Academic Advising Director jobs in Colorado

• JobID: 1019

Position Type:
School Leadership

Date Posted:
4/26/2022

Location:
Castle Rock, CO

Date Available:
08/01/2022

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Colorado Early Colleges Mission Statement: All students, regardless of background or skill level, will have the opportunity to pursue a growth mindset that will allow them to achieve mastery and to demonstrate they can succeed in school, in college, and in their chosen career. No exceptions. No excuses._

Director of Advising

Salary: $55,000
Exempt: Yes
Full Time: Yes
Supervisor: Head of School
Contact Days: 210

Benefits:

• Medical
• Dental
• PERA
• Aflac Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid time off

Job Description:

Applications are now being accepted for the position of Director of Advising for Colorado Early Colleges. This charter school is part of a network of high schools and a middle school located throughout Colorado that provides students in grades 9-12 with the opportunity to start working on college-level courses as soon as they are ready, earning a combination of high school and college credits as they pursue both a high school diploma and an Associate’s Degree or higher at no cost to the student.

Major Duties and Responsivities:

40% Advising

30% Supervision

20% Administrative Duties

ADVISING

• Course advising and registration in accordance with CEC Graduation Requirements and Academic Course requirements
• Course advising with assigned students and parent/guardians per semester to develop and support student’s 4-year Individual Academic and Career and Plan (ICAP)
• Support students with letters of recommendation, FAFSA, college applications)
• Create assigned student schedules per semester and maintain accurate records in student information system
• Maintain student and parent/guardian contact as appropriate through in-person contact, mail, telephone, email, or other computer-mediated systems.
• Coordinate, present and/or participate in various information sessions (FAFSA Night, Warrior Launch Day Orientation, Senior Night, etc.)

SUPERVISION

• Meet regularly with other advisors to ensure quality and consistency throughout the advising process
• Ensure policies and procedures are being followed and are clearly communicated
• Conduct team meetings
• Conduct one on one meetings with each advisor
• Observe advising appointments
• Arrange professional development and training opportunities to Advising Team
• Disseminate information from leadership to advising team

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

• Build and maintain relationships with partner secondary institutions and local and out of state colleges and universities.
• Coordinate with the Registrar on enrollment and mutual deadlines
• Attend student recruitment events as necessary
• Assist with Accuplacer testing
• Coordinate with Business Manager to ensure accurate tuition and billing
• Collaborate with instructors to support student academic success
• Collaborate with MTSS team
• Attend weekly leadership meetings
• Assist Admissions team in coordinating and implementing Warrior Launch Day for incoming students
• Review the course grid with the Academic Dean every semester and provide feedback on course placement
• Meet weekly with Head of School to discuss advising programming/plans

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution of higher learning
• 3-5 years’ experience providing academic/administrative support to high school and/or college students
• 1 year experience supervising a team
• Experience with diverse populations
• Bilingual Preferred
• Experience with concurrent enrollment

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND ABILITIES:

• Solution-Focused with excellent problem-solving skills
• Demonstrated experience working on a team of professionals who share responsibilities and goals in support of student education
• Organized and efficient; able to implement department policies and procedures
• Must have excellent customer service skills that result in supportive and effective interaction with team members, current and prospective students, their parents, and school staff members
• Experience creating and maintaining partnerships with post-secondary institutions

COMPUTER AND OFFICE SKILLS:

• Proficient with general computer functions such as Office 365 and Microsoft Office
• Experience with Infinite Campus is strongly preferred
• Must have sufficient computer keyboard typing speed with reliable accuracy to keep up with student data entry, email, and document creation workload of this position.

Conditions of Employment

• All offers of employment are conditional upon a successful background and references check
• Position is exempt from overtime and will require work outside of normal office hours
• Selected applicant is an employee at will
• Selected applicant must comply with the Colorado State Board of Education’s Drug-Free Workplace policy
• As required by the Immigration Reform and Control Act (IRCA), the selected applicant must verify, within 72 hours of employment, his/her legal right to be employed in the United States

Colorado Early Colleges is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00 per year