Academic Advisor

JOB TITLE: Academic Advisor

DIVISION: Academics

DEPARTMENT: TRIO Student Support Services

REPORTS TO: Director, TRIO Student Support Services

JOB EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Full time, Exempt

UPDATED: September 2025

SUMMARY: The Academic Advisor will work with students in TRIO Student Support Services to support the transitions into, through, and out of college for both traditional and transfer students. Responsibilities include planning and implementing programs and activities, academic advising, and counseling. Working with a wide variety of constituents is necessary; this will include students, faculty, staff, and outside vendors. Additionally, the incumbent will be expected to work within the Franciscan values of the University.

This is a full-time position funded by a grant from the US Department of Education.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Advise students on an individual and group basis.
• Assist with the instruction of a TRIO-SSS BCU experience course
• Counsel individual learners, working with them to aid in the development of both hard and soft skills.

• Support students in developing a long-term plan for reaching their post college objectives.
• Plan and publicize TRIO Student Support Services programs and events.
• Partner with admissions to identify and serve eligible transfer students.

• Plan and implement regular office activities and educational workshops.
• Other duties may be assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree required in counseling, education, human services or other program with appropriate experience.
• Experience working with young adults.
• Awareness of and sensitivity to issues relating to diverse student body.
• Reliability to maintain an established in-person work schedule.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of student information and work-related information.
• Presentation skills to groups of various sizes.
• Experience working with college students-especially first generation and low income.
• Experience with instruction and/or curriculum design.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients and other employees of the organization.

TECHNOLOGY SKILLS: Accomplished skills in typing, word processing, and spreadsheet management. Familiarity with Outlook and other Microsoft software preferred.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exits. Ability to interpret 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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stand and reach with hands and arms.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

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

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.