Job Description
Academic Advisor Job no: 496779
Work type: Full-time
Location: Florence, KY
Categories: Staff
Title: Academic Advisor
Salary: $41,730
Contract Term Length: 12 Months
Standard Hours: 37.5
Work Location: Discretionary Hybrid
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
College: Gateway Community & Technical College
Campus Location: Gateway Boone
Department: Academic Advising
Total Rewards Gateway Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity, including:
- Exceptional health care, vision, and dental coverage for you and your family
- Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
- 403(b) retirement plan: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
- Vacation/Sick Time
- Work-Life Balance
- 9.5 Paid Holidays
- 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
- Employee Assistance Program
Job Summary The Advisor II independently manages a student caseload, develops individualized success plans, utilizes proactive outreach and intervention strategies, and collaborates with campus partners to support student persistence and completion. This position serves as a key resource for students navigating academic, personal, and institutional barriers.
Job Duties: Advising and Student Success Planning
• Manage an assigned caseload of students and provide individualized advising and support.
• Assist students with educational planning, course selection, transfer opportunities, and career exploration.
• Develop student success plans designed to support persistence, retention, and completion.
• Monitor student progress and identify potential barriers to success.
• Maintain accurate and confidential student records.
Retention and Intervention
• Utilize early alert systems and student success technologies to identify students needing intervention.
• Conduct proactive outreach to students experiencing academic, financial, or personal challenges.
• Coordinate referrals and follow-up services to ensure students receive appropriate support.
• Implement intervention strategies designed to improve retention and persistence outcomes.
• Monitor effectiveness of outreach and intervention efforts.
Collaboration and Student Success Initiatives
• Serve as a liaison between students, faculty, academic divisions, and student support services.
• Participate in enrollment, retention, and student success initiatives.
• Assist with development and implementation of communication and outreach plans.
• Support assessment activities and recommend opportunities for process improvement.
• Participate in professional development and special projects and performs other duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelors degree or equivalent and 2-4 years of relevant experience
- Ability to guide students through academic planning and institutional processes while helping them understand requirements, policies, and next steps toward their educational goals.
- Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate complex academic information clearly and professionally to students, faculty, staff, and external partners.
- Commitment to supporting student success through proactive guidance, clear communication, and timely follow-up.
- Ability to support students through multiple advising formats, including individual appointments, group sessions, and outreach initiatives designed to promote student progression and success.
- Maintain accurate advising notes and documentation in institutional systems using established procedures.
- Detail-oriented, self-motivated, ability to work independently and adapt seamlessly to fast-paced, dynamic environments.
- Skilled in engaging and supporting students from different cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities effectively and meet tight deadlines.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Forms, Outlook, Teams, SharePoint, Word)
Preferred Qualifications: - Experience in student-facing roles in higher education, preferably a community college environment.
- Experience assisting students with academic planning, program exploration, or transfer pathways.
- Familiarity with student information systems and advising technologies (e.g., PeopleSoft, CRM systems, appointment scheduling platforms).
- Previous experience in a community college setting
Employee Rights - Employee Polygraph Protection Act
Equal Opportunity Employer - The Kentucky Community and Technical College System is an equal educational and employment opportunity institution.
Advertised: 17 Aug 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
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Job Tags
Full time, Contract work, Work at office