Academic Advisor II

Our Commitment 

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are: Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.    

Who we are

As one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, Texas A&M Health encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education, innovative research and team-based health care delivery. 

Salary: Starting at $45,000/year  

Location: College Station, TX   

Schedule: Full-Time; This position may require work beyond normal office hours and/or work on weekends

Apply! Submitting a cover letter, resume/CV to assist us with the review process. You may upload these documents to the application under CV/Resume.

Required education and experience

• Bachelor’s degree

• 2 years of advising or related experience.

Preferred qualifications

Knowledge of:

• The history and role of academic advising in higher education and at Texas A&M University.

• Texas A&M University policies, procedures, rules, and regulations relevant to academic advising.

• Legal guidelines of advising practice, including privacy regulations and confidentiality.

• The characteristics, needs, and experiences of major and emerging student populations.

• How various environments are created and maintained in advising interactions for major and emerging student populations.

• Resources and effective, appropriate responses to address mental health issues that may affect the well-being of students.

• Information technology applicable to relevant advising roles.

• Training methods and techniques for planning, designing, developing and delivering instructional content that is engaging, effective, relevant, and applicable to achieve desired learning outcomes.

Skilled in:

• Conducting research and developing and delivering training, to include:

• Topics within the field of academic advising, including organizing activities for professional development

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• NACADA’s Core Values of Academic Advising

• Theories relevant to academic advising

• Academic Advising models, approaches, and strategies

• Professional standards and ethical guidelines for academic advising

• Expected student learning outcomes of academic advising

• Expected student success outcomes of academic advising

• Curriculum, degree programs, and other academic requirements and options, to include changes and revisions over time

• Critical partners for academic advisors and their role in the advising process

• Campus and community resources that support student success

• Project management principles and processes

• Professional standards and ethical guidelines for coaching, coaching models, and methods and techniques to evaluate the effectiveness of coaching

Proficiency level of novice in the following skills, using the novice to expert model (i.e., novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert):

• Discussing and referring students to appropriate campus resources for mental health issues

• Conducting research and developing and delivering training, to include:

• Advising tools and strategies, campus resources, and relevant updates for faculty and staff

• Supervising student employees to assist with administrative advising duties and programming

Proficiency level of advanced beginner in the following skills, using the novice to expert model (i.e., novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert):

• Articulating a personal philosophy of academic advising in alignment with NACADA models, strategies, and approaches

• Communicating in a respectful, and confidential manner using various communication approaches and modalities

• Promoting student understanding of the purpose and underlying rationale of the curriculum to set expectations for student learning

• Facilitating problem-solving, decision-making, and meaning-making for students through the advising process

• Identifying high-risk indicators, as reported by faculty, to ensure student success

• Engaging in ongoing assessment and development of self and the advising practice

• Planning and/or delivering various department related advising, student success, retention events and academic campaigns

Proficiency level of competent in the following skills, using the novice to expert model (i.e., novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert):

• Creating rapport and building relationships, to include:

• Guiding, coaching, and/or mentoring students

• Collaborating with critical partners

• Planning and conducting advising interactions to achieve student learning and student success outcomes, operating within your scope of authority, and connecting students to resources

• Demonstrating high ethical standards in advising

• Facilitating planning and goal setting, both short-term and long-term, to achieve individual learning targets and enable future readiness for students through the advising process

• Observing and identifying trends in the impact of academic advising on student learning outcomes through data review

• Using appropriate academic advising technologies to support students, including providing reports for advising initiatives and special populations

Why Texas A&M University?   

We are a prestigious university with strong traditions, Core Values, and a community of caring and collaboration.  Amenities associated with a major university, such as sporting and cultural events, state-of-the-art recreation facilities, the Bush Library and Museum, and much more await you.  Experience all that a big city has to offer but with a reasonable cost-of-living and no long commutes.   

• Medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, life and AD&D, flexible spending accounts, and long-term disability insurance with Texas A&M contributing to employee health and basic life premiums  

• 12-15 days of annual paid holidays   

• Up to eight hours of paid sick leave and at least eight hours of paid vacation each month  

• Automatic enrollment in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas   

• Health and Wellness: Free exercise programs and release time  

• Professional Development: All employees have access to free LinkedIn Learning training, webinars, and limited financial support to attend conferences, workshops, and more   

• Educational release time and tuition assistance for completing a degree while a Texas A&M employee  

• Living Well, a program at Texas A&M that has been built by employees, for employees  

Instructions to Applicants: Applications received by Texas A&M University must either have all job application data entered, or a resume attached. Failure to provide all job application data or a complete resume could result in an invalid submission and a rejected application. We encourage all applicants to upload a resume or use a LinkedIn profile to prepopulate the online application.