Student Connect Centre Advisor

6 months ago

Red Deer, Canada Red Deer Polytechnic Full time

**Please see Special Instructions for more details.**:
**Posting Details**:
Position Information

**Position Title**
- Student Connect Centre Advisor - Program Liaison (Term-Certain)**Position Summary**
- Are you passionate about helping students succeed? Are you looking for a place in the post-secondary field? The Student Connect Centre is seeking a Program Liaison Advisor to join their team.
- The Student Connect Centre Advisor, Program Liaison supports and manages client relationships with prospective, new, and current students by delivering advising services; implementing strategic enrolment goals and plans; representing assigned School and academic programs, and marketing and promoting information about Red Deer Polytechnic (RDP) programs and services including student support and work integrated learning opportunities. The position is part of a collaborative team that builds and improves the processes attracting learners to RDP supporting them to make informed decisions with the aim of becoming self-directed as they plan their pathway from education to career.- Using a learner-centered approach this position will retain prospective, new, and continuing students through advising ensuring they have the appropriate supports, training, and information to successfully achieve their educational goals. The role requires the ability to solve complex problems, make recommendations, and offer solutions to support strategic enrolment management targets for assigned programs and schools while exercising independent judgment and maintaining confidentiality. This position requires a high degree of flexibility, creativity, initiative, and collaboration.**Position Responsibilities**

**Program Advising and Retention**
Academic Programs:
- Deliver academic program advising to current and prospective students as the primary advisor for assigned school.
- Educate students about career and academic planning providing accurate academic program planning information based on the student’s identified pathway.
- Provide accurate information to prospective and current students related to transfer credit, pathways, and prior learning assessment.

Emergency Funding:
- Recognize that a student is in crisis, even if the student is not forthcoming regarding the full nature of their situation.
- Issue emergency refunds and book loans.
- Refer students to services at RDP and in the external community.

Financial Wellness:
- Refer students to financial wellness services at RDP and in the external community.
- Assist students to budget their resources.

Awards:
- Screen students and refer them to the award opportunities they may be eligible to receive.

Funding:
- Screen students and refer them to the appropriate type of funding for their unique situation.

**Client Service**
- Inform Associate Registrar, Learner Services of emerging issues as necessary.
- Review and provide information to the SCC Advisor - Marketing and Communications to ensure currency of all information resources.
- Maintain knowledge of RDP policies and procedures contributing recommendations to policy and procedure revisions.
- Collect and record prospective and current student information ensuring compliance with FOIPP and CASL requirements using Banner, Grad Tracker, and Client Relationship information systems.
- Support the delivery of training to students (Financial Literacy, Advising Tutorial, Grad Tracker)
- Provide coverage in the absence of SCC Advisors.
- Support events and initiatives including Campus tours, Open House, and Convocation.
- Market and promote all programs/courses including work integrated learning and co-curricular opportunities.

Additional responsibilities as outlined in job description.**Required Qualifications**
- Four (4) year undergraduate degree, or three (3) year undergraduate degree plus one full additional year of University in a related program representing four years of study or equivalent in any academic discipline area.
- Driver’s License and clean driver’s abstract.
- 1 - 2 years of experience
- Experience in the post-secondary sector
- Student advising and counseling experience
- Superior communication skills including the ability to deliver presentations (both written and verbal)
- Excellent relationship building and interpersonal skills
- Ability to source, compile, and interpret data for presentation to others
- Must be able to manage competing priorities and deadlines in a high volume work environment
- Must be willing to work independently and collaborate with others to achieve goals and objectives
- Proficiency with technology, Microsoft Office, and information systems such as Banner, Degree Audit, and Constituent Relationship Management

**Preferred Qualifications**

**Salary or Hourly?**
- Hourly**Salary**
- 34.08 to 39.87 per hour**Benefits and Compensation Information**
- An additional 15% of the hourly rate in lieu of vacation, statutory holidays and benefits.**About Red Deer Polytechnic**
- Focused on adva

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