Overview
Department Information
This posting is for three (3) new position(s) at our campuses located in Fort Collins, CO (Larimer Campus), Longmont, CO (Boulder County Campus), and Westminster, CO (Westminster Campus). Please select your campus(es) of interest in the application.
Who We Are
With three campuses along Colorado’s Front Range, FRCC is the state’s largest community college. We enroll close to 28,000 students annually from our diverse service area, which offers a variety of cultural and recreational activities. Each year approximately 5,000 FRCC students transfer to four-year universities and FRCC offers more than 36 career training programs that prepare students for immediate employment and rewarding careers. Last year, more than 5,000 high school students took concurrent enrollment classes with us, earning college credit without having to pay college tuition. We were recently ranked as one of the “Top Online Colleges” in the country by Newsweek. FRCC is committed to student success and equity, and is actively seeking to hire a workforce that reflects the diversity of our student body. The college is also an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and aims to create a culture of collaboration, innovation and pride. FRCC’s focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is woven into the fabric of our conversations and decision-making processes. FRCC employees and leaders work hard to create a culture of collaboration, innovation and pride. We’re looking to hire people who share these values—along with our commitment to student success, equity and excellence.
Description Of Job
Who You Are
Reporting directly to an Assistant Director of Advising, as a Bilingual Advisor, you will provide proactive, student-centered advising that supports student success, retention, and completion from a student’s first point of contact through graduation. This position will play a vital role in fostering belonging, confidence, and clarity for every student as part of FRCC’s proactive, relationship-based coaching and advising approach.
Bilingual Advisors will be assigned to one of two complementary tracks:
New Student Advising: focusing on onboarding and first-semester success.
Student Success Advising: focusing on ongoing planning, goal-setting, persistence, and completion.
Both tracks are grounded in an equity-minded, holistic coaching approach that emphasizes proactive outreach, individualized support, and collaboration with faculty and campus partners to help students achieve their educational and career goals.
This position will have the opportunity to work remotely occasionally but will require a strong on-campus presence to meet with students and build a culture of support and may require occasional travel to all three FRCC campuses for trainings and in-services. Please note: You need to be a Colorado resident on your first day of employment. FRCC is an E-Verify employer.
Salary : $54,328 - $57,044 annually
The salary range reflects the minimum and maximum starting salary for the position. FRCC considers education, training and experience, the position’s scope and complexity, internal pay equity and external market value when determining starting salaries.
Benefits : For information about benefits, please view APT & Faculty Benefits.
Selection Process : Position will remain open until filled with a priority deadline of February 9, 2026. This posting may be used to fill multiple or similar positions. The selection process is competitive and merit-based. Applicants should include a resume and cover letter addressing how their background aligns with the requirements, qualifications, and responsibilities.
Primary Duties General Advisor Duties
Proactive advising through individual, group, and virtual appointments.
Develop meaningful relationships to foster belonging, confidence, and academic self-efficacy.
Regular outreach at key academic milestones and in response to early alerts and other performance indicators.
Practice culturally responsive and equity-minded advising that honors diverse backgrounds, identities, and experiences.
Help students identify and overcome barriers by connecting them with campus and community resources.
Maintain detailed advising notes and student records in systems such as Navigate360 and Banner.
Guide students in exploring and confirming academic and career goals, degree requirements, and academic plans.
Provide support in course selection, registration, and schedule adjustments that align with program requirements and student goals.
Educate students on academic policies, procedures, transfer pathways, and available resources.
Utilize early alert systems, degree audits, and analytics to monitor progress and intervene as needed.
Collaborate with faculty and staff to identify at-risk students and support persistence and completion strategies.
Collaboration And Outreach
Collaborate with faculty and campus partners to provide coordinated support.
Stay current with curriculum changes, transfer agreements, and academic policies.
Participate in assessment and continuous improvement efforts to enhance advising effectiveness and student experience.
Represent Academic Advising at campus events and student success initiatives.
Administration & Professional Development
Participate in departmental and college-wide initiatives to improve the new student experience and persistence.
Partner with faculty and student services teams to support shared outcomes.
Participate in regular training on advising technologies (Navigate360, Banner, Degree Audit, and related systems).
Engage in professional development for proactive advising, equity-minded practices, and student development theory.
Attend college-wide and departmental meetings and conferences to stay informed and share best practices.
Contribute to continuous improvement by reflecting on advising effectiveness and incorporating feedback.
Complementary Track Duties
New Student Advising
– Focus: onboarding and transition into the college experience.
