Student Services Advisor I

University of Southern California•Los Angeles, CA

12d•$30 - $32

About The Position

USC’s Roski School of Art and Design is seeking an experienced Advisor to join our team as a Student Services Advisor I, for Roski’s Admissions and Student Affairs department. The Student Services Advisor I will perform a variety of duties, including: Counsels and/or provides undergraduate and/or graduate students with a range of services covering admissions, financial aid, academic counseling and advisement, graduation counseling and clearance, records and registration, placement and career services, and student programs. Coordinates delivery of services with appropriate university offices. Position is affiliated with a major academic program, academic department, school or college. Job Accountabilities: Provides academic counseling for undergraduate and/or graduate students. Advises on matters of curriculum, course and degree requirements, transfer credit evaluation, and graduation counseling and clearance. Monitors student progress in honors and probation programs. Maintains academic unit student records and coordinates registration activities, grading, degree progress, enrollment and degree verification, and transcripts with the USC Office of Academic Records and Registrar. Assists with Petition applications, resumes and letters of recommendation. Interfaces with faculty, administrators and students regarding grading policies, academic progress and student promotability. Plans and coordinates student events including commencement, orientation, receptions, and award ceremonies. Contracts with vendors for services and attends and oversees events to ensure arrangements are handled as planned. Assists in the preparation or update of bulletins, newsletters, handbooks, guides, fact sheets and brochures. May coordinate production of materials by outside vendors. Participates in committees at the department, school, college or university level which deal in student services issues. Provides administrative support for local committees and works on committee-assigned projects. Provides administrative support to faculty and academic committees by coordinating textbook orders, class and exam schedules, curricula changes and new course approvals, and changes to the university catalog and school bulletin. Maintains currency on policies, procedures and regulations pertaining to admissions, financial aid, registration, transfer credit evaluation, course and degree requirements, graduation requirements, petitions and other student services. Maintains and compiles statistical data. Prepares reports for internal and external use. Assist with occasional weekend events related to admission recruitment and conversion. Why Work at the Roski School of Art and Design? The USC Roski School of Art and Design offers an arts education that is as individual as the student. The varied programs – from design, painting and sculpture, to performance art and social practice – are all taught by the school’s renowned faculty of artists, designer, curators, scholars, and arts professionals, who provide students with creative, interpretive, and critical skills essential to the practices of art and design today. Join us!

Requirements

Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree
Additional Education Requirements Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education
Minimum Experience: 1 year
Minimum Skills: Student program or service experience.

Nice To Haves

Preferred Education: Master's degree
Preferred Experience: Knowledge of USC student and academic programs, policies and procedures and knowledge of the student information system.

Responsibilities

Provides academic counseling for undergraduate and/or graduate students.
Advises on matters of curriculum, course and degree requirements, transfer credit evaluation, and graduation counseling and clearance.
Monitors student progress in honors and probation programs.
Maintains academic unit student records and coordinates registration activities, grading, degree progress, enrollment and degree verification, and transcripts with the USC Office of Academic Records and Registrar.
Assists with Petition applications, resumes and letters of recommendation.
Interfaces with faculty, administrators and students regarding grading policies, academic progress and student promotability.
Plans and coordinates student events including commencement, orientation, receptions, and award ceremonies.
Contracts with vendors for services and attends and oversees events to ensure arrangements are handled as planned.
Assists in the preparation or update of bulletins, newsletters, handbooks, guides, fact sheets and brochures.
May coordinate production of materials by outside vendors.
Participates in committees at the department, school, college or university level which deal in student services issues.
Provides administrative support for local committees and works on committee-assigned projects.
Provides administrative support to faculty and academic committees by coordinating textbook orders, class and exam schedules, curricula changes and new course approvals, and changes to the university catalog and school bulletin.
Maintains currency on policies, procedures and regulations pertaining to admissions, financial aid, registration, transfer credit evaluation, course and degree requirements, graduation requirements, petitions and other student services.
Maintains and compiles statistical data.
Prepares reports for internal and external use.
Assist with occasional weekend events related to admission recruitment and conversion.