Professional Advisor – College of Health and Behavioral Sciences

Professional Advisor – College of Health and Behavioral Sciences

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution or 4 years of equivalent experience.
• Advising, communication, and situation-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Proactively communicates with advisees regarding registration procedures, academic policies, and other general academic information.
• Assesses the students’ stages of academic development and assists students to establish realistic and attainable academic goals with the primary duty being course registration each semester.
• Advises students on academic issues; identifies the educational options appropriate for each student as their situation dictates.
• Works collaboratively with units such as the Transfer and Military Center, Academic Advising and Career Exploration Office, and the Registrar’s Office regarding training, development, and degree requirements.
• Identifies available options for students to satisfy degree requirements in a timely manner, including a substantial number of student-support services designed to assist them.
• Proactively and systematically engages students to assist them in meeting each deadline needed to move them efficiently and effectively through the requirements to complete their degrees.
• Monitors academic progress of each student assigned to them. With the aid of the early alert system, analyzes progress reports from faculty; promotes satisfactory academic progress toward degree completion. With faculty, identifies and discusses current and potential needs or problem areas (e.g., study skills, tutoring needed, writing issues, etc.) and refers students to appropriate services.
• Maintains student files and records; documents all pertinent student information; updates student information system including advisor notes at regular intervals, after each contact with a student, and as needed in special circumstances.
• Makes students aware of relevant Fort Hays State University policies and procedures.
• Reviews mid-term and end-of-semester grades; conducts unscheduled grade audits as individual situations require.
• Assists students as needed in the completion of registration, adds, drops, etc.
• Identifies options for students to satisfy specific degree requirements; evaluates and makes recommendations on desirable or needed adjustments to students’ academic programs.
• Utilizes the enrollment system to monitor advising enrollment reports.
• Assists students with registration and provides guidance in course selection in keeping with the students’ requirements to complete their degrees, and with consideration for their interests and abilities.
• Participates in the professional advising community at FHSU.
• Participates in training and development opportunities to enhance advising skills and abilities.
• Follows up with students who have not registered as start of each semester approaches.
• Is knowledgeable about aspects of the admissions process for new students, including admissions policies and procedures, financial aid, costs, placement exams, registration procedures, student housing, etc.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.