Director - Undergraduate Advising Job Listing at UT Dallas in Richardson, TX (Job ID 26635)

Description

• Manages overall operations of the School's advising team.
• Manages a caseload of students in advising.
• Manages School's event coordination such as new student orientations.
• Serves as a primary contact point for the School's advising.
• Manages the school's advising team and delegates duties.
• Assists advisors in problem-solving complex student situations.
• Consult and coordinate with other Advising Directors to streamline student services.
• Assists in standardizing the School's advising practices to University standards.
• Assists in ensuring FERPA standards and documentation of practices.
• Serves on the School's leadership team as needed for marketing, recruitment, and planning.
• Assists in ensuring the integrity of the School's degree plan, catalog, and graduation audit.
• Serves as a point of contact to help coordinate leave and vacation coverage.
• Attends weekly advising director meetings to ensure University-wide coordination.

Minimum Education and Experience

Bachelor's degree in counseling or a related field and 8 years experience working with college students in an academic counseling or advising capacity; or Master's degree & six years' experience as described above.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Assists Associate Dean in managing over all operations of the school's advising team.
• Manages a caseload of student advising.
• Manages School's event coordination such as new student orientations.
• Serves as a primary point of contact across the University for school advising.
• Assists in managing the school advising team and delegating duties.
• Assists advisors in problem-solving and with complex student situations.
• Consult and coordinate with other advising directors to streamline student services.
• Assists in standardizing the school's advising practices to comply with the University's standards.
• Assists in ensuring accurate FERPA standards and documentation practices.
• Serves on the school's leadership team as needed for marketing, recruitment, and planning.
• Assists in ensuring the school's degree plan, catalog, and graduation audit integrity.
• Serves as a contact and helps coordinate leave and vacation coverage.
• Attends weekly advising director meetings to ensure University-wide coordination.

Additional Information

Internal applicants may be given preference

Remote Notice: A remote work schedule is not available for this position.

What We Can Offer
UT Dallas is an Equal Opportunity Employer with an employee-friendly and supportive work environment. Our comprehensive compensation and benefits package that is effective as of your hire date includes:  

• Competitive Salary
• Tuition Benefits
• Internal Training
• BCBS PPO Medical insurance – 100% paid for full-time employees
• PPO and DHMO Dental Insurance Plan – PPO plans include ortho benefits
• Vision Insurance
• Long and short-term disability
• TRS Retirement Plan – defined benefit plan offering lifetime annuity upon retirement
• Voluntary Retirement Plan Options – additional savings opportunities with Tax-Sheltered Annuity Plans and Deferred Compensation Plans
• Dental/Vision/AD&D 
• Paid time off
• Paid Holidays 
• Paid Winter Break
• Fertility Benefits
• Remote Work Options – approved by department

  All UT Dallas employees have access to various professional development opportunities, including a membership to Academic Impressions, LinkedIn Learning, and UT Dallas Bright Leaders Program.   Visit https://hr.utdallas.edu/employees/benefits/ for more information.  
If you are looking for a rewarding career opportunity with great benefits? Look no further! Join our team!

Important Message

1) All employees serve as a representative of the University and are expected to display respect, civility, professional courtesy, consideration of others and discretion in all interactions with members of the UT Dallas community and the general public.

2) The University of Texas at Dallas is committed to providing an educational, living, and working environment that is welcoming, respectful, and inclusive of all members of the university community. UT Dallas does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its services, programs, activities, employment, and education, including in admission and enrollment. EOE, including disability/veterans. The University is committed to providing access, equal opportunity, and reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities. To request reasonable accommodation in the employment application and interview process, contact the ADA Coordinator. For inquiries regarding nondiscrimination policies, contact the Title IX Coordinator.

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