Thank you for your interest in Truckee Meadows Community College. If you need assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please contact Human Resources at (775) 673-7168 or [email protected] .
Job Description
Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC), located in Reno, Nevada is seeking applicants for an Academic Advisor.
Minimum Qualifications
1. Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in education, student development or a related field.
2. One year of experience as an Academic Advisor or related student services area in a college or university setting.
Preferred Qualifications
1. One year of academic advising at a community college.
2. One year experience working with PeopleSoft.
3. Bilingual skills preferred.
4. Master's degree in education or counseling field from an accredited institution preferred.
Responsibilities
Candidates must exhibit an appreciation of, a sensitivity to, and respect for a diverse academic environment, inclusive of students, faculty, and staff of varying social, economic, cultural, ideological and ethnic backgrounds.
1. Advise continuing and transfer students.
2. Assist students with educational planning, goal setting, and degree options.
3. Assist in the graduation application review process to ensure students have sufficient credit to complete their desired degree.
4. Work in a collaborative manner with TMCC staff and faculty to ensure information given to students is accurate and timely.
5. Answer questions students have through email and text.
6. Work at the Quick Question desk in the front office to assist students who have quick questions and do not need a 30 minute appointment.
7. Help students understand accuplacer scores and other placement options so they are properly placed into the correct English and Math.
8. Assist students with their MyTMCC so they are informed on running an academic advisement report, use the My Planner tool, and enrolling into classes.
9. Place substitutions for students who have courses transferred in that are similar by nature to our courses.
10. Attend professional development workshops and conferences to enhance the quality of Academic Advising.
11.Knowledge of Advising theories and best practices, including the Appreciative Advising Framework
12. Utilize student systems (i.e. PeopleSoft, e2e Achieve, OnBase, TES) to advise students and maintain accurate records
13. Other duties as assigned.
Salary and Benefits Information:
Salary: $48,688 - $60,860 initial salary placement will be dependent on education level and years of experience.
Perks of Working at TMCC
Health insurance options including dental and vision - Health Insurance
17.5% retirement match, 24 annual leave days, a beginning balance of 30 sick leave days, 12 paid holidays
Life insurance, long-term disability, generous annual and sick leave - NSHE Benefits
Sports and Fitness Center with annual or monthly membership options for employee and spouse/domestic partner.
ComPsych supports employees through life's difficult moments.
Professional Grant-in-Aid : TMCC is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee’s spouse or domestic partner.
Free parking on all TMCC campus locations.
No State income tax
All full-time faculty and staff are provided with a variety of discounts and employee purchase programs.
Exempt
Full-Time Equivalent
Required Attachment(s)
Please note, once you submit your application the only attachment/s viewable to you will be the attachment/s to the resume/CV section of the application. Any additional required attachment/s to the cover letter, references, additional documents sections of the application, will not be viewable to you after you submit your application. All uploaded attachment/s will be on the application for the committee to review. To request updates to attachments, prior to the committee review of applications, please contact [email protected] .
In order to be given full consideration all of the following must be attached to your application.
1) Resume/CV
2) Cover Letter
3) Contact Information for Three Supervisory References – Please make a note if you do not want your present employer contacted unless necessary to determine your qualifications for the position.
Posting Close Date
Note to Applicant
Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications. Search committees will use this information to determine that applicants meet minimum qualifications as listed in the job announcement.
This posting will close at 12:00 am on the date listed above. The posting will no longer be available to apply to after 11:59 pm the day prior.
All documents, including unofficial transcripts for academic positions, must be received prior to the closing date listed on the job announcement.
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check upon hire.
As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.
Schedules are subject to change based on organizational needs.