Position Summary:

Responsible for sustaining an environment of academic and professional excellence for students and educational team members.  Duties include a mix of instruction and student advising.  The Academic Advisor works closely with the Educational Team in pursuit of persistence endeavors. 

Key Job Elements:

1. Maintain direct contact with student advisees. This includes meeting with individuals as well as small groups of students on an ongoing basis as well as maintaining quarterly office hours.
2. Development of advising action plans: implement and monitor.  Maintain Student Profile information including parent information, health issues, financial, academic progress, personal problems, language barriers and employment issues.
3. Advise students concerning scheduling, attendance, and academic progress and curriculum issues.  Maintain access to attendance files with notification and documentation in a timely fashion.
4. Inform and help students access all available services.  Apprise students of housing options, staying current with financial obligations, and direct    students to Counseling when deemed necessary.
5. Discuss student progress with instructors.
6. Monitor grades and question weak performance areas and act as brdge between student and advisor.
7. Work with the Education Department to ease student tansition during the registration process which includes creating and processing special and regular schedules and reporting to apppropriate registration staff.
8. Other duties as assigned.

Reports To: Academic Affairs Campus Head
Interacts With: School directors, faculty, registrar, student services, admissions, and student financial services.

Position Requirements:

1. Bachelor's degree in Education or similar field or equivalent experience.
2. One to three years experience working in an academic advising role in a field relevant to the School's programs, preferably in a post-secondary institution.  Understanding of curricula and how students fit into it.

Skills:

1. Student-success focused.
2. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
3. Strong interpersonal skills with both faculty and student populations.
4. Exceptional customer service, interpersonal and organizational skills.
5. Strong detail, computer and analytical skills.

Abilities:

1. Ability to interact effectively as either a leader or as a member of a team and work collaboratively with other deparments.
2. Ability to listen to customers (e.g. staff, etc.) and to understand and respond positively to their requests.
3. Past history of being self-driven to learn
4. Ability to adapt to changing assignments and multiple priorities.
5. Ability to manage multiple tasks and successfully meet deadlines.

Applying:

Internal candidates must first notify their immediate supervisor before contacting:

Siuberto Socarras
Director of Human Resources
Miami International University of Art & Design


For more information or to apply, please email Siuberto Ssocarras

The Office of Human Resources at Miami International University of Art & Design maintains and facilitates the hiring process for all regular positions for the University. All faculty, management, and support positions will be advertised through the Office of Human Resources, and all requested documents for these advertised positions need to be received by the Office within the posting period.

To be considered for an advertised position, please submit resume and cover letter to the address listed below. Inquiries will be accepted only for advertised positions.

Director of Human Resources
Miami International University of Art & Design
1501 Biscayne Blvd., Suite 100
Miami, Florida 33132-1418

E-mail:  ssocarras@aii.edu

Fax number:  (305) 428 – 5801