Academic Advisor III

The Opportunity:

UCF Global is seeking an Academic Advisor III to provide academic advising and student support in areas including but not limited to recruitment, career goals, orientation, enrollment, engagement, retention, and progression and persistence.

This position is eligible for overtime.

Responsibilities:

• Provides academic advising and transition support to students to impact retention, completion, and progression in the UCF Global programs.

• Identifies and helps resolve obstacles impeding the academic success and career goals of students while in the UCF Global programs.

• Supports students in developing a required academic plan to meet completion and progression requirements in the UCF Global programs.

• Analyzes students' academic and personal issues/concerns and provides timely referral/intervention services.

• Follows and explains University and UCF Global programs' academic policies, procedures, and guidelines in order to help students to achieve their educational goals.

• Supports with the assessment of advising, support practices and programming based academic performance data.

• Utilizes advising technology systems to manage advising notes, student data, enrollment, retention, completion, and progression at UCF Global.

• Coordinates and presents during UCF Global orientations, social, cultural, and transition programming for students.

• Participates in program-related planning to assist students with the transition process.

• Engages current and prospective students in a variety of communication and outreach events.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree and 3+ years of relevant experience, or a Master's degree and 1+ year, or an equivalent combination of education and experience pursuant to Fla. Stat. 112.219. Click here for more information

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in a related field such as student personnel, psychology, counseling among others.

• 3 years of related experience.

• Experience working with international students.

• Experience designing and implementing engagement and retention programs.

Special Instructions to the Applicants:

This position is eligible for overtime.

Are you ready to unleash YOUR potential?

As a next-generation public research university and Forbes-ranked top employer in Florida, we are a community of thinkers, doers, creators, innovators, healers, and leaders striving to create broader prosperity and help shape a better future. No matter what your role is, when you join Knight Nation, you'll play an integral role at one of the most impactful universities in the country. You'll be met with opportunities to connect and collaborate with talented faculty, staff, and students across 13 colleges and multiple campuses, engaging in impactful work that makes a positive difference. Your time at UCF will provide you with many meaningful opportunities to grow, you'll work alongside talented colleagues on complex projects that will challenge you and help you gain new skills and you'll have countless rewarding experiences that go well beyond a paycheck.

Working at UCF has its perks! UCF offers:

• Benefit packages, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending, and Employee Assistance Program

• Paid time off, including annual and sick time off and paid holidays

• Retirement savings options

• Employee discounts, including tickets to many Orlando attractions

• Education assistance

• Flexible work environment

• And more…For more benefits information, view the UCF Employee Benefits Guide click here.

Unless explicitly stated on the job posting, it is UCF's expectation that an employee of UCF will reside in Florida as of the date the employment begins.

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Department

ELI Operations Payroll

Work Schedule

Monday

• Friday; 8:00am

• 5:00pm

Type of Appointment

Regular

Expected Salary

$42,367.00 to Negotiable

Job Posting End Date

07-08-2024-12-00-AM

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:

The University of Central Florida is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer including Disabled/Vets. Click on UCF's Equal Opportunity Statement to view the President's Statement.

The UCF affirmative action plans for qualified individuals with disabilities and protected Veterans are available for inspection in the Office of Institutional Equity, Monday through Friday, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., upon request.

As a Florida public university, UCF makes all application materials and selection procedures available to the public upon request.

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