Description
The Honors Program at Temple University is dedicated to providing high-achieving students with enriching academic opportunities, holistic advising, a dynamic and inclusive community, and strong encouragement and support along the way to commencement—and beyond.  
 
Our staff provides individualized advising on course selection, scholarships, fellowship applications, careers, and graduate schools. We also offer specialized Honors classes, housing in the Honors Living-Learning Community, and leadership opportunities through our multiple Honors student organizations. We are part of the mix that makes Temple University a wonderful place to earn a degree.

The Senior Advisor provides developmental and holistic advising to talented students across all of Temple’s schools and colleges, with multiple options and complex academic and professional goals. 

The Senior Advisor provides leadership to various advising staff functions and counseling activities, and the design and implementation of academic advising protocols for students. The Senior Advisor will be chartered to create and implement special programs, oversee multifaceted activities and services provided to Honors students, and will mentor other advisors and academic support positions. 

The position is involved with all aspects of advising and includes the development, coordination and implementation of educational counseling services geared to achieving, maintaining, or improving student success and retention. This position may include supervising others and will include the opportunity to teach Honors first-year seminars. Performs other duties as assigned.

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Required Education & Experience:
Master's degree and three or more years of related experience. At least two (2) years advising experience in a higher education academic setting; demonstrated leadership/project management experience; training design and/or delivery exposure. Demonstrated experience with public speaking in both large and small groups.

Required Skills & Abilities:
* Excellent interpersonal, customer service and organizational skills along with the ability to relate to a diverse group of students, faculty, and staff. 
* Demonstrate oral and written communication skills.
* Ability to work with high-achieving and gifted students who have wide-ranging academic needs and interests.
* Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentation software.
* Demonstrated understanding with automated student information systems, such as Banner. 
* Demonstrated ability to work with others as part of a team
* Ability to work occasional weekend and evening hours, when necessary.

Preferred:
* Demonstrated experience in first-year experience initiatives (orientation, first-year seminar, co-curricular programming, LLC). 
* Demonstrated experience in program development, implementation, and supervision.
* Demonstrated experience in teaching at the college level.

This position is assigned a hybrid work arrangement (on-campus and remote), the duration of this hybrid work arrangement is at the discretion of Temple University and the Department.

Temple University values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity for all persons regardless of age, color, disability, ethnicity, marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status protected by law.

In accordance with the City of Philadelphia's COVID-19 mandate, all Temple University students, faculty, staff, and contractors must be fully vaccinated before receiving authorization to work unless they have a medical or religious exemption approved by the University.  An individual is considered fully vaccinated two (2) weeks following the second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or two (2) weeks following a single dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. Individuals who do not meet the University's vaccination or exemption requirement will be prohibited from working until proof of full vaccination or an exemption is requested and approved.  For more information, visit the University's Vaccines web page at https://www.temple.edu/coronavirus/vaccines.

Compliance Statement: In the performance of their functions as detailed in the position description employees have an obligation to avoid ethical, legal, financial and other conflicts of interest to ensure that their actions and outside activities do not conflict with their primary employment responsibilities at the institution. Employees are also expected to understand and be in compliance with applicable laws, University and employment policies and regulations, including NCAA regulations for areas and departments which their essential functions cause them to interact.

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You may request a copy of the report by calling Temple University’s Campus Safety Services at 215-204-7900.

 

Primary Location: Pennsylvania-Philadelphia-Main Campus-The Tuttleman Learning Center
Job: Staff
Schedule: Full-time
Shift: Day Job
Employee Status: Regular