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Working at Fanshawe College
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Posting Closing Date:
November 24, 2026
Campus Location:
Borden, ON
Department:
CAO1 CAF Fanshawe Operations
Employment Group:
Support
Pay Details:
$44.48 Hourly
Worker Sub-Type:
Regular
Time Type:
Full time
Remote Type:
In-Person
Contract End Date:
Hours of Work per Week:
35
Job Description:
Location: Borden, Ontario
Support Staff employees, as defined by the Full-Time Support Staff Collective Agreement, will be given first consideration .
Note: This is for 1 Regular Full-Time vacancy. This position requires you to work in person at the Base Borden Campus. This position is deemed a critical replacement vacancy.
Payband: This position is paid at Payband J, $44.48 - $51.40 per hour.
Why this Role is Important
Reporting to the Operations Manager, CAF – Fanshawe, the Academic Advisor (AA) supports the academic lifecycle of students by offering academic and personal advising to students grounded in developmental, proactive advising and lifecycle approaches; actively participates in college retention and student success initiatives; and completes a wide variety of administrative, data-tracking and reporting duties in support of student success.
As a vital link between the Academic Schools and other College services, the AA provides support to program areas where they are assigned to provide advising services. The AA actively participates as a team member in meetings and regular day-to-day operations of their assigned Academic Schools and Programs.
As a key point of contact for students in their respective Academic Programs or target populations, the AA must be able to respond to, investigate and resolve a diverse number of inquiries from students, staff, faculty, and other departments. Responsibilities include:
Advising - Advising students via individual, group, online, social media, and presentation formats;
Support - Identifying barriers to a students’ success and offering the student choices/options that will assist them in overcoming these barriers;
Outreach - Implementing outreach strategies for students deemed ‘at-risk’ in cooperation with academic faculty, student services staff, and counterparts in other schools and service areas of the college;
Intervention & Retention – using student success processes and practices, conducts student success activities such as following up with students who do not attend class, or are deemed “at-risk” of leaving early (by faculty) to intervene and provide support and resources that promote retention (i.e. accessing remediation and learning resources);
Referrals - Listening to student concerns, assessing the issue/concern brought forward by the student, and taking action by providing educational support (i.e., note taking skills, how to study for an exam, etc.) and making appropriate referrals (i.e. Counselling and Accessibility Services, learning services, Fanshawe International Centre, faculty, peer tutors, security, Ombuds…