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Posted: 15-Feb-25
Location: Davenport, Iowa
Internal Number: 2360
Job Description:
This role provides information to students and potential students about college programs, admissions policies and procedures. Ensures accurate information sharing and college enrollment. Duties will include thorough academic planning, career exploration, scheduling of courses and college tuition payment options. Assists in coordinating workshops, orientation, and special advising events.
Great Benefits include but not limited to:
Great Benefits include but not limited to:
- Administrative Paid time off annually starting at 160 hours vacation, 112 hours sick, 16 hours of personal time. 11 paid holidays off, including a week in December. Summer 32 paid hours off
- Retirement plan with 9.44% employer contribution
- Employer paid & voluntary Life insurance
- Health, vision and dental plans
- Employer paid Long Term Disability insurance
- Tuition reimbursement for employees, spouse and dependents attending EICC
- Flexible Spending Account options
- Professional development and education reimbursement benefits
- State employee discounts for phone, hotels, museums, etc.
- Employee Assistance Program
- YMCA discounted membership, Single plan as low as $7 monthly
Required Qualification:
- Bachelor's degree or higher in education, counseling, or related field.
- Ability to work effectively across academic disciplines and as part of a team.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including both oral and written skills.
- Strong organizational skills.
- Significant intercultural acumen and ability to work with diverse populations.
- Creativity and commitment to program initiatives.
- Knowledge of retention strategies and technologies to support and improve student success.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master's degree preferred
Typical Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Understand and be able to explain all programs and majors offered by EICC.
2. Provide students with information regarding application, educational offerings, financial aid, assessment testing and course placement, selection of college courses, and related District policies and processes.
3. Assist students in the development of an educational plan.
4. Consult informational documents, web sites and institutional contacts to advise students on course transferability and support students' transfer goals.
5. Identify and utilize a variety of resources to assist students with career decision-making and selection of a major.
6. Supports student retention efforts by pro-actively engaging with students to ensure their academic advancement.
7. Assist with events organized to provide enrollment and advising services.
8. Inform students about alternatives, limitations, and possible consequences of academic decisions. Authorize course withdrawals.
9. Remain current with technology used to provide advising services and information.
10. Is committed to providing quality service that meets or exceeds the expectations of internal and external customers.
11. Responsible for managing retention cases referred by the faculty.
12. Provide proactive referrals of students to college, district, and community service agencies as appropriate.
13. Work closely with various departments within the college to determine enrollment objectives and develop appropriate strategies for achieving those objectives.
14. Assist with the planning and delivery of college orientation sessions both campus and online.
15. Lead or co-lead a student organization, such as Phi Theta Kappa.
15. Lead or co-lead a student organization, such as Phi Theta Kappa.
16. Other duties as assigned.
About Eastern Iowa Community Colleges
Eastern Iowa Community Colleges includes Clinton, Muscatine and Scott Community Colleges. Stretched along the banks of the Mississippi River, the district covers all of Clinton, Jackson, Muscatine and Scott Counties, as well as parts of Cedar and Louisa Counties.
The district regularly boasts fall enrollments of more than 7,000 students in both Associate in Arts / College Transfer programs as well as more than 30 Career Technology options.
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