Career Center

Position Summary:

• Maintains in-person and remote advising hours and Live Chat advising as determined by the supervisor. 
• Helps student make academic plans and guide them in selecting appropriate major, minor, or classes. 
• Advises and supports students in academic difficulty or on academic probation.  
• Conveys academic policies and procedures to students, parents, UE staff and FWS staff, departmental advisors, and other constituents in a timely and welcoming manner. 
• Helps with planning and coordinator of advising related student programming.  
• Assists with the training and workflow of student employees in the Office of Academic Services.
• Utilizes a variety of tools such as SSC, Canvas, Degree Navigator, or social media platforms to proactively connect with students, monitor their progress, and assist them with the degree progress.
• Works under broad supervision with few direct instructions. 
• Makes independent decisions on the academic plans for students. 
• Provides resolutions to an assortment of moderately complex problems or academic conflicts. 
• Collaborates with various academic department and student services departments at the University to facilitate comprehensive student support and makes appropriate and timely referrals to services on campus including the Dean of Students, Learning Centers, CAPS, Health Services, Career Exploration & Success and Study Abroad.
• Works as an active member of the UE team and participate in major events and programming at UE such as recruitment, student engagement, new students on-boarding, degree audits, and other special programs or events as assigned, pertaining to advising, responding to student inquiries, and student success.

Minimum Education and Experience:

• Requires a bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Also requires two years of experience in college-level academic advising, student services or a closely related field, preferably in a large university setting.

City: Piscataway

State: NJ

Posting Number: 23ST3121

About Rutgers University

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a leading national public research university and the state's preeminent, comprehensive public institution of higher education. Rutgers is dedicated to teaching that meets the highest standards of excellence; to conducting research that breaks new ground; and to turning knowledge into solutions for local, national, and global communities. As it was at our founding in 1766, the heart of our mission is preparing students to become productive members of society and good citizens of the world. Rutgers teaches across the full educational spectrum: preschool to precollege; undergraduate to graduate and postdoctoral; and continuing education for professional and personal advancement. Rutgers is New Jersey's land-grant institution and one of the nation's foremost research universities, and as such, we educate, make discoveries, serve as an engine of economic growth, and generate ideas for improving people's lives.

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