Academic/College Success Advisor
Reports To: Associate Dean of Students: Advising & Orientation
Job Summary
Do you enjoy working with student’s and helping them achieve their educational goals? If so, Hawkeye Community has an opportunity for you!
Student Services is looking for an Academic/College Success Advisor to join their team. As the full time Academic/College Success Advisor you will primarily focus on the advising and retention of students by coordinating semester registration procedures, providing advising for students, as well as providing referrals to on-campus and off-campus resources. This position also develops educational plans consistent with students’ career/life goals and objectives and advises students on appropriate courses.
Additionally, this position coordinates and delivers educational and career activities/workshops individually and to groups, collaborates with Student Services staff, faculty, student educational resources, and other College staff relative to retention planning issues and related activities. Furthermore, as the College/Academic Success Advisor, you work with students by assisting them regarding program advising and referral to academic, non-academic and community services as well as coordinating and providing transfer information for colleges and universities.
Hawkeye Community College is a comprehensive community college focused on meeting the needs of the community by providing quality, affordable learning experiences for a diverse student body through our Adult Learning Center, Business and Community Education Department as well as through more than 50 career and technical programs and liberal arts transfer programs. Hawkeye Community College’s mission is about empowering students, strengthening businesses and enriching communities with a vision to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve.
Essential Job Functions
Important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
Working Conditions
Anticipated schedule is: Monday – Friday 8:00am - 4:30pm with occasional evenings and Saturday hours. During certain times of the academic year, there is potential for remote work up to one day a week. Remote work is dependent upon business needs of the department and/or college"
Requires skills for succeeding in an office environment, using technology. Requires good hand-eye coordination including visual acuity to use a keyboard and read technical information; arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp. Work is performed in an office setting. Sit, stand, bend, lift and move intermittently during working hours. During course of day, interact with students, faculty and staff in person, by telephone and computer.
Employment Status
Full time, exempt position with a comprehensive benefits program including health, dental, vision, life, and LTD insurance, a Section 125 plan for medical and dependent care expenses; holiday, personal, sick, and vacation leave; tuition reimbursement; and a choice of retirement programs—IPERS (defined benefit) or TIAA (defined contribution). Salary will be commensurate with the applicant’s education and experience.
Application Procedure
Hawkeye Community College is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to equity and diversity in its educational services and employment practices: https://www.hawkeyecollege.edu/about/diversity-inclusion/equal-opportunity. The College does not discriminate on the basis of sex; race; age; color; creed; national origin; religion; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity; genetic information; or actual or potential parental, family, or marital status in its programs, activities, or employment practices. Veteran status is also included to the extent covered by law. Any person alleging a violation of equity regulations shall have the right to file a formal complaint. Inquiries concerning application of this statement should be addressed to: Equity Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator for employees, 319-296-4405; or Title IX Coordinator for students, 319-296-4448; Hawkeye Community College, 1501 East Orange Road, P.O. Box 8015, Waterloo, Iowa 50704-8015; or email equity-titleIX@hawkeyecollege.edu, or the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Citigroup Center, 500 W. Madison, Suite 1475, Chicago, IL 60661, phone number 312-730-1560, fax 312-730-1576, email: OCR.Chicago@ed.gov.
If any applicant is in need of a reasonable accommodation in completing the application process, please notify a member of Human Resource Services.
Hawkeye Community College is a comprehensive community college serving a ten-county region in northeast Iowa. Since opening in 1966, it has focused on meeting the needs of the community, providing quality, affordable training for learners at all stages of life. First opened as Hawkeye Institute of Technology, today Hawkeye Community College serves more than 25,000 individuals and awards almost 1,500 diplomas and degrees annually. Hawkeye has a community impact of $106 million and 1,400 jobs. Since 1966, the college has graduated more than 50,000 students, with 94 percent staying in Iowa.
Located in the Cedar Valley, the college serves 27 school districts across its 10-county service area, providing concurrent enrollment to more than 1,900 high school students.
Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
Hawkeye Community College has established and implemented an Affirmative Action Plan to reflect its ethical and legal pledge to comply with laws and regulations requiring Equal Educational Opportunity, Equal Employment Opportunity, and Affirmative Action.
The College is committed to equity and diversity in educational services and employment practices. All employees have a responsibility to contribute to an environment for learning and working that encourages and enhances the valuing of equity, enthusiasm for diversity, and passion for respectful interaction.
Reaffirmed by Dr. Todd Holcomb, December 2019