The mission of the Anoka-Ramsey Academic Advising Office is to empower students to actively seek out resources to successfully complete their educational goals. Academic Advising provides a safe and respectful environment to collaborate with students on course selection, understanding degree requirements, and preparing for degree completion or credit transfer to other academic institutions. Each student is assigned an academic advisor who practices Appreciative Advising methodology.

The Assistant Director of Advising serves as a leader of a professional team of academic advisors. This position provides leadership and direction for the department, schedule coordination, and project management for the Advising Center to ensure efficient and effective operations. This position will lead, coordinate, and manage all new and transfer student onboarding programs, establish operating procedures and processes, including orientation budget, program goals, and work plans for projects in the Advising Center. This position also leads and lends strong support to retention initiatives, transfer partnerships, and departmental operations.

This position will be located on the Rapids campus. This position is eligible to telework up to two days per week. The hiring manager and the successful candidate will work together to determine a schedule that meets department needs.

Anoka-Ramsey Community College (ARCC) is an open-door, comprehensive higher education institution committed to excellence in teaching and learning. ARCC has campuses in both Cambridge and Coon Rapids, Minnesota.

The aligned institutions of Anoka-Ramsey Community College and Anoka Technical College (ATC) are members of Minnesota State. With over 100 degree, certificate, and transfer programs across three campuses, ARCC and ATC have served the citizens of the Twin Cities and East Central Minnesota since 1965. Annually, the two colleges (three campuses) serve more than 16,000 learners of all ages and ethnicities as they pursue associate degrees that transfer as the first two years of a bachelors degree, or technical and certificate programs that lead immediately to rewarding careers.

We are committed to responding to the educational needs of our changing communities and to providing opportunities for enhancing knowledge, skills, and values in a supportive learning environment. We recognize and assert the value of inclusion as an ethical imperative and as a necessity for academic rigor, student success, and lifelong learning. Our goal is to strive for inclusive excellence in our commitment to preparing all students and employees for success. Our commitment to inclusive excellence seeks to extend beyond academic offerings to meet diverse student interests as well as regional and economic needs.

 
Our college prides itself in our support for students holistic needs. We have many students who are first-generation students, students with disabilities, veteran students, post-traditional students, and students who identify as LGBTQIA. The student population at ARCC is composed of <1% American Indian/Alaska Native, 7% Asian, 12% Black or African American, 6% Hispanic of any race, <1% Native Hawaiian/Other Pacific Islander, 60% White, and 4% two or more races, and 10% unknown. We are committed to creating a vibrant and diverse community of employees composed of first-generation students, employees with disabilities, veterans, and employees who identify as LGBTQIA. Our employee population at ARCC consists of 17.1% Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC).

For more information about our college, please visit our website at http://www.anokaramsey.edu.

The safety of all is of vital concern. The Clery Act Campus Crime & Security Report is available to prospective employees at ARCC at http://www.anokaramsey.edu/about-us/safety-security/. The campus Title IX Coordinator is Mike Opoku and can be contacted at mike.opoku@anokaramsey.edu or (763) 433-1272.

Our benefits aim to balance four key elements that make life and work meaningful: health and wellness, financial well-being, professional development, and work/life harmony. As an employee, your benefits may include:

Programs, resources and benefits eligibility varies based on type of employment, agency, funding availability, union/collective bargaining agreement, location, and length of service with the State of Minnesota.

Please complete the Anoka-Ramsey Community College online application and upload these documents by the posting deadline:

 

DE&I Statement Prompt: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion work is the responsibility of the entire college, including our faculty and staff. Describe how you would be able to support the efforts of Equity 2030 and the campus work of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion for the position for which you are applying.

 
Within your application material, please address how you meet all minimum qualifications and any preferred qualifications for this position. Incomplete applications may not be accepted.