Academic Advisor

The LaGuardia Community College (LaGCC) ACCES Pre-Employment Transition Services Program assists students with disabilities with a successful transition from postsecondary education to meaningful employment opportunities. The Academic Advisor will play a crucial role in guiding and supporting students throughout their academic journey. They will provide personalized advisement that connects students’ courses of study with their career and/or employment goals. The Academic Advisor will also assist with coordinating academic support services for students within their caseload. This position is supervised by the grant designated Project Manager for Student Services.

This is a grant-funded, hybrid position through the Research Foundation of CUNY. Appointments are subject to availability of funding and satisfactory performance.

Responsibilities:

• Provide academic advising to a caseload of ACCES students and address all academic concerns.
• Assist students with understanding degree requirements and academic policies and procedures, and ensure their course of study aligns with their employment goals.
• Collaborate with core advisement units to complete curriculum mapping for students.
• Conduct regular check-ins to monitor students' academic progress and address any issues or barriers they may encounter.
• Identify students in need of additional support services and refer them to appropriate resources such as tutoring, counseling, and/or career services.
• Collaborate with faculty, staff and other campus stakeholders to facilitate solutions to students’ academic challenges.
• Assist with the development and facilitation of workshops, seminars, etc. related to the link between academic and career success.
• Participate in recruitment and retention efforts by engaging with current/prospective students and families during outreach events/activities.
• Maintain accurate and confidential student records using academic advising software systems.
• Prepare reports and assessments related to student academic progress and advising activities.

• Other duties as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in Higher Education, Counseling, Psychology, or a related field.
• Experience in academic advising, student services, or related educational fields.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree in higher education or related field.
• Familiarity with post-secondary education systems and working with diverse student populations from cross-disability backgrounds.
• Excellent written, verbal communication and organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Bilingual preferred but not required.

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.