Transfer Advisor This announcement serves to fill three (3) vacancies. The Title V Cooperative Grant provides support for transfer students through several programs. The goals of the grant are to facilitate increased transfer, support on-time graduation, and develop articulation agreements between PCC and CSU-Pueblo, and between CSU-Pueblo and other community colleges as possible. The Transfer Advisor will be responsible for orienting, advising, and retaining students within their college. The advisor will also engage in outreach to transfer students within the community.
Primary Duties:
Case Management - Mentor, advise, register, monitor, and maintain a caseload of continuing, and transfer students. Work with new transfer students to ensure a smooth transition to CSU-Pueblo. Meet individually and in groups with students to develop structured Student Success Plans and DARS reports. Track student academic progress. Utilize Starfish enrollment management system to identify students at-risk and provide academic interventions as well as make referrals when elicited. Conduct individualized follow-up sessions to provide support to students. Create and present workshops on university policies, degree audits and course registration. Help students in one-on-one meetings to select and register for classes. Assist students in connecting with other departments on campus including the academic department of their major. Liaise - Work closely with the university and college leadership teams, including deans, chairs, and faculty and staff in academic departments in order to ensure that students are taking correct classes for major. Work individually with faculty and staff from appropriate offices to ensure that related academic problems experienced by caseload of students are satisfactorily resolved. Outreach - Travel to and attend off-campus outreach events and conduct educational presentations in various educational institutions. Data Collection - Collect both quantitative and qualitative data related to each student, major and caseload. Generate reports based on collected data. Conduct program evaluations. Report results of evaluation. Contribute to end-of-semester and annual reports on student success, persistence and retention. Other - Other duties as assigned. Ancillary DutiesServe on various University committees.
Minimum Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
- Demonstrated ability to work successfully in a team environment
- Demonstrated ability to work successfully with a diverse population of students
- Strong written and oral communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:- Master's degree from a regionally accredited institution in education, communications, psychology, social work, or similar
- Experience advising at an institution of higher education
- Experience with academic departments
- Experience with advising transfer students
Experience with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy ActAll interested candidates must apply through the on-line application system. No other format of application materials will be accepted. Applicants must attach a letter of intent (cover letter); a current resume or CV; an unofficial transcript; and three professional references with contact information to the on-line application. Applications submitted without the required information above will be considered incomplete and will not move forward in the selection process.
Once submitted, applicants will not be able to make changes or add information to their application packet, with the exception of their personal contact and demographic information. Early submission of application materials is encouraged. Screening of application materials will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled, though all applications received by 4 p.m. (MST) on Monday, March 25, 2019 will be given full consideration.
