Academic Counselor

The Academic Counselor provides personal, academic, transfer, and career counseling services to students. They will work with students to create strategies for graduation and transfer to a four-year college, and provide job search assistance. The counselor will also serve as a key member of the Orientation and Registration teams, and lead efforts to ensure timely and comprehensive response to Early Warnings and other notifications of issues impacting student success.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with at least three years of counseling experience and/or at least three years of experience working in a post-secondary environment
• Commitment to community college goals and objectives of providing quality programs and services for culturally, socio-economically, ethnically, and academically diverse students and students with disabilities
• Knowledge of New York public educational structure, particularly as it pertains to transfer policies and practices, articulation agreements and requirements (preferred)
• Knowledge of financial aid regulations and processes (preferred)
• Knowledge of job market and career trends and requirements (preferred)
• Commitment and ability to work effectively and harmoniously with colleagues, individually and in teams (preferred)
• Demonstrated ability to use mature judgement, compassion, ethics, morals and character to inform decisions (preferred)
• Excellent interpersonal skills (preferred)
• Effective oral and written communication skills and some familiarity with Microsoft Office (preferred)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision
• Life insurance
• NYS or SUNY TIAA Retirement Plan
• SUNY Perks
• Tuition waivers, including dependent waivers
• Tuition assistance
• 24 vacation days
• 12 sick days
• 6 personal days
• 12 holidays including 3 floating holidays