Academic Advisor - ACADE001347-00001

Saskatchewan Distance Learning Centre requires a permanent, full-time Academic Advisor. The position will be located in our Moose Jaw campus. Academic Advisors work with students and staff in an online environment providing support or direction with academic requirements for graduation, transition planning into high school courses, and post-secondary course or program planning.

Sask DLC is a Treasury Board Crown Corporation, created to deliver high-quality and equitable online learning programs to students across the province. Sask DLCs head office is located in Kenaston, with an administrative office in Regina, and regional campuses located in Estevan, Kenaston, La Ronge, Moose Jaw, Meadow Lake, Nipawin, Prince Albert, Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current and Yorkton.

Primary Responsibilities

• Contacting and enrolling full-time online students into courses, maintaining student graduation plan data to meet Ministry of Education requirements as well as incorporate courses for admission requirements to post -secondary programs;
• Reviewing transcripts and creating student graduation plans, including monitoring and adjusting student plans throughout the year as needed;
• Maintaining accurate data in our DLCgo system as well as supporting Excel spreadsheets that track students graduation status;
• Maintaining up-to date information with Ministry of Education changes regarding graduation requirements;
• Having knowledge and understanding of courses offered and different programs (regular, French immersion, Adult 12 and graduated students) and requirements;
• Having the ability to navigate post-secondary websites to assist students in course planning;
• Updating student graduation plans in the summer after final courses are completed and transcripts are updated;
• Working with Student Support Teachers to assist in Grade 9 -10 Transition Plans;
• Updating parents and students of new programs available to students;