Apply now to join FAU on its race to excellence. For more information on everything FAU has to offer, please visit www.fau.edu/jobs. Note: Current FAU employees must apply as an internal applicant by logging into their existing Workday employee account. Position Summary: Florida Atlantic University is seeking an Academic Advisor IV - Academic Advising Specialist, Navigate Outreach Specialist - Boca Raton, FL. University Academic Services office offers students a broad, comprehensive array of services aimed at aiding students in developing and implementing an appropriate and meaningful education plan. Summary of Responsibilities: Support the UAS in the use of Success Network/Navigate 360 by: Creating and managing training modules, documents, and tutorials for students and staff. Developing and delivering personalized training to professional staff, student workers, graduate students, and administrative support. Facilitating student outreach, communication plans, and marketing. Create Success Network communication plans for students and staff. Provide additional advising web resources. General: Provides academic advising to their caseload of first and second-year students with a specific emphasis on second-year student advising/coaching and the transition to college advising, including transfer students at FAU under 45 earned credit hours and all undeclared students regardless of hours earned. In support of our FTIC and second-year students, this position will require some evening and virtual hours on a rotating basis. Serves as liaison to an assigned college or student support unit(s) on campus. Applies general education requirements for each College, university-wide practice and policy. Provide leadership and oversight of the review and updating of Degree Audit Reports (DAR) and content changes and substitutions. Identify students based on early warning software to proactively identify at-risk students for outreach and intervention for university advising offices; provide resources and one-on-one and group opportunities to at-risk students as identified in Navigate and by other means. Provide training, professional development, and mentoring for advisors, level I, II, and III. Clears undergraduate registration holds and responds to email inquiries and phone messages. Assists with campus events, such as the Admission's Office open houses, University Expos, and other evening and weekend duties requiring an UAS advising presence. Assist students with developing academic and career action plans, work and support undecided students, students in academic difficulty, and students transitioning into their major of choice. Develop and implement an academic based outreach/sophomore year experience plan specifically targeting rising sophomores and second-year students who fall under the UAS umbrella. Demonstrates mastery of advising knowledge, models expertise in advising practice and shows depth in professional engagement; serves as a liaison and consults with various Advising Units and College(s) related to the development of programs. Uses advising and student development theories, institutional data, and research findings, to implement best practices that enhance the student experience, support the growth and proficiency of colleagues, and contribute to the unit and university strategic goals and initiatives. Uses advising and student development theories to make improvements to resources and processes utilized by students and advisors; responsible for providing specialized advising services for multiple programs and student populations. Monitors student academic plans to ensure timely graduation using advising and student development theories, institutional data, and research findings. Provides leadership in the professional development of advisors, maintenance of degree audit system, orientation, graduation, and student retention initiatives; leads professional development events and activities at the unit or campus level. Implements best practices using student development theories that enhance the student experience and actively contributes to the unit and university strategic goals and initiatives. Develops innovative improvements to resources and processes to assist students and advisors in course selection, career development, and personal accountability for success. Teach the SLS freshman transition courses as needed. Perform other job-related tasks The Department of University Academic Services at Florida Atlantic University seeks scholars who are committed to supporting the learning needs of students from diverse backgrounds and to thoughtfully engaging all communities in higher education. Florida Atlantic University embodies a culture of strategic and collaborative community engagement that results in mutual benefit to the institution and the various internal and external communities that it serves. FAU Benefits and Perks: If Benefits & Perks are important to you, then FAU is the place to be! Working at FAU has its perks! In addition to helping drive change and having a positive impact by supporting our students, staff, and faculty, FAU offers: Excellent benefit packages including Medical (PPO/HMO $50 per month single & $180 per month family), Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending plans, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and much more. State retirement options including