Academic Advisor - Albany

Unlock your full potential in the innovative and inclusive environment at Bryant & Stratton College. We are a career-focused, private, nonprofit college built differently to serve the needs of students, alumni, associates, employers, and the community. Founded in 1854, Bryant & Stratton College offers real-world education leading to bachelor's, associate's, and professional certificates after completion in the fields of healthcare, technology, legal, business, graphic design, and more. We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes competitive salaries, medical/dental/vision insurance, generous paid time off, 401(k), and company-paid college tuition for associates and their families. Bryant & Stratton College is a Public Service Loan Forgiveness certified employer. 

Responsible for sustaining an environment of academic and professional excellence for students and educational team members. This position supports students and learning through student advocacy, academic coaching, customer service, and campus and community referrals.  Hours are 2 days a week 8:30 am - 6:30 pm (1 hour unpaid lunch), 2 days a week 9:00 am - 7:00 pm (1 hour unpaid lunch) and Friday 8:00 am - noon.  With occasional Saturdays and holidays. 

ESSENTIAL POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES/FUNCTIONS: NEW Student Academic Advisor 

1.       Maintain direct and proactive contact with students. This includes meeting with individuals as well as small groups on an ongoing basis to build rapport, identify barriers to success, set, and review (and revise when necessary) academic and career goals and develop action plans for related success.

2.       Convey to and discuss with students, the necessary aspects of curriculum, course sequencing, academic status, registration, financial responsibility related to educational loans and the importance of long-term career and academic planning.

3.       Monitor program outcomes and requirements to ensure compliance with the Official College Catalog and to assure current knowledge of program offerings from a career and employment perspective.

4.       Teach and model decision-making and problem solving skills to help students to become their own self-advocates and make independent, informed decisions regarding their academic and career future.

5.       Schedule regular campus presence visits to hallways, student lounge and classrooms to proactively reach out to students and elicit regular and purposeful conversations to build student relationships, help student to affiliate with the College and to respond to emerging concerns.

6.       Utilize and know when and where to apply appropriate academic advisement theories to help students strengthen their academic and career readiness skills and abilities.

7.       Maintain professional relationships with admissions representatives, financial aid representatives and faculty to assure that they are easily accessible when needed to help address a student related concern.

8.        Support curricular and co-curricular involvement through referral, participation and advertisement of available opportunities to students.

9.       Participate in the coordination of new student orientation, new student reception, Career Development Classes, graduation, and other campus/department activities and other academic/advisement/student services duties as assigned by the Dean.

10.     Maintain knowledge of current advisement practices through participation in professional advisement associations and maintaining commitment to regular review of scholarly academic reading within the advisement discipline.

11.    Maintain an active professional (electronic) advisement portfolio.

12.    Perform other related duties as assigned.

Please note that the compensation information is a good faith estimate of the base pay for this position. The selected candidate’s actual base pay for this role will take into account a wide range of non-discriminatory factors including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. At Bryant & Stratton College, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. Information about the total compensation package for this position will be provided during the interview process.  

NON-EXEMPT POSITION:   

SALARY:  

$44,000 - $48,500 ($21.15 - $23.31 per hour)  

This position is eligible for overtime.