Transfer Advisor, Student Support Services

Rhode Island College invites applications for the full-time position of Transfer Advisor, Student Support Services (SSS). This is a grant funded position and is renewable contingent upon continued funding from the U.S. Department of Education.

The Transfer Advisor, SSS will provide advising and support services to first generation, low income, and students with documented disabilities that are accepted into the SSS program. The individual will assist with coordinating recruitment efforts of SSS eligible students with local community colleges. The Transfer Advisor will work directly with Admissions and the SSS programs at community colleges to assist with the transfer process for potential SSS participants at RIC. The individual will maintain regular, consistent, and meaningful contact with SSS students throughout their collegiate experience, as well as track student academic progress (GPA and credits completed), facilitate early alert meetings (students at risk for not meeting satisfactory academic progress or college retention requirements), and make referrals to other campus offices as needed. The advisor will be responsible for developing and facilitating group sessions and meetings that are sensitive to needs and development of college students in transition. The Transfer Advisor will also be responsible for engaging and maintaining contact with students beyond their first year to support the program goal of increasing retention and graduation rates for first-generation students, low-income students, and students with documented disabilities.

Rhode Island College is a regional comprehensive public college that serves approximately 6,600 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral students through its five schools: The Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Feinstein School of Education and Human Development, the School of Business, the School of Nursing and the School of Social Work. Established in 1854, we are Rhode Island’s first public institution of higher education. The college is located on a beautiful 180-acre suburban campus in the vibrant city of Providence, and has satellite locations at the Rhode Island Nursing Education Center in Providence’s Innovation District and the Rhode Island College Workforce Development Hub in Central Falls, RI. We are known throughout the Northeast for high-quality academic programs, small class sizes, personalized, hands-on learning experiences, world-class faculty, and high value compared to other four-year institutions.

Required qualifications include:

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, College Student Personnel, Counseling, or related field.
• A minimum of two years’ experience working in higher education and advising college students.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Experience working with transfer student populations.

Application deadline: Open until Filled

Starting Salary: $55,000-$58,000

For a full job description, which includes additional responsibilities and requirements for the position and application procedures, see https://employment.ric.edu/. Candidates must apply on-line, using Rhode Island College’s PeopleAdmin Applicant Tracking system.