Academic Advisor
$1,000 SIGN ON BONUS
Landmark College seeks individuals to join our dedicated team of academic advisors and support professionals. The Landmark College Academic Advisor is a full-time, on-campus staff member who provides developmental, academic, and career advising, executive function coaching, and regular academic support to a roster of students throughout the calendar year. Advisors are expected to become well versed in the Landmark College curriculum and support student progress in identifying strengths and challenges, self-advocating, setting short-term and long-term goals, formulating study skills and strategies, selecting courses and planning a degree path. Advisors are required to maintain records and monitor student academic progress.
The qualified candidate will have a strong understanding of learning differences, including the research basis for understanding specific learning disabilities and attention disorders, as well as a comprehensive knowledge of the developmental and instructional challenges of working with students with learning differences. A familiarity with higher education career services support is preferred. Familiarity with formal approaches such as life coaching, motivational interviewing, or appreciative inquiry is preferred. Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, strong organizational skills and proficiency/comfort working with online communication tools is required. Understanding or FERPA, ADA law, and other laws/regulations that pertain to working with college students is expected. The position requires regular interaction with faculty, staff, students, and parents. Must have the ability to represent Landmark College professionally in all interactions. The ability to responsibly handle confidential/sensitive information is critical. This is a salaried and exempt position that requires a willingness to occasionally work weekends and after-hours.
QUALIFICATIONS:
A Master's degree in a related field, knowledge of theoretical information on advising and advising students with LD/ADHD and ASD, and student development is preferred. A bachelor's degree in a related field with commensurate experience considered. Experience working with students as an advisor, coach, or academic support provider at the college level is preferred.
Landmark College, located in beautiful southern Vermont, is a unique, accredited college for bright neurodivergent students with learning differences (LD; including dyslexia, ADHD, autism, and executive function challenges). Landmark provides an intentionally designed, resource-rich academic and student life model within a private liberal arts college environment. A position with Landmark College is more than just a job; it is an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of promising college students and to help us change how the public thinks about education. We champion a strength-based model and give students the skills and strategies they need to achieve their goals. A fully accredited, not-for-profit institution, Landmark College offers bachelor’s and associate degrees in liberal studies, studio arts, psychology, business, life science and computer science.
The Landmark College Office of Human Resources strives to ensure that we are an employer of choice, attracting and retaining uniquely talented individuals able to advance the College’s position as the college of choice for students who learn differently. We are committed to a philosophy that recognizes each person as an individual, worthy of respect, trust, dignity and fair treatment, and we apply these tenets to serve, support, and value all members of our community.
We recognize the importance of providing a work environment that is conducive to carrying out the College’s mission and contributes to the personal and professional growth of our faculty and staff. For Human Resources, this means the administration of employment policies, benefit plans, and compensation programs that are regularly evaluated and remain competitive and fair.
How to Apply
Interested individuals should provide a cover letter, resume or CV, and the names of three references. Electronic submissions are preferred. Please email your application to [email protected]. Applications may also be mailed to Director of Human Resources, Landmark College, 19 River Road South, Putney, Vermont 05346. No phone calls please.
Diversifying the student body, faculty, and administration is congruent with our mission. We value diverse populations and cultures including, but not limited to, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, national origin, neurodiversity, race, and religion. Landmark College is an EO/AA/Vet/Disability employer.