Provides specialized student services for international students. Responsible for F & J student status compliance, academic, and personal advising, programming and facilitation, promotion of social and cultural activities, and helping to create opportunities for student engagement within the college and the community. Collaborates with other college staff to support international students.

1. Provides incoming F and J visa students with pre-arrival information, designs orientation content, and coordinates new student orientation programs.

Must be a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident as specified by Federal regulations.

1. Knowledge of SEVIS and F status regulations as outlined in 8 C.F.R. § 21 2(f).

2. Ability to interpret J status regulations as outlined in 22 C.F.R. § 6 2

3. Knowledge of the principles of student advising and student development theory.

4. Skill in the use of personal computers and general office software, including database programs and advanced spreadsheet applications. 

5. Ability to effectively communicate interpersonally, orally, and in writing. 

6. Ability to research related information and regulations, prepare reports and documents, and attend to details with a high level of accuracy.

7. Ability to manage multiple priorities and complex projects, meet deadlines, and adapt to dynamic environments while maintaining accuracy.

8. Ability to work evenings and weekends as needed

9. Ability to travel between campuses

This job primarily operates in a professional office environment. The employee will routinely operate standard office equipment including but not limited to computers, keyboards, mouse, phones, photocopiers, printers, scanners, filing cabinets and fax machines. While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate.

Typical physical competencies include but are not limited to frequently remaining stationary, moving, reaching, positioning self and occasionally ascending/descending, lifting/moving objects weighing between 5-15 pounds. This job also entails frequently communicating, discerning and exchanging information, detecting and perceiving objects up close, at a distance, and the ability to adjust focus. Cognitive abilities include but are not limited to frequently using discretion, judgment, reasoning, memory, learning, maintaining confidentiality, comprehension, problem solving, and decision-making.

The typical work environment, physical and cognitive demands listed above are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The College has a process to identify and make available reasonable accommodations to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.