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Position Description
University Academic Advising at the University of Washington Tacoma has an outstanding opportunity for an Academic Advisor, Senior. This position will provide professional academic advising to current and newly admitted first-year and pre-major students, including students who are exploring academic options, working towards declaring a major, considering a change of major, and those who are returning to the University. This position is expected to work on campus but may be eligible for partial teleworking. The Academic Advisor, Senior in University Academic Advising serves as a member of a professional team providing holistic advising services for undergraduate students who are:
- Clarifying their academic interests
- Preparing for admission to majors
- Pre-professionals
- Changing their academic goals
The Academic Advisor, Senior uses professional knowledge and experience with University resources to empower students to identify interests and match personal strengths with educational and career opportunities. Important aspects of the work include asset-focused and learning-centered advising, understanding of the relationship between education and career, attention to detail, frequent contact with the University’s administrative system, and active engagement with the faculty and staff in the academic program for first-year students.
Duties
SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES:
Provide live (via in person, email, online, by telephone, and Zoom) one-on-one advising for individual students within an assigned advising caseload.
This includes but is not limited to the following:
- Educate students about the relationship between their personal strengths and interests, and opportunities in the University curriculum and beyond
- Empower students to cultivate a sense of purpose in their undergraduate education
- Help students overcome challenges that hinder academic performance
- Assist students to integrate their educational and career plans, concentrating attention on developing universal skills
- Guide students through University systems to avoid or overcome administrative problems
- Foster student understanding of academic major requirements to facilitate successful realization of academic, personal and professional goals
- Counsel students dropped from the University for low scholarship
- Outreach to students exploring their academic interests
- Serve as lead for advising services including Academic Alert, liaison to Schools offering social science programs (e.g. Psychology, Social Welfare, Criminal Justice, etc.), teach the TUNIV 250 course, and serve on the Time Schedule Committee.
- Establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with team members, major advisors, and campus colleagues (e.g. Admissions, Registrar, Equity and Inclusion, Veteran and Military Services, campus housing, Office of Undergraduate Education, Global Affairs, etc.), to help students integrate their academic, career, and personal goals.
- Participate in departmental and campus activities such as weekly staff meeting, orientation, commencement, and other program-specific events and workshops.
- Provide consultation to departments and programs throughout campus. This may include working on publications or serving as a resource for information and policy interpretation.
- Other duties as assigned.
Application Process
Application Process: The application process for UW positions may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.
Institution Information
https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/fa/hr/work-uw-tacoma
Additional Information
Learn more and apply at https://tinyurl.com/ywas6a2v
Contact Information
Dr. Lorraine Dinnel ldinnel@uw.edu
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