Academic Advisor

To be determined by supervisor and employee.

The University Advising Center is looking for a temporary, part-time Advisor for the Fall 2025 semester. Duties include:

- Provide support to undeclared first-year and transfer students to maximize success.

- Meet with students via in-person/phone/video to provide information and guidance on academic-related issues, such as general education requirements and exceptions, major/career exploration, major declaration/degree requirements, academic planning, course selection, registration, transfer credit evaluation/substitution, add/drop and withdrawal, academic success strategies, and University and College policies.

- Facilitate students' academic progress by evaluating their needs and developing appropriate educational plans.

- Make referrals and connect students to on campus resources (e.g. tutoring, extended or intensive assistance with career decisions, counseling support, financial aid, etc.).

- Manage and mitigate issues that negatively impact student success and assist students in resolution of difficulties regarding degree programs, policies, and procedures.

- Participate in the advising-related portion of new and transfer student orientation sessions.

- Maintain students' academic files that include a record of the advising activity that takes place during each visit and all email and/or phone interactions.

- Utilize advising technology to schedule appointments, review transcripts/degree audits/early warnings, grades, and degree completion progress.

- Engage in all outreach campaigns to targeted student populations (which include reinstated from suspension, probation, semester warning, early alerts, and mid-term alerts), track their progress, and provide holistic proactive advising.

- Proactively reach out to all assigned students at regular intervals to ensure they are meeting expectations.

- Maintain and convey knowledge that pertains to degree requirements, declaration of a major, and University policies, such as, but not limited to probation, suspension, and Academic Forgiveness.

- Monitor and stay current on applicable laws, policies, procedures, student development theories, and advising theories.

- Work collaboratively and effectively with other advisors, staff, and faculty across the University and College, utilizing evidence-based best practices for advising to increase student and advisor success.

Other miscellaneous duties as assigned.

* Temporary staff employees are ineligible to receive benefits (leave, health coverage, State service credit, etc.). They are, however, covered by Worker's Compensation provisions.

However, any non-permanent employee hired to work 30 or more hours per week for three months or more (cumulative of all positions, and not designated as variable hour worker), must be offered the chance to enroll in the High Deductible Health Plan, within 30 days of their eligibility. Any non-permanent employee hired to work less than 30 hours per week (cumulative of all positions or designated as variable hour worker - i.e. student workers) are measured during designated measurement periods. If they average 30 or more hours per week over a designated measurement period, they will be offered the chance to enroll in the High Deductible Health Plan and will be notified of instructions.

*Special Notes Regarding Eligibility for the High Deductible Health Plan

https://hr.charlotte.edu/benefits/benefit-plans/health-insurance