Academic and Career Advisor
Company: Universal Technical Institute
Location: Austin
Posted on: November 18, 2023
Job Description:
Academic and Career Advisor
Job Locations
US-TX-Austin
ID
2023-4560
Type
Regular
Overview
The Academic and Career Advisor provides support and guidance
throughout a student's lifecycle to ensure students are positioned
for success in all facets of their academic journey. The Academic
and Career Advisor will work with students assigned to them from
before the first day of class to graduation and beyond, providing
academic and career advising. This position is responsible for
helping students secure employment, navigate academic requirements,
creating a sense of campus community through events and activities,
and addressing concerns that may impact a student's ability to
persist.
Responsibilities
- Plans and coordinates new student
orientation and registration in collaboration with other support
departments and Admissions to ensure students are informed and
prepared to begin their academic pursuits. Collects any missing
documents and fully executes enrollment agreements as needed.
- Partners closely with the Home Office in preparation for each
start to ensure all required Admissions documents are on file and
audited.
- Instills a sense of campus community through student
activities, interactions, and support activities, including
acclimation to the blended learning environment and the
post-secondary setting in general.
- Assists with identifying local employment opportunities,
populating job boards, creating resumes, and coordinating on campus
events to support active students in their job search
endeavors.
- Monitors grades and attendance to ensure that students are
maintaining satisfactory progress, and academically advises
students who fail for either academic or attendance reasons in
accordance with all applicable regulations and policies.
- Provides academic and personal advising to students who need
assistance and refers to students to other resources when
appropriate. Creates and maintains community resource list.
- Ensures active students are prepared for industry employment by
providing mock interview opportunities, resume workshops, career
counseling sessions, career development courses, and job search
techniques.
- Plans and coordinates career fairs, employer visits, MSAT
expos, virtual employer sessions, and other employment events in
order to provide opportunities for students to connect with
employers and understand the variety of entry-level positions
available to them in the industry.
- Promotes and introduces students to student and
manufacturer-paid MSATs by delivering informational presentations
to students throughout their program, providing guidance and
direction regarding career opportunities while presenting the value
proposition.
- Ensures strong employment rates for active students and
graduates by continually following up with unemployed
students/graduates through a variety of different touch points
including one-on-one meetings, classroom surveys, classroom
presentations, phone calls, text message and/or social media
contacts, as well as utilizing the EDGE team to market students to
employers who may not have job postings on the job board.
- Completes paperwork for student withdrawals, leaves of
absences, double coursing, etc. and processes student changes in
student database, following established SLAs.
- Partners with Education Department to address student issues
i.e., discipline, academic, personal, etc.
- Assists with the preparation of accommodation plans following
UTI's ADA/504 policy (as assigned).
- Assists with the Veteran's Benefits process (as assigned).
- Serves as a liaison with housing providers, ensures students
housing needs are met and housing status codes are updated,
mediates roommate conflicts, supports all housing functions as
needed (as assigned)
- Ensures ACCSC standards as well as state guidelines, where
applicable, are met by accurately collecting and recording
students' and graduates' employment records.
- Partners with the Home Office centralized team when needed on
scheduling, record maintenance, employment verification, and other
duties as business needs dictate.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education / Experience
- 4 yr degree in related field preferred but not required.
- 2-3 years of experience in education field preferred but not
required Skills
- Ability to advise and guide adult students in academic and
life-skill matters
- Computer skills required (i.e., Word, Excel)
- Excellent customer service, communication, and organizational
skills
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment with tight
deadlines
- Ability to shift priorities quickly and effectively
- Demonstrate learning agility and maintain a positive attitude
Abilities
- Must be able to lift, carry, push, or pull up to 5 pounds 5% or
less of the workday
- Must be able stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl 5% or less of the
workday
- Must be able to talk, see, hear, concentrate, think, learn, and
reason for all of the workday
- Must be able to sit and walk or otherwise move around for
prolonged periods throughout the workday.
- Must be able to use a keyboard and do manual tasks for
prolonged periods throughout the workday.
- Available flexible hours and some Saturdays Work Environment
- Work is performed indoors in a climate-controlled
environment.
Keywords: Universal Technical Institute, Austin , Academic and Career Advisor, Other , Austin, Texas
Didn't find what you're looking for? Search again!
Loading more jobs...