Academic Advisor, Full-Time Faculty

Position Title
Academic Advisor, Full-Time Faculty

Requisition Number
FAC00485

General Description
The Department of Advising invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track faculty Academic Advisor for the academic year.
This position is integral to our dynamic and growing department, reporting to the department head of Academic Advising. Faculty Academic Advisors provide proactive advising to current and prospective students, assisting them in exploring their choice of major and career goals while creating educational plans for academic and social success. Please note – this is a non-teaching role.

In this role, you will deliver extensive academic advising to a caseload of students through individual and group sessions, both in-person and virtually. Responsibilities include interpreting placement test scores, facilitating New Student Registration Events, and staying updated on institutional changes. You will track student progress, utilize technology-enabled advising tools, and connect students with appropriate resources and support services. Strong communication skills are essential as you advocate for students and foster relationships across departments. Additionally, you will engage in ongoing professional development and assessment of advising services to enhance student success. If you are passionate about empowering students and committed to their educational journeys, we encourage you to apply

College Intro
Community College of Philadelphia is an open-admission, predominantly Black institution and a minority-serving institution which provides access to higher education for all who may benefit. CCP's Strategic Plan affirms the College's long-standing commitment to quality, access, affordability and upward mobility while including an emphasis on diversity, equity and inclusion. This plan firmly plants student success at the center of all efforts, establishing the means for each student to achieve their goals.
Teaching faculty are an integral part of the larger Academic and Student Success Division at CCP including Workforce Development or Career Training. The Academic and Student Success Division is a community of learners committed to student success as demonstrated through equitable and measurable outcomes, innovative practices, relevant curriculum, quality learning, and a rewarding student experience. As a minority-serving institution, CCP faculty contribute significantly to our collective efforts to improve student success and eliminate racial equity gaps through the utilization of inclusive and high-quality teaching practices.
Specific Responsibilities

• Provide extensive and proactive academic advising to a caseload of students utilizing both individual and group formats via in-person and virtual delivery systems.
• Review and interpretation of placement and other standardized test scores, courses prerequisites, explains development course sequencing and recommends appropriate courses for students intended plan of study.
• Lead and facilitate New Student Registration Events for first-time college students.
• Stay abreast of changing institutional information including admissions requirements, new programs, course changes, deadlines, important dates, costs, updates in college-wide initiatives,