Coordinator of Student Services & Academic Advisor
University of Vermont - College of Education and Social Services
Application
Details
Posted: 14-Jan-25
Location: Burlington, Vermont
Type: Full-time
Categories:
Academic Advising-Academic Support Services
Institution Type:
Four-Year Public College/University
Salary:
Other
Work Location:
Onsite
Salary Details:
$25-$27/hour
In the Office of Student Services (OSS), provide general advice and guidance to numerous stakeholders. Serve as first point-of-contact, confidential, and sometimes complex and crisis management communications. Coordinate front office operations, student success reporting and metrics, record-keeping, and support events. Provide general guidance to students, faculty, and staff; serve as support to Assistant Dean. Serve as program resource and as liaison with internal and external constituents; interpret information, provide procedural, program and referral guidance and assistance to students related to academic, personal, internship or career opportunities and issues.
Serve as an academic advisor for a small cohort of students. Oversee and make recommendations for various marketing, social media, and data/systems management functions. Work within the OSS team to help advance student success, inclusive excellence, and enrollment management functions. Give public presentations on CESS academic programs, and work on specialized program-specific projects.
Represent and adhere to numerous University and CESS deadlines, policies, and procedures. Supervise up to four UG students. Report directly to the Assistant Dean for Strategic Initiatives, Diversity, and Engagement. Provide the Assistant Dean and the OSS team with support for ad hoc and co-coordination of academic transition projects, major events, formalized data tracking and reporting, liaising with the Registrar’s office, and committee work. Serve as team lead or co-lead for various projects and programs.
For more detailed information about us, visit our web pages at the College of Education and Social Services’ website, www.uvm.edu/cess ; Our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion resources at www.uvm.edu/cess/diversity-equity-and-inclusion and the University of Vermont’s website, www.uvm.edu
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree and two to four years of relevant experience which may include involvement with student success services, enrollment management activities, academic programs, event coordination, and liaising with the public. Proficiencies with data management, spreadsheets, reports, marketing, social media platforms, and software applications to support administrative functions required. Effective organizational, interpersonal, public presentation and oral and written communication skills required. Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritize and organize multiple tasks to coordinate projects and events. Demonstrated success working effectively and collaboratively in a team environment required. Demonstrated commitment to helping advance diversity and inclusion priorities.
Desirable qualifications: Prior experience with providing direct, student-centered advising preferred. Work experience centered within diverse communities preferred.
About University of Vermont - College of Education and Social Services
The University of Vermont College of Education and Social Services strives to promote a more humane and just society maximizing human potential and the quality of life for all individuals, families and communities.
Emphasizing academic quality, experiential learning, and inclusive excellence, we prepare students for immediate success and impactful careers in education, social work and human services. Our faculty and alumni play leading roles in transformative teaching, research, policy development and service across Vermont, nationally and globally.