.
• Attend and participate in transfer information events hosted by colleges and universities as approved by the designated administrator.
• Take thorough notes and share them with the other Advisors
• Consult with teaching faculty, instructional administrators, and other appropriate staff regularly for information exchange and rapport building.