Academic Counselor - LIEOC (2 positions)

Farmingdale State College
Farmingdale, NY Full Time
POSTED ON 4/14/2024

The Long Island Educational Opportunity Center at Farmingdale State College is looking for two Academic Counselors. Under general supervision of the Student Services Assistant Director, the incumbents will be responsible for, but not limited to, the following:

  • Works with students individually and/or in groups to provide guidance and counseling related to achieving educational goals and career plans, and provides appropriate academic or psycho-social referrals as needed.
  • Conducts interviews to obtain information about personal, academic, and work histories to determine students' placement in programs and their service needs.
  • Works with other LIEOC staff to assist in developing and monitoring student progress toward increasing effective retention and completion plans.
  • Monitors and evaluates students' progress in class and in groups to evaluate areas of concern and takes appropriate action to address any concerns.
  • Documents counseling, case management, disciplinary educational and career planning and other student interventions in student files, as appropriate.
  • Advises prospective, newly admitted, returning, and former students about academic and career goals.
  • Refers students to available support services.
  • Educates students about supplemental programs and opportunities.
  • Coordinates, develops, and facilitates outreach activities to help students gain knowledge about university resources, policies, and procedures.
  • Develops, plans, and participates in new student orientation and recruitment events.
  • Serves on committees as assigned.
  • Maintains thorough knowledge of completion requirements for current programs.
  • Develops, maintains, and records all academic advising and student support services that are academic on a student database.
  • Effectively communicates with faculty, staff, students, and other departments to enhance the advisement process.
  • Serves as liaison to Academic Partnership's enrollment and retention services.
  • Acts as the primary point of contact for student issues initiated by Academic Partnerships.
  • Streamlines application procedures and communications to minimize time between requirement decision and program start.
  • Manages pending student files related to mandatory requirements (i.e. clinical health requirements, financial requirements, etc).
  • Accepts mandatory split work shifts (both days and evenings) to accommodate course/class sessions and student availability.

Candidate is expected to work both day and evening hours.

The college particularly welcomes candidates with knowledge, skills and abilities that include:

  • Commitment to diversity and university initiatives supportive of diversity and inclusion.
  • Interest in participating in student-centered service activities.
  • Desire to apply expertise in promoting civic engagement with the College's many community partners.

Job Requirements:


MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

  • A Master's degree in Counseling or a related field.
  • Two years of professional experience, preferably working with non-traditional adult learners.
  • Must be flexible and comfortable working in a fast paced and high stress environment.
  • Computer savvy.
  • Familiarity with the uses of student databases systems such as Banner.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Bilingual.

Additional Information:


This is a full-time UUP position.

  • For the first 10 working days, beginning Friday, August 18, 2023 and ending Thursday, August 31, 2023, applications will be limited to UUP Farmingdale.
  • CLOSING DATE FOR RECEIPT OF APPLICATIONS: Open Until Filled
  • Salary: $55,000 $3,026 in downstate location pay = $58,026 Total Annual Compensation.

The State University of New York offers excellent fringe benefits including health insurance options and retirement plans

Click here for New York State Benefits Summary.

VISA SPONSORSHIP IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS POSITION

The Consumer Information web page can be viewed at the following link

http://www.farmingdale.edu/consumer-information/index.shtml

This page describes various services, information and statistics on many different aspects of the College's operations.

Farmingdale State College's commitment to inclusive excellence is an important part of our mission of public education and our culture. At Farmingdale State College, we continue to work on building a community that supports freedom, mutual respect, and civility. We seek others who support these values of diversity and inclusiveness and candidates of all diverse backgrounds who wish to participate in our cultural aspirations are welcome and encouraged to apply.

The College is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and does not discriminate on the basis of 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 any other legally protected status.

Pursuant to Executive Order 161, no State entity, as defined by the Executive Order, is permitted to ask, or mandate, in any form, that an applicant for employment provide his or her current compensation, or any prior compensation history, until such time as the applicant is extended a conditional offer of employment with compensation. If such information has been requested from you before such time, please contact the Governor's Office of Employee Relations at (518) 474-6988 or via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

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