Pre-College Advisor

Miami Dade College is now accepting applications for the Pre-College Advisor, Recruitment position. The Pre-College Advisor provides support and guidance to prospective and newly admitted students by facilitating their enrollment and ensuring these students have the best opportunity to achieve their educational goals while assisting them with their admission and matriculation.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provides pre-admissions advisement to prospective and newly enrolled students
• Assists students with residency and the financial aid process while resolving student admissions issues
• Provides admission, assessment, registration, and program information
• Uses caseload management technologies to communicate and provide proactive advising to students
• Participates in recruitment activities and workshops 
• Coordinates career themed events in collaboration with faculty and staff
• Works collaboratively with high school leadership to develop an annual action plan
• Assists students with clarifying their career pathway and selecting a program of study
• Serves on College and campus committees

Minimum Requirements:  

• Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution in higher education or related field and three (3) years of related experience
• All degrees must be from a regionally accredited institution
• Knowledge and understanding of College organization, goals and objectives, policies and procedures and programs
• Knowledge of academic advising and career development principles and practices, residency, and financial aid regulations
• Experience advising students in higher education setting
• Ability to work collaboratively and independently while taking initiative to create opportunities for recruitment and advising
• Ability to demonstrate excellent interpersonal and communication skills in order to work effectively with a wide range of constituents and to provide high quality support and customer service constituencies in a diverse community
• Ability to apply ethics, logic, and critical thinking to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
• Ability to make evidence-based recommendations using relevant data
• Knowledge of Microsoft office software and specific computer programs related to area of responsibility
• Ability to work a flexible schedule to include evening and weekend assignments
• Ability to interact in a positive manner in a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural environment with students, faculty and staff

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Miami Dade College is the largest, most diverse and highly regarded college in the nation. We operate eight campuses with over 6,000 employees who educate over 164,000 students from around the world. The College offers over 300 programs of study and several degree options, including vocational, associate, and baccalaureate degrees. With such a large organization, our employment needs are very diverse. From full-time professional faculty to part-time adjunct faculty and support staff, the people who comprise the MDC workforce are the innovators who help the College maintain our reputation as one of the most highly regarded colleges in the country.