Tenure-Track Academic Advisor Faculty – Advising & Running Start

About the position This faculty position serves as an Academic Advisor in the Advising Services Department within the Student Affairs Division at Shoreline College. The department provides comprehensive academic advising to students through direct support and collaboration with instructional and student service units. Guided by a developmental and proactive advising philosophy, academic advisors empower students to navigate their educational pathways, make informed decisions, and achieve their academic, career, and personal goals. Academic Advisors support students through academic and career advising, educational planning, student success coaching, resource referrals, instruction, and collaboration with faculty, staff and community partners.

Responsibilities

• Advise prospective and current students on academic planning, educational pathways, transfer options, and degree or certificate completion requirements.
• Support students in exploring academic majors and career pathways across transfer and professional-technical programs.
• Develop individualized educational plans using student success platforms and monitor student progress toward goals and completion.
• Provide advising through appointments, drop-in services, orientations, registration support, workshops, and group information sessions.
• Conduct proactive outreach to assigned student caseloads to support retention, enrollment, persistence, educational planning, and academic standing.
• Assist students experiencing academic difficulties and connect them with appropriate resources.
• Foster engaging, inclusive, and accessible learning and advising environments that promote student success and belonging.
• Serve as a liaison to instructional divisions.
• Support the development and delivery of faculty advising training materials, presentations, and workshops.
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with faculty, staff, K-12 partners, community organizations, and higher education institutions.
• Remain current on trends, best practices, and emerging issues in academic advising, student success, and higher education.
• Offer workshops, and large-group sessions that support student success, educational planning, career exploration, and college readiness.
• Collaborate with campus departments to develop and deliver academic success programming.
• Participate in division, department, college, and campus committee meetings and activities.
• Complete required institutional training and engage in ongoing professional development.
• Support outreach, recruitment, and community engagement activities.
• Contribute to a respectful, equitable, inclusive, and collaborative campus culture.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Master's degree in Student Development, Education, Psychology, Counseling, Social Work, or a closely related field.
• Two (2) years of professional experience in academic advising, career development, counseling, or student development theory.
• Experience using Microsoft Office applications, electronic student information systems, and other instructional or student success technologies.
• Student development theory, career development theory, and academic advising practices.
• Transfer admission processes and requirements for in state and out-of-state institutions.
• Student services practices in higher education, including course placement, enrollment, and financial aid processes.
• Student success and retention strategies.
• Foster equity, inclusion, belonging, and multicultural responsiveness in advising and educational settings.
• Apply developmental and proactive advising approaches that support student success and engagement.
• Teach and facilitate learning in individual, group, and classroom settings, including online environments.
• Adapt advising and instructional approaches to meet the needs of students with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and abilities.
• Apply principles of transfer advising, career coaching, and educational planning.
• Build effective working relationships with students, faculty, staff, administrators, and community partners.
• Communicate effectively through written, verbal, and active listening skills.
• Demonstrate a commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and student-centered practices.
• Proof of authorization to work in the United States will be required at the time of hire.

Benefits

• Additional pay available for summer quarter and additional assignments.