Senior Academic Advisor, College of Human Sciences and Humanities

Description:

The Senior Academic Advisor at the University of Houston-Clear Lake is responsible for advising and managing a caseload of students in the College of Human Sciences and Humanities. Evaluates student academic history and creates accurate degree plans that lead to timely graduation. Provides academic advising support to students from admissions to graduation. May supervise non-professional office staff.

Duties:

• Advises prospective and current students on academic requirements, course selection, and University policies and procedures.
• Analyzes and processes degree plans, petitions, graduation applications and other academic processes.
• Advises students who are not in good standing, including providing retention services for students on probation, analyzing and processing requests for readmission from academic suspension, and financial aid appeals.
• Supports orientation programming and prospective students events as needed.
• Makes student referrals to and seeks shared input from other relevant UHCL resources.
• Independently coordinates and manages one or more programs or processes related to academic advising at the college or departmental level as assigned and performs related duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's degree.
2. Minimum three years of academic advising experience in a higher education setting.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree.
• Engagement in professional academic advising organizations.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of various approaches in academic advising.
• Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills as well as strong critical thinking and listening skills.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work and handle numerous tasks with frequent interruptions with strong attention to detail.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills.
• Ability to assimilate large amounts of information, recall that information as well as the ability to understand and interpret policies and procedures.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.  The University of Houston System and its universities are an Equal Opportunity Institution.