Academic Advisor, 2, Health Sciences Pathway

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

All employees are expected to maintain a permanent residence within the State of Utah as a condition of employment. New employees must provide a valid Utah residential address within 30 days of their start date.

Salt Lake Community College’s (SLCC) vision is to “be a model for comprehensive and transformative education, strengthening the communities we serve through the success of our students.” 
SLCC Academic Advisors are proud to be part of an institution whose vision, mission, and values are clearly defined. We seek candidates to join our team and who have the desire and ability to work with a broad student population.
The purpose of Academic Advising is to help our students identify their educational and career/transfer goals, advise students about their pathway of study, and work with students to create academic plans that lead to successful completion.
Academic Advisors are members of an integrated college team providing individual academic, and related support to an assigned group of college students as they progress through their programs. 
Pathway Advisors provide support and guidance to their students to ensure they have the best opportunity to achieve their educational goals.

Academic Advisors for a pathway do the following:

• Assist students in identifying educational paths related to their pathway or program of study.
• Deliver one-on-one comprehensive and group advisement support services to an assigned group of students through degree completion and a range of academic counseling and support strategies.
• Teach students about college degree requirements and how to understand and follow graduation maps, interpret a degree evaluation/audit, and develop a responsible approach to academic planning.
• Be knowledgeable of pathway-specific programs at the college and related transfer options; maintain awareness of and communicate program changes to students.
• Refer students to co-curricular options to enhance their college experience such as Student Life and Leadership organizations, study abroad, service learning, research, and internships that align with academic and career goals.
• Track the engagement and progression of students to ensure they reach key benchmarks throughout their academic program. 
• Work collaboratively with assigned academic areas to review curriculum and create graduation maps with the intent of increasing student completion in a timely manner.
• Assist the Director in establishing student learning objectives related to the work of the department and academic pathways, intervene with students to produce intended outcomes and participate in assessment and evaluation.
• Participate in array of meetings (e. g. , Staff, PAC, Curriculum, Transfer) and relevant program, division and departmental meetings.  
• Ability to communicate effectively with a broad range of people with a variety of abilities and backgrounds, to maintain good working relationships across the College.
• Ability to work with all groups from a variety of academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds, and with community college students, faculty, and staff, including those with disabilities.

Bachelor's degree required.  
Emphasis in educational psychology, education, communication, or other related field preferred.   
Two years of direct, paid, full-time work experience required.
Computer literacy required.

Master’s degree in related field preferred. 
Higher education experience strongly preferred.
Bi-lingual in Spanish preferred.
Experience advising for the Health Sciences.

SLCC Information

Salt Lake Community College is Utah’s largest open-access college in the state. We proudly educate 45,000+ students pursuing degrees in 100+ programs across 8 areas of study, and Utah’s fastest growing industries and four-year baccalaureate programs consistently welcome SLCC graduates. Every SLCC employee has a hand in transforming students’ lives to strengthen its surrounding communities. SLCC employees work at 8 locations across the valley and capital city of Salt Lake with easy access to the beautiful Wasatch Mountains, world-class outdoor recreation, sporting events, museums, history, and arts and entertainment.

Salt Lake Community College seeks and values contributions from each community member and welcomes new perspectives. A respectful work environment is its top priority; academic excellence and lasting transformation occurs when we can collaborate freely. As an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution, SLCC leads the state with the highest enrollment of students from the Latinx/a/o community. SLCC is committed to serving students and being a model for inclusive and transformative education.

Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

SLCC is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). In addition to URS, SLCC offers several other retirement account options.

This position is subject to a successful completion of a criminal background check.