Student Advisor

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The incumbent provides program administration, recruitment and academic counseling primarily for students engaged in Youth Behavioral Health focused programs and curriculum within the department. They will provide general and specialized program support to the Student Affairs Advisor, Director of Student Affairs and leadership of the Youth Behavioral Health focused programs. Under the general direction of the Student Affairs Advisor, independently lead and complete on-going tasks, following established School procedures and University policies to administer Social Welfare programs focusing on youth behavioral health. Create, implement, and monitor a tracking system for all youth behavioral health program students, including post-graduation to ensure timely work commitment payback. Initiate collections in the event students to not fulfill their contractual agreement. Administer and track stipends for students. Provide academic counseling to students. Independently exercise initiative and sound judgment relating to student engagement and programming while adhering to all privacy/FERPA regulations. Lead student recruitment/application processes, student counseling and funding allocations for all program participants. Administratively support all aspects of implementing programs, projects, and reporting to various entities including the Ballmer Group and other youth behavioral health programs. This requires managerial, organizational, analytical, writing, hands-on computer applications and public relations skills. Develop and maintain relationship with partner units on campus also engaged in youth behavioral health, specifically in Psychology and Semel. Serve as a liaison between the Center for Accessible Education and faculty and student constituents in Luskin Social Welfare to ensure seamless coordination and compliance with various accommodations and to provide faculty with best practices to most effectively meet student needs. Compose and edit high quality correspondence, reports, student resource materials, presentation materials, and fliers, etc. Initiate the scheduling and planning of Youth Behavioral Health related special events and modules for MSW students. The incumbent must continuously expend effort to determine the administrative needs required to efficiently and effectively execute the mission of the Youth Behavioral Health program and must be responsive to shifting priorities and to new assignments.