Academic & Career Navigator: Student Success Coach

Universityculture; Camarillo (CA); On-site; USD 57,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI) invites applications for an Academic & Career Navigator. This in-person, student-facing position operates within the Division of Academic Affairs to guide academic planning, career exploration, and student success.

The role includes proactive outreach using university systems, coordinating enrollment activities, and collaborating with faculty and partners to connect students with resources and opportunities.

Qualifications

• Education: Equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university in a job-related field.

Responsibilities

• Provides individual and group guidance related to academic planning, major and career exploration, degree progress, career readiness, and post-graduate goals for assigned student populations.
• Provides academic advising within established training, policy, and role scope, including degree planning, registration, academic milestones, and University processes; coordinates with Academic Advising or academic programs when specialized curricular interpretation is needed.
• Connects students with career exploration, internships, student employment, research, service learning, employer engagement, graduate education, and other career-connected or experiential opportunities; helps students recognize and articulate skills gained through academic and co-curricular experiences.
• Uses University systems, Early Alerts, enrollment information, and other indicators to conduct proactive outreach, identify barriers, develop action steps, coordinate referrals, and follow up with students to support persistence and completion.
• Supports new and continuing student enrollment activities, including Admitted Dolphin Day, open houses, orientation, new-student advising and registration, drop-in support, enrollment campaigns, and other such activities and time-sensitive student-success initiatives.
• Participates in coordinated care and case-management practices and works with faculty and campus partners to connect students with appropriate academic, financial, wellbeing, and student-support resources.

Skills

Student advising

Career exploration

Data management

Workshop facilitation

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher in a job-related field

Tools

EAB Navigate

Handshake

Slate

Job description

California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI) invites applications for an Academic & Career Navigator. This in-person, student-facing position operates within the Division of Academic Affairs to guide academic planning, career exploration, and student success.

The role includes proactive outreach using university systems, coordinating enrollment activities, and collaborating with faculty and partners to connect students with resources and opportunities.