Aims Community College, locally governed, locally funded, is a progressive community college with centralized administrative services located on the Greeley Campus which supports three additional locations.
Situated on the Front Range of the Colorado Rockies, and enjoying 300+ days of sunshine a year, Aims Community College is student success oriented and prepares students for success in more than 160 degree and certificate programs.
You are not just a number here at Aims Community College, our wonderful Staff, Faculty, and Administration work as a team to ensure excellent service and offer the most affordable tuition in the Front Range.
The Academic Advisor works directly with students in providing academic advising, initial career planning, and retention services designed to keep students enrolled in college and help them achieve their educational goals.
The ideal candidate will have a strong desire to serve Community College students and prior knowledge and experience with Student Services/Student Affairs in Higher Education.
Join our team as we support our students' intellectual, personal, and professional growth through the pursuit of their academic goals.
Duties, Roles & Responsibilities:
1. Special Population Advising:
- Provide specialized academic advising to students on an ongoing basis for special population students such as probation/suspension, under 16, concurrent enrollment, VA students, demographically traditionally underserved students.
- Assist students in selecting courses and combinations of courses that reflect unique needs of special population students.
- Complete specialized paperwork with students and parents, when applicable.
- Explain applicable policies and procedures to students.
- Refer students to other offices on campus such as Academic Pathways and Financial Aid.
- Refer students to academic resources on and off campus.
2. General Academic Advising:
- Provide academic advising services to students on an on-going basis.
- Advise students regarding academic interests, college offerings, and requirements.
- Assist students in selecting courses and combinations of courses that reflect individual interests and academic preparedness.
- Interpret assessment scores and place students into correct courses for selected program of study.
- Utilize resources (paper and electronic) such as transfer guides, to assist students in course selection and career goals and instruct students how to use other institutions' transfer guides and plan for successful transfer.
- Explain financial aid processes and connect students to appropriate resources (e.g., FAFSA forms and scholarship options).
- Assist students with the financial aid credit limit and probation appeals.
- Engage in the career planning process by explaining the connection between majors, interests/abilities, and career goals.
- Keep accurate log notes in an electronic database that reflects the discussion and essential information conveyed to students by adhering to ethical standards of practice.
- Teach students how to register on line and use Web Services features.
- Refer students to appropriate resources on and off campus based upon their needs and course selection.
- Inform and assist students with Graduation Application Process.
- Input and retrieve information from integrated databases (Banner and Heiberg).
- Review student files each term.
- Maintain currency on advising information by attending meetings and conferences and reading various materials.
- Respond within 24 hours to student phone calls and e-mail inquiries.
- Teach general students how to problem solve by identifying alternative options as they relate to their life and career goals.
- All aspects of advising case load management including student outreach, follow-up, and resource referral.
3. Retention Initiatives:
- College Student Inventory Advising-contact and meet with students to review significant aspects of individual's college student inventory, including providing referral and resources for academic motivation, general coping strategies, and receptivity to support services.
- Academic Early Alert-Contact and meet with students who have been identified by faculty through the early alert system to determine causes of academic performance below evaluation expectations; monitor student academic progress and follow-up with at risk students; and provide training for new advisors as assigned.
- Participation and contribution to developing emerging student retention models based in national best practices.
Other duties as assigned.