Part Time - Visiting Student Advisor

Part Time - Visiting Student Advisor

Salary

$21.09 Hourly

Location

Multi-Campus

Job Type

Part-Time Staff

Job Number

2026-00498

Unit

SA-Enrollment & Stu. Succ.

Department

Advising

Opening Date

10/07/2026

Closing Date

10/21/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

For part-time/adjunct faculty only:

N/A (not a PT faculty role)

Projected average hours of work per week:

25 to 30

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General Function

The Visiting Student Specialist supports visiting and non-degree-seeking students with enrollment, prerequisite verification, registration, and navigation of Central Piedmont processes. The position serves as a primary point of contact, reviews transcripts to verify course prerequisites, provides guidance regarding course selection and registration, and connects students with appropriate resources. The Advisor is also responsible for keeping up to date notes and information about students using a case management approach that leverages the use of college CRM and other tools.

Applicants are encouraged to apply promptly, as this posting may be taken down before the listed closing date once adequate candidate interest has been reached.

Duties and Responsibilities

1. Serve as the primary point of contact for visiting and non-degree-seeking students, providing timely, accurate, and personalized support.

2. Explain visiting student requirements, policies, enrollment processes, and deadlines.

3. Review official and unofficial transcripts to verify completion of course prerequisites, ensuring a final grade of C or higher.

4. Assist visiting students with course selection and registration while considering prerequisites, co-requisites, course availability, and academic requirements.

5. Guide students completing degrees at other institutions to consult with their home institution regarding how Central Piedmont coursework will apply toward their degree.

6. Utilize the College Catalog and approved institutional resources to assist students with identifying courses and understanding course requirements.

7. Collaborate with Admissions, Registration, academic departments, faculty, and other campus partners to resolve enrollment and registration issues.

8. Assist students with navigating Central Piedmont systems, registration tools, and other technology applications.

9. Communicate with visiting students regarding required documentation, transcript submission, registration deadlines, and other enrollment requirements.

10. Utilizes technology that supports best practices in case management advising strategy (such as MyConnect, Colleague, Student Planning).

11. Maintain accurate student records, transcript reviews, prerequisite verification, and case notes in accordance with College policies and privacy requirements.

12. Provide appropriate referrals and warm handoffs to other student support services.

13. Participate in departmental meetings, professional development, assessment activities, outreach, and other initiatives supporting enrollment and student success.

Minimum Requirements and Preferred Qualifications

Bachelors degree from a regionally accredited institution in Student Services, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Education, or a related field, and one to two years of college-level academic advising or student services experience; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Additional Information

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities and Worker Characteristics:

• Detailed knowledge of college processes relating to students
• Familiarity with student services offered by the college
• Technology skills
• Communication skills
• Academic Skills
• Ability to provide consistently high-quality customer service
• Ability to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds
• Ability to work productively with many different case management teams for individual students

Working Conditions:

• Typical office environment.
• Occasional evening and weekend work may be required to support transfer events and outreach activities.
• Periodic travel to partner institutions, community events, and college-sponsored programs may be required.

Central Piedmont is happy offer several benefits to part-time employees including:

• supplemental retirement
• 529 College Savings plan
• use of fitness centers
• State Employees Credit Union (SECU)
• employee and State employee discounts
• free parking
• personal days (prorated, if eligible)
• paid parental leave (4 to 8 weeks, prorated, if eligible)

To learn more details, visit our Benefits page to see the Part-Time Summary of Benefits.

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Do you have a Bachelors degree from a regionally accredited institution in Student Services, Psychology, Sociology, Social Work, Education, or a related field, and one to two years of college-level academic advising or student services experience; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience?

• Yes
• No

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Do you have experience reviewing college transcripts to verify educational credentials?

• Yes
• No

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Employer Central Piedmont Community College

Address 1201 Elizabeth Avenue

Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204

Phone 7043306631

Website http://www.cpcc.edu