Academic Advising Coordinator

Job Details

Purpose

To provide advising services to undergraduate students in the Moody College of Communication.

Responsibilities

Supervise a team of academic advisors to provide guidance, resources, professional growth and development opportunities and support to lead them to success in their roles.

Lead by example and clearly communicate goals and expectations of the Office of Undergraduate Education. Provide continual and consistent performance evaluation and feedback to the team.

Develop and administer quality, high-touch, and student-centered programming and mentorship to Moody College Success Scholars (MCSS).

Manage the selection of Moody College Success Scholars and assist in the selection of Moody Mentors. Create curriculum for the second semester MCSS seminar.

Supervise Moody Mentors. Track and report on the academic progress of all students in the program.

Provides accurate, high-touch, and customer-service driven academic advising across all Moody College of Communication majors regarding academic plan of study, important college and university deadlines and other academic matters consistent with timely graduation.

Records each student contact on Advisor’s Toolkit Notes.

Lead and manage responsibilities and programming efforts to align with strategic priorities for the college including student success initiatives and timely graduation initiatives.

Represent the college in cross-campus meetings and committees, serving as a liaison for student success programming. Demonstrate expertise in verbal and written communication with students, staff, faculty, and campus partners.

Work to achieve Moody Undergraduate Education goals using diplomacy and forward thinking.

Design and maintain effective programming for students on or near scholastic probation. Coordinate with other staff and / or faculty to administer the COM 214 Student Success Seminar.

Coordinate outreach for students who are trending toward academic difficulty. Oversee advisor relations and ensure adequate outreach and follow-up with probation students.

Leads and participates in one or more Moody Academic Communities (MACs) by building community with a small cohort of students, monitoring student mentors, executing weekly lessons, and informing students about campus resources.

Full participation in all Moody College of Communication signature events and programs which include but are not limited to : Honors Day, Family Weekend, CommUnity and Gone To Texas, Moody Commencement events, and Freshman / Transfer Orientation.

Other related functions as assigned.

Required Qualifications

Bachelors Degree and 8 years experience working with college students in an academic counseling capacity, or Masters Degree in a related field and 6 years experience working with college students in an academic counseling capacity, or PhD in a related field and 4 years experience working with college students in an academic counseling capacity.

Preferred Qualifications

More than the required years of experience working with college students or in an academic counseling capacity. Experience supervising full time staff in an academic advising environment.

Experience working with educational, co-curricular and / or interdisciplinary programs at a college or university. Experience developing and leading workshops, programs or special events.

Knowledge of UT policies, procedures, course offerings, and degree plans, and experience advising students about their degree plans.

Salary Range

$60,000 + depending on qualifications

Working Conditions

Typical office environment

Required Materials

Resume / CV

3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor

Letter of interest

Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers : You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications.

Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section;

you will be able to multi-select additional files. Before submitting your online job application, ensure that ALL Required Materials have been uploaded.

Once your job application has been submitted, you cannot make changes.

Important for Current university employees and contingent workers : As a current university employee or contingent worker, you MUST apply within Workday by searching for Find UT Jobs.

If you are a current University employee, log-in to Workday, navigate to your Worker Profile, click the Career link in the left hand navigation menu and then update the sections in your Professional Profile before you apply.

This information will be pulled in to your application. The application is one page and you will be prompted to upload your resume.

In addition, you must respond to the application questions presented to upload any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.

that were noted above.

Employment Eligibility :

Regular staff who have been employed in their current position for the last six continuous months are eligible for openings being recruited for through University-Wide or Open Recruiting, to include both promotional opportunities and lateral transfers.

Staff who are promotion / transfer eligible may apply for positions without supervisor approval.

Retirement Plan Eligibility :

The retirement plan for this position is Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS), subject to the position being at least 20 hours per week and at least 135 days in length.

Background Checks :

A criminal history background check will be required for finalist(s) under consideration for this position.