Academic Advisor, Transfer, and Career Pathways

**Overview:** Lake Michigan College is seeking a dynamic and student-centered Academic Advisor, Transfer, and Career Pathways to join our advising team. This individual will provide holistic advising services to students, focusing on academic, transfer, and career planning, to ensure student success and goal achievement. **Responsibilities:** • Provide proactive, appreciative advising for students from onboarding to completion in assigned academic, transfer, and career pathways • Collaborate with Student Success Coaches to provide coordinated support, helping students access academic, personal, and financial resources • Assist students in developing and maintaining student educational plans in the College planning system • Monitor academic progress and use student success scores to identify and intervene with at-risk students • Interpret career assessments and connect students to experiential learning, internships, and career resources • Provide proactive outreach and support student persistence through regular communication, progress monitoring, and timely interventions • Participate in orientation, first-year experience, and registration programs to ensure new students are connected with their success team • Use institutional data to track student progress and outcomes, and contribute to assessment and reporting to assess advising effectiveness and equity gaps • *Qualifications:** • Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution required; Master's degree in higher education, counseling, student affairs, or a related field preferred • Minimum of two years of experience in academic advising, career counseling, student success, or a closely related field preferred • Demonstrated ability to build supportive relationships with a diverse student population • Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills • Experience using student information systems, degree audit tools, early alert systems, Guided Pathways, Appreciative Advising, or case management models • *Benefits:** • Benefits start on first day of hire • Extensive paid time off (including Spring Break) • College fully pays the in-network health insurance deductible • Minimum of 10% employer retirement contribution per payroll • And much more Apply tot his job