"Academic Senior Advisor (HEOa) - 400142"

POSITION DETAILS

Kingsborough Community College was founded in 1963 and is one of 26 campuses of the City University of New York (CUNY) system and offers liberal arts education, as well as career training programs. Kingsborough has been named one of the leading community colleges in the country by the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program. It has also earned national recognition for its creative and effective use of learning communities, for the large number of degrees it confers, for the high percentage of graduates who continue their studies, and for the innovative programs that draw thousands of non-traditional students to its campus every year.

The Academic Senior Advisor will report to the Director of Advisement, or his/her designee. The work schedule will be Monday through Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm with occasional evenings and weekends as needed.

Utilizing an Appreciative Advising Model framework, the Academic Senior Advisor will:

• Manage a caseload of students and support student academic, personal and professional growth and development.
• Collaborate with faculty and campus departments to promote the planning of academic, transfer and career pathways.
• Coach and support students to make appropriate academic, career, and transfer decisions and connect students to appropriate resources to remove barriers and promote academic persistence and success.
• Use advising technologies such as CUNYFirst, Schedule Builder, Navigate, DegreeWorks, Transfer Explorer, and other emerging technology/software to support and monitor students' academic progress to degree completion
• Plan and facilitate in conjunction with campus partners student engagement events and activities such as workshops, open houses, etc. to engage and build community amongst cohort of students.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree and four years' related experience required.

CUNY TITLE OVERVIEW

Provides expert and/or specialized academic counseling a diverse student population.

• Offers comprehensive advisement to full-time and part-time students
• Works with other academic affairs staff as well as enrollment and student affairs to assist students to declare majors and select appropriate courses
• Monitors students' performances and takes appropriate action if necessary; resolves students' problems regarding curricular requirements
• Develops academic plans and performs graduation audits
• Provides information to students regarding student support services, college policies and program procedures and guidelines
• Facilitates workshops; assists with other department activities such as course scheduling
• Establishes and maintains student advisement files; prepares activity reports and analyses
• May supervise extramural activities, such as internships and community service; may assist with accreditation efforts as needed
• May provide career and transfer services and/or specialized program counseling
• May supervise junior advising and/or clerical staff
• Performs related duties as assigned.

Job Title Name: Senior Academic Advisor

CUNY TITLE: Higher Education Assistant

FLSA: Exempt

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

$61,831 - $74,490

CUNY's benefits contribute significantly to total compensation, supporting health and wellness, financial well-being, and professional development. We offer a range of health plans, competitive retirement/pension benefits and savings plans, tuition waivers for CUNY graduate study and generous paid time off. Our staff also benefits from the extensive academic, arts, and athletic programs on our campuses and the opportunity to participate in a lively, diverse academic community in one of the greatest cities in the world.

HOW TO APPLY

Visit www.cuny.edu, access the employment page, log in or create a new user account, and search for this vacancy using the Job ID 31498 or Title. Select "Apply Now" and provide the requested information.

Candidates should provide a resume and cover letter.

CLOSING DATE

January 5, 2026