Senior Counselor, Educational Opportunity Program

About the role

The University at Buffalo (UB) invites applications for the position of Senior Counselor within the Arthur O. Eve Educational Opportunity Program (EOP). The Senior Counselor provides extensive and proactive academic, personal, social, financial aid and career counseling for a student caseload of up to 150 students. The University at Buffalo’s Educational Opportunity Program, provides admission and extensive support for talented students who have not yet reached their full academic potential due to barriers in the educational, economic, or personal background.

Responsibilities

• Advises students on course selection from entering freshmen to graduation
• Diagnoses skill strengths and weaknesses and develops academic and programmatic prescriptions
• Reviews and documents student progress on a monthly and semester basis
• Helps students understand and manage academic and social expectations and challenges
• Serves as a coordinator for specifically assigned student service support areas and as a liaison between EOP and designated faculties, and Schools

Requirements

• Masters degree with 1 year of experience in academic advising and/or counseling
• Experience in a higher education environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated knowledge of issues and factors affecting academically under-prepared students
• Demonstrated understanding of challenges impacting under-resourced and disadvantaged populations
• Experience providing academic advising and/or counseling to a diverse student population
• Knowledge of issues, concerns and obstacles affecting low-income and disadvantaged populations

Our University Community

Undergraduate Education serves an increasingly diverse constituency of patrons, and our employees, services and policies strive to honor and reflect this diversity. We encourage candidates who thrive in a welcoming multicultural environment to apply.

Contact Information

Contact's Name: Brenda Reed
Contact's Email: bdreed@buffalo.edu
Contact's Phone: 716-645-5674

References

• Number of References Required: 3
• Reference Cutoff Date: Not specified
• Instructions to Applicant: Not specified

Additional Information

Is a background check required for this posting? No

Documents Needed To Apply

• Cover Letter
• Resume