Take an active role in first enrollment advising, with
particular focus on students in our Spanish-speaking academic
program(s).
Develop and maintain mastery of the university's academic
program requirements, policies, and procedures.
Work closely with students within associate and/or bachelor's
degree programs to identify options that support a student's
academic, professional, and intellectual goals whenever
possible.
Develop an understanding of and guide students through
identifying university-level prior learning that may be eligible
for academic credit, following established university
procedures.
When appropriate, teach sections of the university's course on
Educational Planning to one's assigned advisees/mentees where
applicable by program.
Promote and engage in the application of best practices,
including data-driven improvements.
Collaborate and share expertise with various university offices
to advance holistic student support initiatives.
Participate in regularly scheduled meetings for department
updates, team building, professional development, governance, and
university development.
Job Requirements:
Required Qualifications
- Master's Degree from a regionally accredited US university or
comparable non-US university.
- A minimum of 2 years of professional experience in the higher
educational setting with a role specific to academic advisement or
student development.
- Proficiency in spoken and written Spanish, with the ability to
effectively communicate, support students, and navigate academic
advising within a higher education context in Spanish.
- Excellent and effective communication and organizational
skills.
- Ability to work within a collaborative academic environment
with faculty and staff from multiple departments.
- Desire and skills to engage with undergraduate learners in
online settings, including both synchronous and asynchronous
communication modes.
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of adult learning, learning technologies and online
pedagogies.
- An understanding of the Military lifestyle or previous
experience working with military-affiliated students.
- Experience working in an online environment.
- Experience with computer databases and web-based communications
platforms, including Banner, CRM, or other data management and
tracking tools.
- Previous college teaching experience, preferably in one of the
academic disciplines offered in a School of Business, School of
Social and Behavioral Sciences, or School of Arts and
Sciences.
- Prior knowledge of and experience working with bilingual and
emergent bilingual learners, particularly in online settings.
- Prior experience working effectively with faculty, staff, and
students from diverse linguistic, cultural, and socioeconomic
backgrounds.
Special Information
- Occasional travel, as well as evening and weekend hours, may be
required to fulfill departmental, divisional, and university-wide
commitments.
- The successful candidate must complete and pass an online
Spanish language proficiency test prior to an official offer of
employment.
- Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United
States on a full-time basis. VISA sponsorship is not available for
this position.
- SUNY Empire provides employees with robust remote and flexible
work options to meet the needs of students, faculty, and staff in a
dispersed work environment.
Additional Information:
Rank/Salary: Academic Advisor, SL3 /
$57,500-60,000, dependent upon experience and qualifications.
We are pleased to offer our employees an excellent benefit package
which includes NYS health insurance, free dental and vision,
competitive retirement options, and generous vacation, sick and
holiday accruals; and a strong emphasis on work-life balance. We
also offer professional-development activities for professionals
and support staff.
SUNY Empire is an AA/EEO/ADA employer. The University actively
seeks applications from women, veterans, individuals with a
disability, members of underrepresented groups or anyone that would
enrich the diversity of the University. SUNY Empire is committed to
fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and
students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity,
employment, and access to services, programs, and activities,
without regard to an individual's race, color, national origin,
religion, creed, age, disability, sex, gender identity, sexual
orientation, familial status, pregnancy, predisposing genetic
characteristics, military status, domestic violence victim status,
or criminal conviction. Employees, students, applicants, or other
members of the university community (including but not limited to
vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment
that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated
against based upon a protected characteristic.
SUNY Empire provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with
disabilities, veterans, or wounded warriors where appropriate. If
you would like to request a reasonable accommodation for any part
of the application and hiring process, please contact the Office of
Human Resources at (518) 587-2100.
In accordance with the Title II Crime Awareness and Security Act, a
copy of our crime statistics is available upon request by calling
(518) 587-2100. It can also be viewed online at our
Safety and Security website.
To apply, visit http://esc.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=202701
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