Transfer Advisor

Salary: $47,841.00 - $55,018.00 Annually
Location : Sandhills Community College, 3395 Airport Rd, Pinehurst
Job Type: Full-Time
Job Number: 202600132
Department: Student Services
Division: Student Advocate
Opening Date: 05/21/2026
Closing Date: 6/5/2026 11:59 PM Eastern
Desired Start Date: 07/01/2026


At Sandhills Community College, we are committed to the health and well-being of our employees, their families, and children across North Carolina. Recently, we became a Family Forward NC Certified Employer. Family Forward NC Employer Certifications, issued by the North Carolina Early Childhood Foundation's (NCECF) Family Forward NC initiative, designate employers that offer policies and practices that support the health and well-being of working families and children.

Summary


This position is responsible for advising, coaching, and providing academic interventions with college transfer students through the Transfer Advising Center. The transfer advisor will perform activities that will assist transfer students in their transition from application at SCC to transfer to a four-year institution.
Activities of the Transfer Center include academic counseling of transfer students in the pre-enrollment phase, proactive advising and academic coaching, informational programming for all transfer students, and assisting transfer students with career/major exploration. This position must be able to interpret student needs and provide individualized services and assistance while maintaining confidentiality. The Transfer Advisor will employ imagination and creativity in the application of duties and responsibilities and is not averse to change. This position is expected to regularly seek new and improved methodologies, policies and procedures for enhancing the success of the advising process.
All functions of this position are expected to be carried out at both the Pinehurst campus and the Hoke Center.

Essential Functions

Essential Functions :
Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
The duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following:

• Provide quality holistic academic advising in a variety of formats for transfer students.
• Develop long-term degree pathways and coordinate transfer academic exploration & opportunities for transfer students.
• Build and foster relationships with transfer students.
• Ensure FERPA compliance.
• Maintain a caseload of transfer students and monitor student registration activities to ensure academic success.
• Understand CAA (Comprehensive Articulation Agreement) and ICAA (independent Comprehensive Articulation Agreements).
• Maintain an extensive knowledge about academic programs, policies, procedures, and student support services within the scope of their responsibilities.
• Advise and register special, non-degree seeking students.
• Serve as a backup for General Education advising.

Competencies:

• Strong organizational and administrative skills with attention to detail.
• High-level interpersonal skills with a focus on customer service and relationship-building.
• Effective written and verbal communication.
• Professional judgment, confidentiality, and ethical practice in all functions.

Supervisory responsibilities:

• This position does not supervise others.

Qualifications

Required education and experience:

• Bachelor's degree.
• At least one year of experience in an educational environment;
• Proficient in using Microsoft Office products.
• Experience in using a variety of student database software.
• Excellent oral, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple tasks during peak registration periods.
• Passion for working with students with various backgrounds, experiences, and goals.

Preferred education and experience:

• At least one year of experience in higher education advising.
• Experience with Ellucian Colleague.

Sandhills Community College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or parental status, religion, age, ancestry, mental or physical disability, military status or veteran status.
We're proud to be a Family Forward NC Certified Employer. We're also proud members of the Moore and Hoke county communities, and we recognize that the more family-friendly workplaces we have here, the better for children and families.

We offer a complete benefits package to full-time employees including the North Carolina State Health Plan, dental, vision, retirement, deferred compensation plans, flexible spending accounts, life insurance, short and long-term disability, holidays, vacation, and sick leave.

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