Academic Advisor 2 - Social Work - (497234 )

University of Houston; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 43,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Houston in Houston, TX seeks a Dean-level Social Work position focused on comprehensive student advising and success initiatives. The role handles a range of advising tasks, reviews degree progress, and supports recruitment and outreach efforts.

Responsibilities include maintaining caseloads, processing VA paperwork, and writing verification letters, with occasional travel and weekend events. Experience may substitute education, and education may substitute experience.

Qualifications

• Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline.

Responsibilities

• Advises students on academic planning and degree completion strategies, as well as academic progress concerns (probation, retention).
• Analyzes degree audits and recommends solutions.
• Identifies at-risk students and develops intervention plans.
• Participates in recruitment, advising workshops, and outreach.
• Collaborates with faculty and departments on student issues.
• Maintains caseload of students and tracks outcomes.
• Processes Veteran's Administration paperwork, writes graduation verification letters, and provides financial aid appeals.
• May assist in recruiting high school and community college students and may make presentations at special events.
• Performs other job-related duties as required.
• Plans and executes student engagement activities.
• Travel to conferences, off-site events and other campuses as needed.
• Ability to work occasional weekend events as needed.
• Provides administrative support to the Office of Student Affairs.

Job description

Department: Dean, SocialWorkSalary: 43,000 - 48,900

Description:

Provides comprehensive advising to a diverse student populationwith moderate independence. Handles more complex cases and supportsstudent success initiatives.

• 1. Advises students on academic planning and degree completionstrategies, as well as academic progress concerns (probation,retention).
• 2. Analyzes degree audits and recommends solutions.
• 3. Identifies at-risk students and develops interventionplans.
• 4. Participates in recruitment, advising workshops, andoutreach.
• 5. Collaborates with faculty and departments on studentissues.
• 6. Maintains caseload of students and tracks outcomes.
• 7. Processes Veteran's Administration paperwork, writes graduationverification letters, and provides financial aid appeals.
• 8. May assist in recruiting high school and community collegestudents and may make presentations at special events.
• 9. Performs other job-related duties as required.

Additional Job Duties:

• -Plans and executes student engagement activities
• -Travel to conferences, off-site events and other campuses asneeded.
• -Ability to work occasional weekend events as needed.
• -Provides administrative support to the Office of StudentAffairs.

Experience will be considered in lieu ofeducation.

Education will be considered in lieu ofexperience.

MQ: Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical andpractical aspects of an analytical, technical or professionaldiscipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professionaldiscipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtainedthrough a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a collegeor university or an equivalent in-depth specialized trainingprogram that is directly related to the type of work beingperformed. Requires a minimum of one (1) year of directlyjob-related experience.

All positions at the University of Houston-System are securitysensitive and will require a criminal history check.

The University of Houston System and its universities are EqualOpportunity Institutions. Everyone is encouraged to apply.