Fort Lewis College
Academic Advisor
Fort Lewis College, Durango Colorado · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$51k-$54kDetected 1 day ago
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About the role
- Essential Functions and Responsibilities:
- Proactive Caseload Management & Outreach (20%)
- Monitor caseload engagement and outcomes, adjusting outreach and follow-up efforts to ensure students remain on track.
Responsibilities
- Use advising systems and data to support accurate academic planning, track student progress and inform student decision‑making.
- Maintain and manage advising availability (appointments and drop-ins) and provide advising through individual, small group, and orientation sessions, including high-volume periods (e.g., orientation, registration, add/drop), while maintaining accuracy and a student-centered approach.
- Apply professional judgment and maintain broad working knowledge of academic policies, institutional processes, and related financial aid considerations to guide students through complex academic decisions and next steps.
- Advisors are responsible for actively managing their caseload of primary advisees through intentional outreach, engagement strategies, and use of data to support student progress and timely completion.
- Develop and implement proactive outreach strategies aligned with key academic milestones (e.g., orientation, registration, academic standing, course alerts, credit momentum, advisor transition).
- Meet established performance expectations and measurable advising metrics - including outreach volume, timeliness, documentation accuracy, and quality of student engagement - to support re-enrollment and retention goals for your caseload, as defined by the Director
- Participate in team-based advising campaigns and shared outreach efforts to support student persistence and timely registration.
- Use academic plans, milestone tracking, and advising data to identify students in need of support and conduct timely outreach.
- Academic Advising & Student Success Support (55%)
- Coursework builds on the natural, cultural, and historical resources found around the Four Corners region.
Requirements
- In this role, Academic Advisors guide students in academic planning, degree exploration, and institutional navigation while helping students build the skills needed for long-term academic success.
- Manage an assigned caseload of undergraduate students and provide individualized academic advising aligned with degree requirements and student goals.
- Help students develop academic plans, understand degree requirements, select courses, and explore majors, minors, and co-curricular opportunities.
- Support transfer students by reviewing prior coursework, evaluating degree progress, and developing clear pathways to degree completion.
- Apply institutional policy and professional judgment to ensure accurate academic records, degree audits, and external compliance requirements (e.g., scholarship verification, placement processes).
- Participate in required meetings, training, and professional development activities.
- Ability to work in a confined area.
- Ability to sit at a computer terminal for an extended period of time.
- The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to, stand, sit
Skills
- Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution
- Demonstrated organizational skills and attention to detail, particularly in maintaining accurate records and documentation.
- Master's degree in higher education, counseling, student affairs, education, or a related field
- Experience in academic advising, student success, or retention-focused work within higher education
- Familiarity with degree audit systems, academic planning tools, early alert platforms or CRM Systems (Workday Student, Slate, etc.)
- Knowledge of proactive advising or caseload management models
Compensation
- Salary range is $50,500 to $54,000
- The s alary range is $50,500 to $54,000 for this position, plus a comprehensive benefits package.
Benefits
- Degree programs span the arts, business, education, health sciences, humanities, and social and natural sciences.
- The report is updated and published annually in accordance with the Higher Education Amendments of 1998, Federal Student Right-to-Know, the Federal Drug-free Schools and Campuses Act of 1989.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision requirements due to computer work
Equal opportunity
- Fort Lewis College does not discriminate on the basis of race, age, color, religion, national origin, sex*, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, family or domestic status, political beliefs, veteran status, pregnancy, or genetic information. Accordingly, equal opportunity for employment shall be extended to all persons. The College shall promote equal opportunity, equal treatment, and affirmative action efforts to increase the diversity of students, faculty, and staff. The College is dedicated to building a culturally diverse and pluralistic faculty and staff committed to teaching and working in a multicultural environment. To file a report, get resources, read policies, or make an appointment, See www.fortlewis.edu/CARE.
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- Office of Compliance and Community Standards
- David Pirrone, Director of Compliance
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