Senior Academic Advisor

Job Posting Title: Senior Academic Advisor ---- Hiring Department: College of Liberal Arts ---- Position Open To: All Applicants ---- Weekly Scheduled Hours: 40 ---- FLSA Status: Non-Exempt from FLSA ---- Earliest Start Date: Immediately ---- Position Duration: Expected to Continue Until Aug 31, 2029 ---- Location: UT MAIN CAMPUS ---- Job Details: General Notes This is a Three ( 3) Year Fixed Term Position. The College of Liberal Arts is committed to creating and maintaining an academic community in which all members are equally respected and valued. We believe the best ideas are born from sharing viewpoints, opinions, and perceptions from colleagues with varied backgrounds and experiences. For more information about the College of Liberal Arts, visit our website . Our college seeks to build a supportive, growth-minded community and cultivate outstanding and courageous leaders. For more information on staff leadership and professional development offerings, please click here and here . What benefits do I receive with UT?   The university offers an impressive benefits package including but not limited to: Competitive health benefits (employee premiums covered at 100%, family premiums at 50%) Generous paid vacation, sick time, and holidays Teacher Retirement System of Texas, a defined benefit retirement plan, with employer matching funds Flexible spending account options for medical and childcare expenses Tuition assistance Free rides on all UT Shuttle and Austin CapMetro buses with staff ID card Purpose To provide academic advising and undergraduate support to all undeclared undergraduate students in The College of Liberal arts. Help with other advising and administrative duties assigned to the Student Division. Responsibilities A CADEMIC ADVISING: Provide information and advice to students regarding degree requirements, major exploration, enrichment opportunities, academic policies, institutional rules, registration changes, and campus resources. Facilitate student petitions for exceptions to policy and convey decisions to the student. Review an updated degree audit before each advising session. Advise students regarding course selection during registration, orientation, and throughout the year. Provide information to students regarding institutional and community resources that may be useful in pursuit of academic goals and/or personal well-being. Make appropriate referrals for non-academic student issues. A DMINISTRATIVE DUTIES: Maintain accuracy of student records by updating majors and minors, completing petitions for degree modifications, and override requests. Maintain accurate advising records in Toolkit. Review and decide on late registration requests. Process registration changes. Review submitted appeals for requests outside of college or institutional academic policy. Participate in appeals meetings and engage in discussions with professionalism, respect, empathy, and a commitment to finding neutral outcomes. Review and process student inquires and academic correspondence such as financial aid, reinstatement, senior status letter, max hours, full time status exceptions, and Veteran Affairs letters. Track students with academic difficulty and monitor students on scholastic probation. Review and process graduation applications. Certify students for December, August, and May graduation, and add honors designations for each candidate. Notify students who do not satisfy their requirements for graduation. Verify progress toward degree of V A students as well as student-athletes. Take on special projects as requested and attend regular meetings. C OMMUNICATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: Creates reports upon request; attend monthly College Advisor Meetings, committee meetings; participating in office meetings and decision-making; cooperating with other departmental and campus offices; communicating and collaborating with colleagues and supervisor(s); attends and participates in training opportunities including Academic Counseling Association (ACA); identifies/attends classes that bolster skills. Other related functions as assigned. S TUDENT OUTREACH: Plan and participate in workshops, outreach, college and university wide programs, new student orientation and graduation ceremonies; assist with other college outreach events when called upon to do so. Lead First-Year Interest Groups (FIGs), and Transfer-Interest Groups (TrIGs) by collaborating with their student mentors to plan weekly lessons that include guest speakers and information on campus resources and disseminate academic information. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree and six years of experience working with college students in an academic advising capacity or master's degree in a related field and four years of experience in advising, group work, assessment and administration of college students' academic programs. Relevant education and experience may be substituted as appropriate. Preferred Qualifications Additional experience beyond the required. Master's degree and four years of experience described above or extensive experience in advising group work, assessment, and administration of college students' academic programs. Ability to relate well with college students, staff, and faculty. Experience certifying undergraduates at UT/Austin. Salary Range $55,000 Working Conditions Typical office environment Required Materials Resume/CV 3 work references with their contact information; at least one reference should be from a supervisor Letter of interest Important for applicants who are NOT current university employees or contingent workers: You will be prompted to submit your resume the first time you apply, then you will be provided an option to upload a new Resume for subsequent applications. Any additional Required Materials (letter of interest, references, etc.) will be uploaded in the Application Questions section; you will be able to mul