Employment Opportunities

SUNY Brockport is accepting applications for a Senior Academic Advisor position. The Senior Academic Advisor works with current and prospective students to facilitate their retention and persistence to complete their degree requirements through one-on-one and group advising, coaching, mentoring, and referring students. They work as a leader in the ASC to advance student success initiatives in an environment of data-informed decision making and prioritization. They supervise, train and mentor other advisors to accurately interpret transcripts, degree audits, academic program requirements, academic policies, and state and federal financial aid compliance to support student retention and persistence. They work with colleagues in the Academic Success Center (ASC), faculty, departmental academic advisors, and department chairs to provide appropriate interventions to promote retention and persistence to graduation.

Essential Functions:

• Provides leadership throughout the center, trains and supervises professional staff as well as contributes to the overall day-to-day advising services. 
• Provides academic advisement for current and prospective students including appropriate referrals within the ASC and to campus partners such as health services, counseling, and career services. 
• Teaches APS (Academic Planning Seminars) or TAPS (Transfer Academic Planning Seminars. 
• Coordinates departmental tasks as appropriate to assist with student retention and persistence including but not limited to first time schedules for new students. 
• Maintains effective working relationships with faculty academic advisors, department chairs, and associate deans to assist students with successful degree completion. 
• Presents workshops to current and prospective students.  
• Serves on ASC committees and work groups to promote student retention and persistence through the review of data to provide input into prioritization of time and activities to promote student success. 

• Bachelor’s degree from a college or university accredited by a US Department of Education or an internationally recognized accrediting organization.
• Knowledge of higher education academic policy, program requirements, and advising which can be demonstrated through part-time or full-time work experience, education, or clearly articulated complimentary experiences.
• Experience with supervision and training.
• Experience working with a management information system.
• Effective interpersonal skills to work with faculty, staff and students.
• Experience and proficiency working with SCT Banner, Degree Works or another degree audit system.
  
  

• Master’s degree.
• Bilingual in Spanish.
• Experience working in academic advisement or a related area.
• Understanding and experience working with federal and state regulations for financial aid.
• Experience working with Slate or similar retention software tool.

Please note, if you have retired from a New York State Public Employee Retirement System (Teachers Retirement System or Employees Retirement System), you may be subject to an earnings limitation.  Please familiarize yourself with the rules and regulations when applying for this position.

Background Investigation Statement:
All applicants are subject to a pre-employment background check.

Pre-Employment Drug Testing:
Pre-employment drug test and DOT physical may be required for positions requiring a valid Class A or B CDL driver's license with passenger endorsement.

New York State Executive Order:
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 via email at info@goer.ny.gov.

Non-Discrimination Statement/Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer:
SUNY Brockport does not discriminate. SUNY Brockport is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to fostering a diverse community of outstanding faculty, staff, and students, as well as ensuring equal educational opportunity, employment, and access to services, programs, and activities, without regard to an individual’s 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 criminal conviction. Employees, students, applicants or other members of the university community (including but not limited to vendors, visitors, and guests) may not be subjected to harassment that is prohibited by law or treated adversely or retaliated against based upon a protected characteristic.

Diversity Statement:
SUNY Brockport is committed to creating and maintaining an equitable environment that welcomes, values, and supports individuals and communities who affirm human dignity. The University provides opportunities for engagement, learning, growth, and transformation to foster a diverse, equitable, and inclusive institution.

Reasonable Accommodations:
SUNY Brockport provides reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities, veterans, or wounded warriors where appropriate. If you need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process, please contact the Office of Human Resources or email your request to Tamara Gouger, AVP for Human Resources and ADA Coordinator, at tgouger@brockport.edu. Determinations or requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.