tax-deferred annuities and Roth 403(b) plans. State employees Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program - https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service Flexible work arrangement plans - https://www.fau.edu/hr/employee_relations/flexwork.php Sick Leave Pool Program Paid time off (eligible employees) including vacation and sick leave, 1 personal day, 9 paid holidays, and paid winter break (at President’s discretion). Paid Community Engagement Volunteer Service Day - https://www.fau.edu/hr/documents/community-engagement-volunteer-leave4-2015.pdf Employee Educational Scholarship Program (EESP) for eligible Staff/Faculty - Tuition assistance after 6 months of full-time employment. For in-unit faculty, the EESP program may be extended to spouses and dependent children (eligibility rules apply). For details on FAU's amazing offers visit us at https://www.fau.edu/hr/benefits/index.php Explore Living in Palm Beach County: The goal is to provide local employers and new employees in the area a comprehensive guide with places to live. View it here: www.bdb.org/apartments Minimum Qualifications: Master's degree from an accredited institution in the appropriate area of specialization and six years of experience required. Preferred Qualifications/Skills: Six years of administrative Navigate experience. Salary: $56,000 per year. Exempt Administrative, Managerial, Professional (AMP) College or Department: UGS: UAS - Sophomore Support Location: Boca Raton Work Days and Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Application Deadline: 2024-06-03 Special Instructions to Applicant: APPLICATION DOCUMENTS REQUIRED: Resume Cover letter OFFICIAL SEALED TRANSCRIPTS REQUIRED: Final candidate will be required to have official, sealed transcripts and original NACES evaluation, if applicable, sent from their educational institution to Human Resources prior to the start of employment. PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENINGS REQUIRED: Selected candidates must successfully complete and pass all employment screenings prior to the start of employment. Employment screenings may include a criminal background check (level I and level II), motor vehicle check, credit check, reference checks, alcohol, and drug screening check. REQUEST FOR ACCOMMODATIONS: Individuals with disabilities requiring accommodations may contact Human Resources at 561-297-3057. For inquiries concerning employees, job applicants or other available accommodations, please email accommodate@fau.edu or call the Office of Civil Rights and Title IX at (561) 297-3004. As a Hispanic-serving institution, Florida Atlantic University (FAU) is one of the most racially and ethnically diverse institutions in the Florida state university system. We are committed to recruiting and retaining talented faculty and staff. We embrace our shared responsibility to create and celebrate a welcoming and inclusive campus environment for all. Our community features excellent schools, a vibrant and safe community, and a sub-tropical climate conductive to year-round outdoor activities. Florida Atlantic University is where your future begins. With over 30,000 students from all 50 states and over 180 countries, 21 intercollegiate teams, 180 plus degree programs, and an administration that thrives on discovery and excellence, Florida Atlantic University is pushing the boundaries of higher education. At FAU, the faculty and staff are trailblazers and innovators with a passion for finding creative solutions while advancing science, art and technology in all disciplines. Student success, excellence and community engagement are some of our highest values as a university. These values are prominent throughout FAU's community and are essential to the employee experience. FAU is committed to the principles of engaged teaching, research and service, and reflects this commitment as a key Platform in its 2015 - 2025 Strategic Plan. Our work environment is a hub of cultures from across the nation and the world, making FAU a place where collaboration flourishes. 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Clery Act Information Florida Statute 1010.35 - Screening Foreign Researchers Pursuant to Florida law, any applicant or student seeking employment in a research or research-related support position who is a citizen of a foreign country and not a permanent resident of the U.S., or who is a citizen or permanent resident but is affiliated with or has had at least 1 year of employment or training in China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, or Syria is subject to additional screening. Applicants meeting those criteria will be required to provide the following information before any offer of employment can be made: every institution of higher education attended; all previous employment since the applicant’s 18th birthday; list of all published material, current and pending research funding from any source, including details about the research, your role, funding source, and amount; list and description of any non-university professional activities; any affiliation with an institution or program in a foreign country. Selected applicants will be required to provide additional information per the Statute, including a complete copy of your passport; and, if available, the most recently submitted DS-160 (Online Nonimmigrant Visa Application).