Posting number: 2026133
Department: VP Instruction & Workforce Education
Division: First-Year Experience
Job classification: Academic Advisor - First-Year Experience
Posting type: Open
Categories: Student Services
Work with faculty, peer academic coaches, and first- year students to promote academic planning connected to long-term career goals and academic progress in a proactive holistic advising case management approach. In-person work on campus is an essential function of this position.
Assist in the development and implementation of retention initiatives by working with faculty to provide timely feedback to students about their academic progress. Advise students on college policies, procedures, and program requirements. Provide highly responsive holistic advisement on individual student needs and barriers to success inside and outside the classroom.
Advise and provide students with degree plans that meet their short-term as well as long-term educational and career objectives and assist them in developing their class schedules.
Support faculty in monitoring and following-up with students on their academic progress. Assist students who are in jeopardy of withdrawing from the college by working in conjunction with faculty to develop a plan for academic improvement.
Maintain knowledge of College Readiness Standards and El Paso Community College program requirements, and act as a liaison between students and faculty. Create and maintain a record retention system to document students’ status and progress.
Develop, plan, and conduct on-going educational first-year seminars and workshops for students and faculty on strategies, policies and procedures, and issues pertaining to student academic advisement, student retention, and degree completion.
Work with first-year students in collaboration with faculty to promote the planning of intentional academic pathways.
Perform other duties as assigned.
NOTE: A copy of the transcript reflecting this required education MUST be submitted for consideration and reflect completed coursework and degrees conferred. The candidate must be fully qualified for the position at the time of application.
Individuals desiring consideration MUST complete and submit an EPCC Application for Employment on-line by the announced deadline.
COPIES OF ACADEMIC TRANSCRIPTS MUST BE uploaded with the application. CURRENT EMPLOYEES ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO UPLOAD THEIR TRANSCRIPTS WITH EACH SUBMITTED APPLICATION; TRANSCRIPTS IN PERSONNEL FILES CANNOT BE ACCESSED BY EVALUATORS FOR THIS PURPOSE. APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED WITHOUT TRANSCRIPTS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. Only documents stating 'Transcript' or 'Unofficial Transcript' will be accepted. Other documents (Degree Audit, Degree Summary, Program Summary, etc.), uploaded in lieu of transcripts will not be accepted.
College, Employment Services, P.O. Box 20500, El Paso, TX 79998. Mailed documents MUST include the position title and posting number for this position vacancy.
A letter of application, resume, letters of recommendation, and other supporting documents are optional but highly encouraged and may be submitted on-line with the application form or forwarded to the Human Resources Department at El Paso Community College, Employment Services, P.O. Box 20500, El Paso, TX 79998. Mailed documents must be received by the application deadline. Documents received after the application deadline will not be accepted.
Copies of transcripts must reflect completed coursework and conferred degrees. All academic coursework and degrees must be from an accredited college or university or be certified by an acceptable agency that the institution is recognized by the appropriate governmental agency in its home country (this is generally stated in the degree evaluation).
Transcripts issued in a language other than English must be accompanied by a full translation (word for word) by a current member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). Additionally, each foreign transcript must be evaluated for equivalency to United States accredited coursework.
Applications containing foreign transcripts that are not accompanied with the above required documentation will not be considered.
Out-of-town candidates invited for an on-campus interview will be reimbursed for one-half of the transportation cost for travel performed within the United States. The College will arrange and pay for up to two nights lodging.
In accordance with federal law and as a condition of employment, the successful candidate must furnish documentation verifying employment authorization eligibility and identity before being employed.
The El Paso Community College County District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability and veteran status.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to handle or feel, and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must frequently lift and move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
