Student Success & Career Advisor

Howard University; United States; On-site; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

Work-Life Balance

Financial Wellness

Professional Development

Additional Perks

Job summary

Howard University is seeking a counselor to support students and staff with personal, social, and educational challenges. The role includes counseling, crisis intervention when needed, and coordinating with parents, teachers, and administrators to address student needs.

This position emphasizes records maintenance, program planning, and guiding students toward appropriate educational opportunities, with emphasis on well-being and growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required; 1–3 years of experience.
• 8 years of related work experience may be substituted in lieu of educational qualifications.
• Counsel students and staff to help them understand and overcome personal, social, or behavioral problems.

Responsibilities

• Counsel students and/or staff to help them understand and overcome personal, social, or behavioral problems affecting their educational or vocational situations.
• Provide crisis intervention to students when difficult situations occur at schools.
• Confer with parents or guardians, teachers, administrators, and other professionals to discuss student’s progress, resolve behavioral, academic, and other problems, and to determine priorities for students and their resource needs.
• Maintain accurate and complete student records as required by laws, district policies, and administrative regulations.
• Prepare students for later educational experiences by encouraging them to explore learning opportunities and to persevere with challenging tasks.
• Evaluate students’ or individuals’ abilities, interests, and personality characteristics using tests, records, interviews, or professional sources.
• Identify cases of domestic abuse or other family problems and encourage students or parents to seek additional assistance from mental health professionals.
• Counsel students regarding educational issues, such as course and program selection, class scheduling and registration, school adjustment, truancy, study habits, and career planning.
• Provide special services such as alcohol and drug prevention programs and classes that teach students to handle conflicts without resorting to violence.
• Conduct follow-up interviews with counselees to determine if their needs have been met.
• Performs other related duties as assigned

Skills

Counseling

Crisis intervention

Record keeping

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Howard University is seeking a counselor to support students and staff with personal, social, and educational challenges. The role includes counseling, crisis intervention when needed, and coordinating with parents, teachers, and administrators to address student needs.

This position emphasizes records maintenance, program planning, and guiding students toward appropriate educational opportunities, with emphasis on well-being and growth.