Student Counselor - Transfer & Career Advising (Hybrid)

Rutgers University; Newark (NJ); Hybrid; USD 68,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Paid vacation

Retirement benefits

Education benefits

Life insurance

Employee discounts

Job summary

Rutgers University-Newark seeks a Student Counselor to support recruitment activities, outreach, enrollment, retention, and academic advising. You will develop a transfer recruitment plan, maintain contacts with an assigned caseload of freshmen and transfer students, and advise on progress toward degree completion and career development.

The role requires strong communication, data-driven planning, and collaboration with campus partners in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor's degree, preferably in Criminal Justice or other related social science, and two years of postgraduate experience in higher education academic counseling/advisement; or equivalent experience that demonstrates knowledge and understanding of new and continuing student populations and programs, and student development.
• Preferred graduate degree.
• Experience working within higher education, especially in academic advising and student success.

Responsibilities

• Developing and implementing a comprehensive recruitment plan for transfer students.
• Establishing and maintaining productive contact with an assigned caseload (approximately 125 new freshmen and 150 transfer students) based on alpha module.
• Counseling students on progress toward graduation and successful career and/or professional development.
• Working with other unit staff on the coordination, development, and facilitation of initiatives targeting transfer students, workshops, transcript evaluations, new student registration, outreach, and recruiting events.
• Updating and maintaining accurate, detailed, current, complete, relevant content for the University's degree audit program, transfer services website, the School of Criminal Justice website, social media outlets, and all other School promotional materials.
• Assisting with office events, commencement activities, major/minor fairs, as well as other events and duties as needed.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Oral & written communication

Digital skills / paperless

Social media savvy

Time management

Team collaboration

Microsoft Office

Student information systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice or related social science

Graduate degree (preferred)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Webex/Zoom

Job description

Rutgers University-Newark seeks a Student Counselor to support recruitment activities, outreach, enrollment, retention, and academic advising. You will develop a transfer recruitment plan, maintain contacts with an assigned caseload of freshmen and transfer students, and advise on progress toward degree completion and career development.

The role requires strong communication, data-driven planning, and collaboration with campus partners in a fast-paced environment.