Rima Bhakta
Bakersfield,CA
Summary
Experienced with educational guidance, offering strategic support to students in achieving academic ambitions. Utilizes comprehensive understanding of curriculum standards to provide personalized advisement. Knowledge of effective communication techniques ensures meaningful student interactions and positive outcomes.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Educational Advisor
Bakersfield College
Bakersfield, CA
05.2024 - Current
- Advising expert for the Art, Communication, and Humanities pathway
- Serve as a paraprofessional counselor advising students in areas related to academic careers; assist students with establishing academic goals and selecting courses to meet their goals; utilize test scores to discuss appropriate class levels; communicate with students in person, on the telephone and online.
- Provide initial assessment of transcripts from other institutions; receive and forward transcripts to admissions and records office.
- Provide guidance relating to complaint and discrimination policies.
- Refer students in need of special services or outside counseling or testing services
- Assist students with career searches; provide referrals to various print and computerized resources.
- Assist students with completion of various forms necessary to meet educational goals.
- Make appropriate changes in student database based on counseling appointments and student contact.
- Advise students on a variety of student services programs covering the overall matriculation process for students attending classes at a District site; refer students as necessary to specialists; maintain caseload of new and continuing students.
- Participate in community outreach programs.
- Assist students in achieving transfer goals including completion of university applications and utilizing various resources to acquire information regarding university requirements; maintain current knowledge of university systems as well as independent colleges.
- Score various personality and interest inventory tests for campus counselors and instructors; assure current career counseling testing software is installed.
- Update various handouts and forms as necessary.
- Provide advising support for assigned programs such as health career, EOP&S, financial aid and others as assigned by the position.
- Participate in various graduation preparation activities; request formal graduation evaluation and review evaluations with students; assure completion of appropriate graduation forms.
- Maintain budgets for assigned activities at a site as assigned.
- Make presentation to students, faculty and community; participate in conferences and off-campus meetings related to assigned areas.
- Conduct career center, EOP&S or other orientations for new and continuing students as assigned.
- Effectively works with students with a wide range of skills, motivations, academic and vocational goals.
- Developed intervention plans for struggling students, providing additional resources and support as needed.
- Coordinated follow up and student outreach to monitor academic progress for at-risk students.
Athletics Academics Advisor
California State University, Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
02.2023 - 07.2023
- Ensure compliance with institutional, conference and NCAA eligibility requirements for assigned student-athletes.
- Meet with students weekly/bi-weekly/monthly or as designated to gather academic updates and follow up with academic success and overall wellbeing.
- Refer student athletes to campus resources/student services (SSD Office, Counseling, Health Center, CCEC, etc.) as needed.
- Create and implement an academic plan for student success based on the individual student-athlete’s academic needs.
- Assist with Competition travel letters and follow up with students-athletes.
- Facilitate and encourage professor communication, contacting the FAR when necessary.
- Send coaches weekly memos and updates.
- Meet with Assistant Athletic Director for Academic on a weekly basis to provide updates.
- Provide academic advising transfer evaluation review, course selection, and registration assistance to new and continuing student-athletes.
- Keep all advising documents organized and updated in order to advise accurately.
- Follow up with student and inform them of advising processes based on their academic major.
- Run reports to assess holds on accounts. Communicate with students and coaches as needed.
- Follow up with major academic professional and/or faculty advisor when necessary.
- Assist with continuing eligibility certification process.
- Update Progress Towards Degree charts per term and upload them to BOX in order to facilitate collaboration with office and certification.
Graduate Assistant for Compliance and Life Skills (Full-Time Position)
California State University, Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA
09.2021 - 02.2023
Education
Master of Education Counseling - Emphasis in Student Affairs
California State University Bakersfield
Bakersfield, CA05-2023
Bachelor of Science in Business - Emphasis/Minor in Psychology
California State University Channel Islands
Camarillo, CA05-2020
Affiliations
- Educational Counseling Association (CSUB)
- Accreditation & Institutional Quality Committee
- Regular and Substantive Interaction Review
- Attended Curriculum: The Bare Necessities Workshop
- Attended A Whole New World: AB 928, AB 1111 Workshop
- Assisted in Transfer Application Workshops
- Assisted with High School Renegade Workshops
Languages
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Gujarati
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Educational Advisor
Bakersfield College
05.2024 - Current
Athletics Academics Advisor
California State University, Bakersfield
02.2023 - 07.2023
Graduate Assistant for Compliance and Life Skills (Full-Time Position)
California State University, Bakersfield
09.2021 - 02.2023
Bachelor of Science in Business - Emphasis/Minor in Psychology
California State University Channel Islands
Master of Education Counseling - Emphasis in Student Affairs
California State University Bakersfield