Academic Adviser - UMSON P-TECH Subaward grant
- Employer
- Baltimore City Community College
- Location
- Maryland, United States
- Salary
- Salary Not Specified
- Date posted
- Jan 31, 2020
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- Position Type
- Faculty Positions, Health & Medicine, Nursing, Administrative, Student Affairs, Academic Advising & Academic Support Services
- Employment Type
- Full Time
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Description/Job Summary
Overview: Under the general direction of the Dean, this position will be responsible for providing academic advising of undergraduate students in the Pre-Health Professions Pathways interested in completing the RN to BSN articulation and dual –enrollment programs.
Responsibilities/Duties
Essential Functions:
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Work Environment:
This position typically works indoors in a standard classroom/lab environment, generally free from hazardous or unpleasant physical conditions. Work involves observance of safety precautions typical of modern classroom/lab settings. The work environment is highly diverse and demands a high level of cultural competence in interpersonal communications and interactions.
Physical Demands:
The work entails sitting and standing for extended periods, frequent walking, bending, stooping, and reaching. Work requires eye-hand coordination, manual dexterity, near vision acuity, and the ability to see and read printed material and computer screens. Duties involve oral, written, electronic and telephonic communication; typing; and lifting and transporting supplies, materials and equipment.
Required Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Overview: Under the general direction of the Dean, this position will be responsible for providing academic advising of undergraduate students in the Pre-Health Professions Pathways interested in completing the RN to BSN articulation and dual –enrollment programs.
Responsibilities/Duties
Essential Functions:
- Provides academic advising of undergraduate students in the PTECH nursing pathway for completion in the BCCC nursing program
- Provides academic advising regarding all relevant curriculum areas- course requirements and selection, policies and procedures, scholastic standards, new freshman and transfer issues, as appropriate for students enrolled in the PTECH nursing pathway
- Facilitates PTECH nursing students’ academic progress by assessing their needs and developing appropriate educational plans
- Maintains student academic files to demonstrate academic progression metrics. The tracking activities include documentation of each PTECH student advising meeting sessions; electronic monitoring; enrollment, progression and graduation metrics and utilization of Gap analysis.
- Assists in the development and preparation of advising/educational materials in collaboration with the BCCC Nursing faculty and Marketing Department. The educational materials may include training manuals, brochures, handouts, general information summaries, and newsletters
- Collaborates with BCCC Nursing faculty, the Admissions and Student Affairs Division and Marketing Department to conduct information sessions and distribute educational/multimedia marketing materials regarding the PTECH nursing pathway top potential, current students, and other interested parties
- Maintains, collects and disseminates information to students, faculty and departments regarding advising strategies for academic strategies and academic support services.
- Participates in professional development activities, professional conferences, BCCC departmental meetings and advisory meetings
- Collaborate with BCCC Associate Dean, BCCC Nursing to develop faculty mentoring program; identify BCCC nursing faculty mentors to participate in this program.
- Collaborate with UNSON and BCCC to design and implement a marketing campaign to attract middle school students to PTECH programs at BCCC
- Perform other additional duties as assigned
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Knowledge of group dynamics and student behavior
- Knowledge of a variety of teaching techniques
- Ability to teach and advise in a classroom lab setting
- Ability to assess educational needs and develop advisement plans
- Ability to interpret test data
- Ability to set educational goals and to define specific objectives
Work Environment:
This position typically works indoors in a standard classroom/lab environment, generally free from hazardous or unpleasant physical conditions. Work involves observance of safety precautions typical of modern classroom/lab settings. The work environment is highly diverse and demands a high level of cultural competence in interpersonal communications and interactions.
Physical Demands:
The work entails sitting and standing for extended periods, frequent walking, bending, stooping, and reaching. Work requires eye-hand coordination, manual dexterity, near vision acuity, and the ability to see and read printed material and computer screens. Duties involve oral, written, electronic and telephonic communication; typing; and lifting and transporting supplies, materials and equipment.
Required Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in counseling or related field
- Minimum of 1 year experience in academic advising or counseling
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in an institution of Higher Education
- Experience with Canvas or other LMS
- Experience in outcomes assessment
- Experience designing marketing and education materials
- Experience in public speaking in an institution to students directly and in groups
- Experience in advising students pursuing health professions careers
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