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Academic Advisor Specialist jobs

Gateway Community College

Job Description:

The TRIO Student Support Services at Norwalk Community College is dedicated to increasing the retention, completion, and transfer of NCC students – especially those who are underrepresented in higher education, financially under-resourced, first generation in college, nontraditional or otherwise educationally disadvantaged.

Job Responsibilities:

  •  We facilitate student transitions, build community and guide students through the completion of their two-year degree in preparation for a successful transition to a four-year college.
  • This program, open to all eligible NCC students, includes the TRIO Student Support Services program – open to 247 first generation, low income, or students with a disability.
  • The TRIO Student Support Services provides one on one advising and tutoring, counseling; academic, personal, career, transfer, financial literacy, and academic success workshops, transfer planning and preparation classes as well as the opportunity to participate summer retention program.

Job Requirements:

  • Skilled in visually displaying complex, data-rich information, in a simple format that enables effective and efficient decision making by key internal stakeholders at all levels in the organization
  • Act with Humility, Lead with Transparency, and Deliver with Focus… always with unyielding integrity
  • Ability to stay calm, think clearly, and act objectively when under pressure
  • Demonstrates an interest in and understanding of others, values team success over individual success, listens, supports, and cares for others.
  • Maintains a positive outlook at work, accepts differing points-of-view, handles constructive criticism and conflict well
  • Proven success in combining commercial creativity, commercial intensity, and analytical capabilities
  • Detail oriented and takes pride in quality of work, with the ability to balance multiple tasks and priorities in real-time
  • Demonstrates leadership through strong project and stakeholder management, including ability to document, plan, market, and execute programs.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to interface and influence at all levels in the organization.
  • Intermediate to Advanced skills in Microsoft Excel; Proficient in PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Adobe PDF.
  • Ability to break down complex situations, “filter out the noise,” determine what to solve for, and methodically address the situation

Job Details:

Company: Gateway Community College

Vacancy Type: Full Time

Job Functions: Other

Job Location: Bridgeport, CT, US

Application Deadline: N/A

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