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Academic Advisor, Transfer & Career Pathways

Lake Michigan College • Benton Harbor, MI • 1d ago

Posting Number: 0001026

Reports to: Director of Advising

Department: Advising

Classification: Exempt

Full or Part-time: Full Time

Job Summary:

Position facilitates student success and goal achievement through holistic, appreciative advising that integrates academic, transfer, and career planning. Supports students from entry to completion within Guided Pathways framework, helping explore goals, select programs, create educational plans, and connect with resources. May be assigned caseloads by individualized specialty areas (e.g., athletes, international students.) Working closely with Student Success Coaches (SSCs), ensures students receive proactive, coordinated support. Together, provide academic guidance, career exploration, and personalized outreach to promote student retention, persistence, and completion. Contributes to positive, student-centered culture aligned with College mission and Guiding Principles.

Essential Functions:

Advising & Academic Planning 1. Provide proactive, appreciative advising for students from onboarding to completion in assigned academic, transfer, and career pathways and specialty areas. Maintain accurate and timely documentation of student interactions, advising notes, and referrals. 2. Collaborate with SSCs to provide coordinated support, helping students access academic, personal, and financial resources. 3. Assist students develop/maintain student educational plans in College planning system. 4. Guide students in selecting programs of study, course sequencing, and transfer pathways aligned with academic and career goals. Help students make informed decisions by interpreting academic policies, degree requirements, and transfer options. 5. Monitor academic progress and use student success scores to identify/intervene with at-risk students.

Career Integration 1. Interpret career assessments to support student exploration and decision-making. Engage with students to connect choices to employment and transfer opportunities. 2. With SSCs, help students connect to experiential learning, internships, and career resources.

Student Success & Retention 1. As primary advising contact for assigned caseload of students, provide proactive outreach throughout semester. Support student persistence through regular communication, progress monitoring, and timely interventions. 2. Partner with SSCs to ensure seamless referrals for wraparound services such as financial aid, tutoring, counseling, and community resources. 3. Participate in orientation, first year experience, and registration programs to ensure new students are connected with their success team.

Data Informed Practice and Assessment 1. Use institutional data, TargetX, and grant metrics to track student progress/outcomes. 2. Document advising interactions, interventions, and referrals. 3. Contribute to assessment and reporting to assess advising effectiveness and equity gaps.

Campus Collaboration and Other Duties 1. Collaborate with faculty in assigned pathways to align advising practices with curriculum changes, transfer articulation, and employment trends. 2. Participate in initiatives, program mapping, and improvement of advising processes.

Other Duties:

Perform other duties as assigned.

Accountabilities:

Job Specifications:

Bachelor's degree from accredited institution required; Master's degree in higher education, counseling, student affairs, or rela

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