Career Pathways Advisor

Salary: $61,236.26 Annually

Edison State Community College invites qualified candidates to apply for the full-time position of Career Pathways Advisor. The Career Pathways Advisor serves as the primary support contact for students working to achieve their educational goals. This position delivers individualized advising, coordinates campus resources, and implements intervention strategies supporting student success. In addition, the incumbent may specialize in serving students from special populations (e.g., veterans, students with disabilities, at-risk students) or special initiatives (e.g., community connections, non-academic support system). By connecting students with appropriate resources and building personalized success plans, the advisor helps ensure access to educational opportunities while supporting student persistence from enrollment through completion.

To be considered, candidates should include cover letter, resume, and list of education/work experience, including job titles in chronological order when completing their online application.

Edison State Community College is an EOE/AA Employer.

Functional Responsibilities:

Student Advising and Support:

• Meet with assigned students for initial in-depth advising, career planning, and mapping out an initial Student Education Plan (SEP) using the Guided Pathways model.
• Interpret and apply Edison's assessment/placement model, including the use of multiple measures, for new and transfer students.
• Provide guidance on the career process, including major referrals to Career Development as needed.
• Foster student self-advocacy and independence by teaching students how to navigate online systems and processes while connecting them to information and learning opportunities.
• Establish regular communication and meetings with assigned students to encourage continued success and completion, proactively addressing issues that may arise.
• Work cross-divisionally and collaboratively with Academic Affairs, Workforce Development, and other College departments to increase student success, retention, and completion rates.
• Collaborate with faculty advisors in updating Student Education Plans (SEP) using the Guided Pathways model and addressing issues connected to enrollment, registration, and completion.
• Document all student encounters utilizing the prescribed advising notation technologies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Professional Development and Compliance:

• Maintain and uphold FERPA regulations.
• Attend scheduled advising training sessions and stay abreast of curriculum and policy changes.
• Participate in advising initiatives and projects as directed by the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs.
• Share relevant student feedback and insights with the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs to support continuous improvement.

• Serve on College committees as assigned.
• Engage in professional development.
• Other duties as assigned.

Specialized Support Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary contact for assigned special population student groups.
• Oversee specialized campus spaces, resources, and programming initiatives.
• Assist students with benefit navigation, compliance requirements, and reporting processes.
• Coordinate recognition activities and awareness programming for special populations.
• Share expertise and provide cross-training to colleagues on special population needs and services.
• Adapt support strategies based on evolving institutional priorities and student demographics.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Personal Qualifications:

• Demonstrated knowledge of academic advising principles and practices.
• Understanding of the Guided Pathways model and student success strategies for diverse student populations.
• Working knowledge of applying data-informed decision-making to support student retention and completion.
• Strong ability to interpret and communicate complex academic requirements to students.
• Excellent customer service, communication, and advisement skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to and ability to work with diverse student, faculty, and staff populations.
• Ability to develop and maintain excellent working relationships with all levels of students, faculty, staff, and community partners.

• Detail-oriented with strong organizational skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and student information systems.
• Ability to manage several projects with multiple deadlines simultaneously.
• Understanding of Edison State's Career Pathways model and Guided Pathways approach.

Required Experience:

• Two years of experience in advising, or
• Two years of experience in enrollment, or
• Two years of experience in career counseling.
• Experience serving populations within a community college setting is preferred.

Required Educational Background:

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Master’s degree in counseling, or
• Master’s degree in student personnel, or
• Master’s degree in related area is preferred.

Supervises the following staff:

This position supervises student workers as assigned.

The following benefits are available to full-time Professional/Technical employees. Employees working less than thirty hours a week are ineligible.  

Health & Life Insurance:

• Edison State Community College provides excellent medical and dental plans with cost-shared premiums. 
• The college offers a reimbursement program to share a portion of the employee's out-of-pocket expenses.
• Each employee receives an accidental death and dismemberment insurance policy.

Retirement Benefits:

• Edison State Community College participates in the Ohio Public Employee Retirement System (OPERS).
• Based upon the Ohio Revised Code, 10% of an Edison State employee's gross salary is deposited into their individual OPERS account. The college contributes an additional 14% which is not figured into the employee's base salary.   
• An option for an alternate retirement plan is also available.  Employee and employer contributions would be the same as above.

Benefits that are not cost-shared by the college (available for payroll deduction):

• Vision
• Supplementary Life Insurance
• 403(b) Tax Deferred Annuities

Vacation:

Professional/Technical employees receive 3 weeks of vacation each year which begins accruing on the employee's first pay period.  After five years of employment with Edison State the Professional/Technical employee will receive 3.5 weeks each year, after ten years this increases to 4 weeks, after fifteen years the employee will receive 4.5 weeks of vacation and this once again increases to 5 weeks after twenty years of employment with the college.

Sick Leave:

Edison State employees receive 3 weeks of sick leave each year which begins accruing on the employees first pay period.

Holiday Pay:

At the start of their employment employees are eligible to receive pay for the 11 holidays for which the campus is closed.

Tuition Waiver:

• Edison State employees receive 100% of their instructional fees waived for any Edison State courses they take.  
• Dependents (spouse or children) of full time Edison State employees receive the same 100% waiver for Edison State course instructional fees and dependents of part time employees receive a partial waiver.

Tuition Reimbursement:

Edison State offers partial tuition reimbursement for continued education.

Health Club Contribution:

Edison State will pay a portion of an employee's yearly premiums for a health club membership.  Memberships to some local YMCA organizations can be payroll deducted.

The college also provides an on-site fitness center to employees, students and the community at no charge.