Academic Advisor for Education
Academic Advisor for Education
Category: Administrative, Professional & Staff Positions
Department: COEHS ADVISING CENTER
Locations: Macomb, IL
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APPOINTMENT: September 2025
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Primary - The primary function of the Education Advisor is to provide academic advising to education students in our paraprofessional education track as well as well as other education majors.
• Provide individual advisement for the selection of courses appropriate to each student's academic profile, major, and career interests and catalog curriculum requirements for majors, minors and prospective students (enrolled, reentry, and prospective).
• Advise and assist new, transfer and reentry students throughout the year in one to one appointments or at registration programs.
• Coordination of academic services for students enrolled in programs such as Academic Coaching, Athletic Advising, ROTC, Study Abroad, etc.
• Notify students of academic and program deficiencies.
• Assist students with drop/add, withdrawal, and schedule changes.
• Communicate degree requirements to students.
• Act as a resource person for information about administrative offices and committees such as Admissions, Financial Aid, CAGAS, the Registrar's Office, and others.
• Serve as a resource person for information about available student services and refer students to other appropriate persons or offices.
• Maintain and keep current academic records and notes on all advisees.
• Assist students in determining the transferability of courses taken at other institutions when possible.
• Maintain regular and extensive correspondence with students regarding their respective programs of study.
• Provide preliminary personal and/or career counseling and referral to other University support resources when appropriate.
• Check and approve all graduation applications for advisees and verify the completion of program requirements.
• Develop and update individualized academic plans for each student.
• Communicate with advisors from other teacher education programs.
Secondary
• Assist chair/director in determining class/section needs in planning the schedule of offerings.
• Meet with prospective students and parents.
• Process appropriate substitutions, special permissions, and waivers as approved or directed by the chair/director.
• Serve as a resource to assist in the development and refinement of curriculum requirements for assisted department/school.
• Assist with student teaching applications.
• Ensure students are meeting requirements to be accepted into the teacher education program and meeting requirement to be licenses in the State of Illinois
This position will require the individual's work hours to include some evening and weekend hours to accommodate the work schedules of our paraprofessional students.
SALARY: $4,195 per month. 9-month, 100% appointment.
Western Illinois University employees may be eligible for a variety of State of Illinois benefits. These benefits are administered through the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS). These benefits include: Health Insurance plans, (HMO's, OAP's, QCHP, and CDHP), Dental Insurance, Vision Plan, Life Insurance, Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Supplemental Long-Term Disability (LTD), Flex Spending Accounts (HAS, MCAP, and DCAP), 403(b) Supplemental Retirement Plans and 457(b) Deferred Compensation Plans.
Eligible employees are required to participate in the State Universities Retirement System (SURS). SURS is the retirement administrator for employees in public higher education in the State of Illinois.
Other benefits available to eligible employees include: paid time-off, Employee Assistance Program, Tuition Waiver programs, and discounts to the local YMCA.
For a full list of benefits as a WIU employee, please visit our Benefits Homepage: http://www.wiu.edu/vpas/human_resources/benefits/.
For questions on benefits, or eligibility, contact our benefits team at mailto:HR-Benefits@wiu.edu or by calling 309-298-1971.
Job Requirements:
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Earned Master's degree
• Experience working in a higher education setting
• Ability to work well with people
• Strong organizational and technology skills.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Previous experience as an academic advisor
• Previous experience in an education related field
For a degree to be considered, it must be conferred from a regionally accredited degree-granting institution of higher education (or equivalent from an international accrediting body). Unless otherwise stated, the degree must be conferred at the time of appointment.
Additional Information:
The successful candidate will work with staff in both the COEHS Advising Center as well as the Office of Teacher Education on the Macomb campus at Western Illinois University. The WIU Office of Teacher Education, housed in Horrabin Hall, serves students in the 28 undergraduate and graduate educator licensure programs offered at the University. The office houses the other undergraduate teacher education advisor, field supervision staff, the educator licensure staff, the Coordinator for Field and Clinical Experiences, and the Coordinator of MAT Residency and Licensure.