Serve as the first advising connection for new, transfer, and returning students, setting a welcoming tone.
Assist students in understanding college expectations, confirming program intent, and registering for their first semester.
Introduce students to the advising structure and timelines for future advising and registration support.
Facilitate group advising sessions and present at New Student Orientation to build community and confidence.
Use Navigate360 to track onboarding milestones and ensure a smooth transition to assigned Student Success Advisor.
Collaborate with Admissions, Orientation, and other campus partners to support recruitment, onboarding, and enrollment events.
Student Success Advising
– Focus: Retention, persistence, and completion for continuing students.
Manage a caseload of students within a designated Career and Academic Community (CAC) for ongoing advising.
Conduct proactive outreach and regular check-ins throughout the student journey with tailored support.
Provide holistic coaching and advocacy to build academic confidence and a sense of belonging.
Monitor progress using degree audits and analytics to ensure students stay on track for graduation or transfer.
Document interventions and outcomes and follow up on actions for accountability.
Partner with faculty and staff to improve advising strategies and communication within the CAC.
Develop and maintain full academic plans aligned with goals and requirements in collaboration with students.
Provide individualized coaching to help students achieve academic and personal success.
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions Of Employment & Appeal Rights Required Competencies
Mission, Vision & Values: Embraces FRCC's mission, vision and values.
Student Centeredness: Places the student at the center of the work.
Data Usage: Uses data to improve programs and student impact.
Cultural Self-Awareness: Reflects on personal biases and their impact on service.
Cultural Competence: Supports students from diverse backgrounds.
Equity Mindedness: Applies equity considerations to department operations.
Operational Planning: Aligns work with college plans and department goals.
Leading from the Middle: Proposes ideas to improve student-centered operations.
Team Building: Builds positive relationships across teams.
Collaboration: Works across departments to enhance student engagement.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree.
Experience engaging students in a helping role.
Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking bilingual English and Spanish.
Proficiency with Microsoft Suite, Banner, and EAB Navigate.
Additional : Welcoming. Respectful. Inclusive. Together, we are FRCC.
To Apply:
Advisor - Bilingual. For information on Front Range Community College’s security, including Clery Act information, view FRCC’s Annual Security Report (download PDF).
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This posting is for three (3) new position(s) at our campuses located in Fort Collins, CO (Larimer Campus), Longmont, CO (Boulder County Campus), and Westminster, CO (Westminster Campus). Please select your campus(es) of interest in the application.
Who We Are
With three campuses along Colorado’s Front Range, FRCC is the state’s largest community college. We enroll close to 28,000 students annually from our diverse service area, which offers a variety of cultural and recreational activities. Each year approximately 5,000 FRCC students transfer to four-year universities and FRCC offers more than 36 career training programs that prepare students for immediate employment and rewarding careers. Last year, more than 5,000 high school students took concurrent enrollment classes with us, earning college credit without having to pay college tuition. We were recently ranked as one of the “Top Online Colleges” in the country by Newsweek. FRCC is committed to student success and equity, and is actively seeking to hire a workforce that reflects the diversity of our student body. The college is also an emerging Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and aims to create a culture of collaboration, innovation and pride. FRCC’s focus on diversity, equity and inclusion is woven into the fabric of our conversations and decision-making processes. FRCC employees and leaders work hard to create a culture of collaboration, innovation and pride. We’re looking to hire people who share these values—along with our commitment to student success, equity and excellence.
Description Of Job
Who You Are
Reporting directly to an Assistant Director of Advising, as a Bilingual Advisor, you will provide proactive, student-centered advising that supports student success, retention, and completion from a student’s first point of contact through graduation. This position will play a vital role in fostering belonging, confidence, and clarity for every student as part of FRCC’s proactive, relationship-based coaching and advising approach.
Bilingual Advisors will be assigned to one of two complementary tracks:
New Student Advising: focusing on onboarding and first-semester success.
Student Success Advising: focusing on ongoing planning, goal-setting, persistence, and completion.
Both tracks are grounded in an equity-minded, holistic coaching approach that emphasizes proactive outreach, individualized support, and collaboration with faculty and campus partners to help students achieve their educational and career goals.
This position will have the opportunity to work remotely occasionally but will require a strong on-campus presence to meet with students and build a culture of support and may require occasional travel to all three FRCC campuses for trainings and in-services. Please note: You need to be a Colorado resident on your first day of employment. FRCC is an E-Verify employer.
