Coordinator of Academic Advising
Founded by the Congregation of Holy Cross in 1948, Stonehill is a private Catholic college located just 22 miles from downtown Boston on a beautiful 384-acre campus in Easton, Massachusetts. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 13:1, the College engages its 2,500+ students in 80+ rigorous academic programs in the liberal arts, sciences, and pre-professional fields.
This position provides administrative, operational, and programmatic support for the Academic Advising Office while interacting regularly with students, faculty, and staff. The successful candidate will manage daily office operations, support the student employee hiring and payroll processes, and ensure the accuracy and timeliness of routine and specialized projects.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Schedule and maintain all appointments and meetings for Advising staff, fielding current and prospective student concerns and questions via telephone, email, and in-person.
- Manage and organize departmental inbox, responding to student, faculty, and staff messages as needed.
- Process and distribute college and course withdrawal materials, working closely with Student Affairs, Registrar’s Office, Financial Aid, & Residence Life, to ensure withdrawals are processed accurately and in a timely manner.
- With the Assistant Director of Advising & Administration, support the academic readmission process, confirming student eligibility, connecting with Student Affairs, Community Standards, Registrar’s Office, Financial Aid, & Residence Life to ensure student materials are processed accurately and in a timely manner.
- Support the work of the Academic Review Board (ARB) & Standards and Standing (S&S), processing all letters of dismissal, separation, warning, etc.; collecting letters of appeal and preparing all documentation for the Standards & Standing committee
- Oversee record retention processes for the office, working with General Counsel to ensure appropriate document maintenance.
- Hire, train, and supervise work-study students to help ensure office coverage at peak times of the year.
- Maintain and manage budget records and handle ordering for the departmental budget.
- Other duties as assigned.
Education and/or Experience
Required
- 5+ years of administrative assistant, office management, or equivalent experience.
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and comfort learning new software systems.
- Ability to communicate effectively with students, faculty, and staff.
- Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Demonstrated commitment to confidentiality and discretion.
- Demonstrated commitment to working with students from historically underrepresented communities, including first-generation and BIPOC college students.
Preferred
- Experience working in a higher-education, tutoring, accessibility, or academic support environment.
- Familiarity with systems such as Slate, PeopleAdmin, Live25, Canva, MyHill, Banner, or similar platforms.
Interested applicants are asked to submit a resume and a cover letter via the URL: https://jobs.stonehill.edu/postings/26345
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