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What you'll be doing:
In close collaboration with faculty, the Career Pathways Advisor is part of a care-team designed to support the student from the initial onboarding through graduation. This position will be responsible for providing intensive support to a caseload of approx. 300 students attending Lower Columbia College in our Education and Bachelor programs.

Who you are:
We are looking for an energetic and innovative individual who has strong communication, interpersonal, and intentional active listening skills. This person must be student-focused and believe in the mission of community college. The Career Pathways Advisor must be someone who is organized, highly collaborative, and enjoys working with their colleagues to boost student success.

About the team:
The Advising department is a team of advisors who work alongside other Student Services professionals and faculty to onboard new students and improve student persistence. One of the key roles this position will have is helping all students overcome barriers and empowering them to see their contributions and value to the learning environment of the college through their unique viewpoints and experiences.

The Career Pathways Advisor is a full-time, 12 months/40 hours per week position. This position is exempt under FLSA and reports to the Director of Advising, Testing, and One Stop. The typical schedule is Monday through Friday, 8 am to 5 pm.

Visit our website for more information about LCC's mission and values that drive our service to students and everything we do at Lower Columbia College.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Manage a caseload of approx. 300 advisees within the Teacher Education and Early Learning Career Pathways and bachelor programs; duties include, but are not limited to:
• Conduct individual new student advising appointments
• Monitor each student’s enrollment
• Responsible for following up on early alerts issued to students from faculty
• Initiate regular contact during the quarter, especially with new students
• Provide appropriate intervention strategies for students under Academic Warning or Probation
• In collaboration with faculty mentors develop a two-year educational plan with each student
• Assist student in clarification of educational, career, and life goals
• Evaluate and determine the transfer of credits; research course descriptions to determine transferability in an unofficial capacity

• Collaborate with 10-12 faculty members regarding shared student caseload

• Serve as a secondary advisor to other career pathways in the absence of the primary advisor

• Assist in student retention and onboarding when appropriate at the One Stop Center

• Actively participant in the LCC onboarding process where needed

• Coordinate and/or promote special events such as College Transfer Fairs, Career Fairs, multicultural student outreach, etc.

• Understand the institution's interpretation of FERPA rules for the release of student information to faculty, parents, and students

• Participate in and assist with the shared advising library’s upkeep

• Understand requirements and successfully advise for multiple degree and certificate programs

• Disseminate transfer and/or academic information to the campus community via workshops, individual and group advising, or print, email, and social media

• Serve on appropriate college committees and be involved in the academic community

• Collaborate with faculty, staff, and other departments across campus to develop programs and workshops for students

• Represent the college at community educational and outreach events.

• Assist with student retention with an emphasis on satisfactory academic progress using current and new student interventions or the appropriate college or community referral

• Perform other related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in relevant field (or anticipates earning bachelor's degree within the next year)

• Strong technology background with ability to work with complex systems in a fast-paced environment

• Self-starter with high degree of motivation, energy, flexibility and willingness to innovate

• Ability to build positive relationships with faculty, staff, and students

• Strong oral, written and interpersonal communication skills including:
• Practicing active listening

• Showing empathy for others

• Treating others with dignity and respect

• Sound organizational and problem-solving abilities

• Service-oriented approach and positive can-do attitude with a student first mentality

• Demonstrated experience working effectively with people from diverse backgrounds and understanding of and willingness to continue learning about the diverse backgrounds of community college students

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Student Development or similar area of study

• Experience in higher education

• Experience advising or managing a large caseload
• Bilingual or fluency in other languages

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $53,175.00 - $56,270.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Retirement plan
• Tuition reimbursement
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: One location