Part-time Advisor

This is a NON-CLASSIFIED employment opportunity.  Visit the State of Colorado for Classified employment opportunities.   

The Part-Time Advisors provide professional advising related to educational, and career related decision making, focusing on academic advising for Career & Technical Education (CTE) degrees and certificates, transfer degrees, and various courses of study.  Advisors also provide general academic advising to include support functions for college initiatives/programs related to student success. Advisors will manage and coordinate an assigned student caseload and collaborate with relevant departmental personnel to ensure appropriate educational planning to meet academic and career goals. All responsibilities are in support of student success as outlined in Pikes Peak State College’s Strategic Plan.

Advisor positions are temporary part-time hourly, not to exceed 28 hours per week.

Minimum Qualifications

• Completed Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution.
• Understanding of community college students and the community college mission.
• Professional level experience working with students in a secondary, post-secondary, workforce, or adult education setting.

Professional level experience is defined by the Colorado Division of Human Resources: A position that involves the exercise of discretion, analytical skill, judgment, personal accountability, and responsibility for creating, developing, integrating, applying, or sharing an organized body of knowledge.  Colorado revised statute (C.R.S. 24-50-135(1) allows colleges to exempt positions from the State Personnel Classified System that are determined to be professional level work.

Preferred Qualifications

• One or more years of professional level experience working with students in a secondary, post-secondary, workforce, or adult education setting.

Applications accepted until position is filled.  

Department Hours of Operation:

• Monday 8am – 8pm
• Tuesday 8am – 8pm
• Wednesday 8am – 8pm
• Thursday 8am – 8pm
• Friday 8am – 5pm
• Saturday 8am – 5pm

Department Work Locations:

• Centennial Campus – 5675 S. Academy Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO 80906
• Downtown Studio Campus – 100 West Pikes Peak Ave., Colorado Springs, CO 80903
• Rampart Range Campus – 2070 Interquest Parkway, Colorado Springs, CO 80921
• Additional sites, as determined by Director, Coordinator, or Assistant Coordinator, may include but are not limited to:
  • Fort Carson Education Center – 1661 O’Connell St., Building 1012, Fort Carson, CO 80913
  • Peterson Space Force Base Education Center – 1141 Stewart Ave., Building 1411, Colorado Springs, CO 80914
  • Regional High Schools
  • Remote location

Must be a State of Colorado resident or able to relocate to Colorado prior to first date of employment.

Application Instructions:  Application must be submitted online.  Incomplete applications may not receive full consideration.  A complete application will include:

• Cover letter - Address the minimum and preferred qualifications in the order listed on the job announcement.
• Resume - Reflect experience, education, knowledge, skills, and abilities.  
• Unofficial Transcripts - Unofficial transcripts for all degrees conferred.  Official transcripts are required if hired for the position.  
• Professional References - Provide names and contact information for three recent professional references who can address your expertise and background for this position.

Pikes Peak State College participates in the Colorado Public Employees' Retirement Association (PERA) contribution rates.

Note: Prior submission of application materials will not be considered.

Essential Functions 

Academic and Career Advising

• Managing assigned student caseload including long-term planning and appropriate referrals. 
• Providing general academic advising in person and via synchronous and asynchronous technologies to new and continuing students, to include: reviewing career plans; evaluating and interpreting placement test sc