Academic Advisor

Description:

Responsibilities

• Provides high quality advising to current students
• Develops multi-semester degree planning following curriculum guidelines; aligns students' academic interests and aptitudes with appropriate professional goals
• Develops partnerships with other academic departments
• Connects students with appropriate academic and non-academic student services that promote their success
• Maintains thorough and accurate documentation of individual advising sessions
• Registers students with academic holds, those who experience computer generated prerequisite blocks, those approved for overrides, and those who are unsure or unclear about their registration skills; preregisters students for their first term at GHC
• Attends new student orientations
• Attends training and meetings
• Travels to other campuses to assist with advising and orientation
• Serves on committees as requested
• Performs related duties

Required Qualifications

• Knowledge and level of competency commonly associated with the completion of a baccalaureate degree in a course of study related to the occupational field
• Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years
• Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver¿s license for the type of vehicle or equipment operated