Salary : $54,328 - $57,044 annually
The salary range reflects the minimum and maximum starting salary for the position. FRCC considers education, training and experience, the position’s scope and complexity, internal pay equity and external market value when determining starting salaries.
Benefits : For information about benefits, please view APT & Faculty Benefits.
Selection Process : Position will remain open until filled with a priority deadline of February 9, 2026. This posting may be used to fill multiple or similar positions. The selection process is competitive and merit-based. Applicants should include a resume and cover letter addressing how their background aligns with the requirements, qualifications, and responsibilities.
Primary Duties General Advisor Duties
Proactive advising through individual, group, and virtual appointments.
Develop meaningful relationships to foster belonging, confidence, and academic self-efficacy.
Regular outreach at key academic milestones and in response to early alerts and other performance indicators.
Practice culturally responsive and equity-minded advising that honors diverse backgrounds, identities, and experiences.
Help students identify and overcome barriers by connecting them with campus and community resources.
Maintain detailed advising notes and student records in systems such as Navigate360 and Banner.
Guide students in exploring and confirming academic and career goals, degree requirements, and academic plans.
Provide support in course selection, registration, and schedule adjustments that align with program requirements and student goals.
Educate students on academic policies, procedures, transfer pathways, and available resources.
Utilize early alert systems, degree audits, and analytics to monitor progress and intervene as needed.
Collaborate with faculty and staff to identify at-risk students and support persistence and completion strategies.
Collaboration And Outreach
Collaborate with faculty and campus partners to provide coordinated support.
Stay current with curriculum changes, transfer agreements, and academic policies.
Participate in assessment and continuous improvement efforts to enhance advising effectiveness and student experience.
Represent Academic Advising at campus events and student success initiatives.
Administration & Professional Development
Participate in departmental and college-wide initiatives to improve the new student experience and persistence.
Partner with faculty and student services teams to support shared outcomes.
Participate in regular training on advising technologies (Navigate360, Banner, Degree Audit, and related systems).
Engage in professional development for proactive advising, equity-minded practices, and student development theory.
Attend college-wide and departmental meetings and conferences to stay informed and share best practices.
Contribute to continuous improvement by reflecting on advising effectiveness and incorporating feedback.
Complementary Track Duties
New Student Advising
– Focus: onboarding and transition into the college experience.
Serve as the first advising connection for new, transfer, and returning students, setting a welcoming tone.
Assist students in understanding college expectations, confirming program intent, and registering for their first semester.
Introduce students to the advising structure and timelines for future advising and registration support.
Facilitate group advising sessions and present at New Student Orientation to build community and confidence.
Use Navigate360 to track onboarding milestones and ensure a smooth transition to assigned Student Success Advisor.
Collaborate with Admissions, Orientation, and other campus partners to support recruitment, onboarding, and enrollment events.
Student Success Advising
– Focus: Retention, persistence, and completion for continuing students.
Manage a caseload of students within a designated Career and Academic Community (CAC) for ongoing advising.
Conduct proactive outreach and regular check-ins throughout the student journey with tailored support.
Provide holistic coaching and advocacy to build academic confidence and a sense of belonging.
Monitor progress using degree audits and analytics to ensure students stay on track for graduation or transfer.
Document interventions and outcomes and follow up on actions for accountability.
Partner with faculty and staff to improve advising strategies and communication within the CAC.
Develop and maintain full academic plans aligned with goals and requirements in collaboration with students.
Provide individualized coaching to help students achieve academic and personal success.
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions Of Employment & Appeal Rights Required Competencies
Mission, Vision & Values: Embraces FRCC's mission, vision and values.
Student Centeredness: Places the student at the center of the work.
Data Usage: Uses data to improve programs and student impact.
Cultural Self-Awareness: Reflects on personal biases and their impact on service.
Cultural Competence: Supports students from diverse backgrounds.
Equity Mindedness: Applies equity considerations to department operations.
Operational Planning: Aligns work with college plans and department goals.
Leading from the Middle: Proposes ideas to improve student-centered operations.
Team Building: Builds positive relationships across teams.
Collaboration: Works across departments to enhance student engagement.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree.
Experience engaging students in a helping role.
Proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking bilingual English and Spanish.
Proficiency with Microsoft Suite, Banner, and EAB Navigate.
Additional : Welcoming. Respectful. Inclusive. Together, we are FRCC.
To Apply:
Advisor - Bilingual. For information on Front Range Community College’s security, including Clery Act information, view FRCC’s Annual Security Report (download PDF).
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