Academic Advisor (NLV)
Job Description
The Academic Advisor is responsible for providing academic advising to prospective, new, transfer, and continuing education students in individual and group advising settings regarding schedule(s), choice of major, number of hours to be taken, etc. The Academic Advisor provides expertise in program requirements, participates in retention activities, and may be involved in other college-specific special projects assigned. The Academic Advisor works with students to implement a personalized…
success plan and identify available resources and take corrective actions essential for academic success.
The ideal candidate can:
- Articulate and communicate effectively with students, parents, faculty, and staff.
- Accommodate a work schedule that extends beyond a traditional 8 AM-5 PM schedule when required.
- Be intentional about creating an affirming and inclusive space for the diverse student population we serve.
- Serve as a knowledgeable resource for students and colleagues.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university; OR equivalent combination of education and experience.
- One year in post-secondary/graduate assistant experience in college recruitment, advising, or retention services.
Preferred Qualifications
- Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) experience.
- Direct academic advising and/or coaching experience in a community college setting.
- Demonstrated understanding of the purpose and function of community colleges.
- Working knowledge of PeopleSoft as it pertains to Student Services, Degree Audits, Running reports, and related duties. Ability to provide effective personal and academic advisement to a diverse college student body.
- NSHE experience.
- Bilingual Spanish.
The ideal candidate should possess the following knowledge, skills, and abilities:
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to effectively communicate information and ideas.
- Exhibit excellent critical-thinking skills through a demonstrated ability to interpret and evaluate explanations of problems of sensitive and complex nature, analyzing and defining uses obtained explicitly and implicitly from students, faculty and staff.
- Ability to develop specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish the tasks at hand.
- Demonstrate a strong understanding of institutional policies.
- Good knowledge of discussing educational goals with students; identifying student strengths and weaknesses.
- Experience: in student counseling, development, education, or related field.
- Demonstrate ability to provide effective academic, personal, financial, adjustment and career advisement to a diverse college student population.
- Can demonstrate the ability to create and access documents utilizing Microsoft Office.
- Understand advising theories and advising best practices.
- Possess strong problem-solving skills, resourcefulness, and demonstrated ability as a self-started planning and carrying out short-term and long-term action plans.
- Must be approachable and personable and articulate with excellent writing, interpersonal and public speaking skills, and able to communicate effectively with students, parents, faculty and staff.
- Can demonstrate competency utilizing technology (Microsoft Teams/WebEx) to provide positive customer service to students, faculty, and staff.
Salary information:
Administrative Faculty B - The starting salary is $50,207.
*This position is contingent upon ongoing and available funding.
Exempt Yes
Full-Time Equivalent 100.0%
Required Attachment(s)
To be considered for this position, please upload the following documents to your application:
- Resume/CV
- Cover Letter
- Contact information for three professional references (Name, email and phone number)
- Unofficial Academic Transcripts (Applicants who have earned their degrees outside of the United States must have their educational transcripts evaluated by an approved evaluator if their college or university is not listed in the most recent edition of the Higher Education Directory, published by Higher Education Publications, Inc. If you have any questions regarding this, please reach out to the Human Resources, Talent Acquisition & Classification team)
Local Search Out of Area/State Candidates will not be offered travel reimbursement.
For more details on this position, please visit our website: My Career at CSN.
Posting Close Date 08/6/2026