See https://www.wiu.edu/teacher.
THE UNIVERSITY:
http://wiu.edu/about
Since 1899, Western Illinois University has provided outstanding educational opportunities to individuals in west central Illinois and well beyond our region and state. WIU's traditional residential campus in Macomb, Illinois, is the educational, cultural and athletic center of the region, while the WIU-Quad Cities non-residential branch campus in Moline, Illinois, is the only public university in the immediate Quad Cities region.
WIU-Macomb, IL: Western's traditional, residential main campus offers a comprehensive slate of undergraduate and graduate programs, including a doctorate in education, and post-baccalaureate certificates. A diverse community in west central Illinois, Macomb features a unique blend of agriculture, industry, service, retail, education, and culture. Macomb serves as the county seat, with connections across the state with Amtrak providing twice-daily service from Macomb to Chicago (and point in between). Macomb is located approximately 75 miles from the Quad Cities International Airport (Moline, IL) and 70 miles from the Greater Peoria Regional Airport (Peoria, IL).
WIU-Quad Cities: Located on the banks of the Mississippi River in Moline, Illinois, the WIU-Quad Cities campus is the only public four-year regional university that serves the Quad Cities region. Designed as a metropolitan commuter campus, WIU-Quad Cities offers select undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral programs. Moline is located just 80 miles north of the Macomb campus and is centered within a diverse, bi-state community of 383,000 that offers a broad range of cultural, social, and entertainment amenities and experiences, as well as varied businesses and industries.
http://wiu.edu/dei
Western Illinois University fosters respect, equity, and inclusion for all students, faculty, and staff. WIU is committed to anti-racism, anti-oppression, equity, social justice, and diversity. We value inclusion as a core value and as an essential element of Western's public service mission. WIU embraces individual uniqueness and a culture of inclusion that supports broad and specific diversity initiatives. Western believes in the educational and institutional benefits of diversity in society as integral to the success of all individuals.
At WIU, we will:
• Maintain a safe and secure environment for all members of our University communities. Educate and empower students, staff, and faculty to be social justice advocates.
• Provide curricula, programs, training, resources, and environments that reflect and strengthen the diversity of our communities, and to elevate cultural awareness and understanding.
• Ensure fair, equitable, and inclusive access to University facilities, programs, resources, and services.
• Create inclusive and equitable policies and practices.
• Diversify the University's workforce by assessing hiring practices to attract, retain, and develop talented staff and faculty from diverse backgrounds.
• Address intergroup disparities through areas as representation, retention, learning outcomes, and graduation rates.
• Create a University wide diversity plan to ensure a continued commitment to anti-racism, anti-oppression, equity, social justice, and diversity.
http://wiu.edu/academics
More than 61 undergraduate degree programs, 41 graduate programs, two doctoral programs and 16 post-baccaulaureate certificate programs prepare students for a successful career after graduation.
Student Resources
More than 200 student organizations at Western provide social, academic, recreation, athletics, service, academic, and many other opportunities for students to grow and learn, develop leadership skills, and much more.
Numerous concerts, lectures, films, dance performances, cultural events and more are presented and performed each year, along with numerous major theatrical and dance productions and studio shows, and a variety of service-oriented projects and activities, all in a diverse and inclusive campus environment.
The Multicultural Center is home to four cultural and resource centers: The Gwendolyn Brooks, Casa Latina, the Women's Center, and the LGBT*QA Resource Center. These cultural and resource centers promote WIU's goal of enhancing justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion through educational programming and advocacy.
http://wiu.edu/athletics
The University's athletics program, based on the Macomb campus, sponsors 17 NCAA Division I intercollegiate men's and women's varsity sports.; all other varsity sports compete at the Division I level through The Ohio Valley Conference.
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