Job Details

First Year Advisor

Position Number: 6151492
Location: Orem, UT
Position Type: Academic Advising

First Year Advisor

Salary: $47,653.30 - $56,062.71 Annually
Job Type: FT Exempt Salaried Staff
Job Number: FY2504171
Closing: 4/28/2025 11:59 PM Mountain
Location: 800 W University Parkway, Orem
Division: VP Academic Affairs

Position Announcement

Utah Valley University is an innovative large, public institution serving a dual mission as a community college and four-year institution, located in the growing metropolitan Salt Lake City region. UVU is an open-enrollment university on track to grow over the next ten years. Our access-driven mission places employees as key figures in the lives of adult, first-generation, and high financial need students.

We know great people are the backbone behind the success of our students, and we are looking for exceptional academic advisors to join our First-Year Advising team. This is a role where you will
make a real difference in the lives of college students, empowering our students to succeed both academically and personally. UVU emphasizes "a place for you" no matter a student's personal or educational background. This allows us to continue to grow and nurture our students, university, and your career. We believe in providing exceptional care to our employees and your total compensation should reflect this. Bring your passion and experience as we design the next generation of higher education experience and culture. Now is the right time to join UVU!

This advisor role emphasizes advising practice that is holistic, proactive, and data-informed. We hope to employ individuals passionate about student success, who are excellent communicators that can build rapport quickly and maintain meaningful personal relationships with our first-year students. Strong applicants are engaging, fun, and willing to collaborate in a fast-paced, team-centered environment.

Summary of Responsibilities

Guide new students in their transition to college life through development of meaningful educational planning, major selection, co-curricular opportunities, relevant academic information, and applicable campus resources.
Support a student caseload using holistic advising approaches, proactive outreach, and data-informed strategy in an effort to assess potential roadblocks, take early action to mitigate them, and advocate on behalf of students.
Utilize technology to monitor student risk trends over time, track student performance and progress toward graduation, and proactively reach out to students in need of intervention.
Educate students on enrollment, registration, major selection, university processes, and new student success strategies.
Engage in professional development and remain current in first-year and advising best practices and research in order to adapt and apply research and professional development related knowledge to work activities.
Participate in department, division, and institutional goals and activities by assisting in the planning and delivery of programs and new initiatives.
This is an on-campus position.

Qualifications / Licenses / Certifications

Graduation from an accredited institution with a master's degree in a related field and at least two years of experience related to the summary of duties.

Preferred Qualifications

Graduation from an accredited institution with a master's degree in a related field and more than two years of experience related to the summary of duties.
Demonstrated proficiency in a language other than English, such as American Sign Language or Spanish.

Licenses or Certifications
Achieves initial UVU advisor certification within one year of employment and maintains continued UVU advisor certification status as required.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

Knowledge of student development theory, first-year specific theory, and effective student success, retention, and completion strategies.
Knowledge of the role of lived experiences and various identities in the experience of students, particularly first-generation, adult, and high financial need students.
Demonstrated skill in effective interpersonal communication, collaboration, professionalism, and student advocacy.
Ability to work effectively in a team environment in order to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students and colleagues.

EEO Statement:

UVU employment decisions are made on the basis of an applicant's qualifications and ability to perform the job without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 and over), disability, veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth, or pregnancy-related conditions, genetic information, or other bases protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

To apply, please visit https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/uvu/jobs/4910276/first-year-advisor

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