Salary Range: $20.69 hr
DBM Rating:
C41
Job Category: Professional/Staff
Anticipated Start Date:
10/15/2025
Campus: Brenham
FLSA
Non-Exempt
Security Sensitive?:
Yes
Work Hours: Maximum of 19 hours per week as needed
Objective
To provide
individual services in the academic advisement, transfer information, and acacemic development activities.
Provides academic
advisement on curriculum/academic programs requirement of Blinn College and other institutions of higher education.
Required
Quals Summary
Bachelor’s Degree; Excellent communication skills, past college academic advising experience
preferred
Special Notes To Applicants
Maximum of 19 hours per week as needed during peak advising times of
the year.
Quick Link: https://employment.blinn.edu/postings/12651
Principal Accountabilities
1. Assist
prospective and currently enrolled students with developing an educational plan of academic or technical courses to achieve their intended
educational goal
2. Provide academic advisement towards completion of Blinn College academic and technical program requirements as well
as to transferring institutions
2. Interacts with parents and guardians of students while ensuring that the students’ FERPA rights are
protected
3. Remain current on academic guidelines, college policies, and transfer requirements
4. Maintain accurate and consistent
records of academic advising activities
5. Assist with New Student Orientations, Engineering Academy advising days, and other
registration activities as needed
6. Perform other related tasks as assigned
Minimum
Qualifications
Bachelor’s Degree
Minimum Competencies
1. Excellent communication and
organizational skills
2. Computer literacy and ability to learn proprietary software
3. Ability to establish and maintain effective
working relationships with students, staff, faculty, parents, and the general public from diverse ethnic and socio-cultural
backgrounds
4. Ability to work in a collaborative work setting
Preferred Qualifications
Master’s Degree in
a related field
Three years experience in higher education
Two to three years academic advising experience at the community college
level
Preferred Competencies
Experience with Microsoft Office Suite, Banner software, Excel, and other office
suites
Ability to multi-task
Are there particular working conditions associated with this job that should be noted (I.E.,
working environment, hours of work, workspace, etc.)?
Yes
If ‘Yes’, please explain
The Advising
office listed hours are from 8am until 5pm. On occasion student advising may exceed the normal work hours and the Academic Advisor is
expected to remain on premises until the student(s) is finished with their advising session.
In addition the Advising office hosts
various student events which may take place after hours and/or on a Saturday.
Physical and Mental
Requirements
Moderate lifting, 15 to 44 lbs., Moderate carrying, 15 to 44 lbs., Walking, Standing, Sitting, Operating office
equipment, Seeing, Writing, Counting, Reading, Telling time
Environmental Requirements
Working closely with
other, Working alone
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