Position Title: Assistant Director, International Student Services

Department: Student Academic Affairs/Center for Multicultural Affairs

Job Summary: The Assistant Director's position counsels and advises international students on academic, personal, financial and career development matters. In addition, the position plans and coordinates academic and cultural initiatives to help international students acclimate to the college and the United States.

The Assistant Director is responsible for planning, coordinating, and administering the orientation program for international undergraduate, visiting and graduate students including the screening, training, hiring and supervising of the international orientation leaders. This position coordinates the campus wide committee involved with orientations.

This position also manages the international visiting students program, and communicates with representatives from home institutions and acts as Alternative Responsible Officer for Homeland Security in administration of exchange visitor program students on J-1 visas. This position also assists with other visa applications, including the issuance of I-20's for our F-1 student visa student population, in accordance with federal regulation and institutional policy.

The Assistant Director also screens international student applications, reviews documentation and makes recommendations as needed. Also coordination with the Director of the Writing Program and the Academic Learning Center on meeting the language needs of international students falls under the responsibility of this position.

This position also researches, develops and presents developmental and diversity workshops to sponsored program students, student groups, and other courses which assist in building and maintaining a campus wide environment that is inclusive, pluralistic and diverse.

Minimum Qualifications: 3-5 years applicable work experience; Master's Degree in a Social Services related area

Essential Functions: Knowledge and Skills:

-Knowledge of SEVIS and F-1/J-1 Visa regulations

-Knowledge of applicable federal regulations

-Database management skills required

-Good oral and written communication skills

-Ability to operate in a cross-cultural setting

-Strong interpersonal skills

-Ability to maintain cooperative working relationships

-Ability to coordinate events

-Ability to process, review, and evaluate student documents

-Ability to meet deadlines

-Experience with advising students

Required Application Documents: Cover letter, Resume & Three Professional References

About the Department: The Associate Dean of Student Academic Affairs oversees a multitude of academic support areas of the College. The Center for Multicultural Affairs is one such unit, and this position works closely with professionals across campus, as well as with the international student professional staff housed in the Registrar's Office, under the supervision of the Associate Dean of Student Academic Affairs.

About Marist College: Marist College is located on the banks of the historic Hudson River midway between New York City and Albany and at its Florence, Italy campus. A comprehensive, independent institution grounded in the liberal arts, its mission is to "help students develop the intellect, character, and skills required for enlightened, ethical, and productive lives in the global community of the 21st century." Marist is consistently recognized for excellence by The Princeton Review (Colleges That Create Futures and The Best 384 Colleges), U.S. News & World Report (8th Best Regional University/North), Kiplinger's Personal Finance ("Best College Values"), and others. Marist educates approximately 5,000 traditional-age undergraduate students and 1,400 adult and graduate students in 47 undergraduate majors and numerous graduate programs, including fully online MBA, MPA, MS, and MA degrees.

Type of Position: Full Time

Classification: Administrative

Months per Year: 12

Work Schedule: 8:30 am-5 pm; occasional evenings and weekends required

Hours per Week: 37.5

Location: Marist College main campus, Poughkeepsie, NY

Number of Positions Openings: 1

Equal Employment Statement: Marist College is committed to creating a diverse workforce on our campus by ensuring that barriers to equal employment opportunity and upward mobility do not exist here. To this end, the College will strive to achieve the full and fair participation of minorities, women, people with disabilities, and any other protected groups found to be under represented.

Equal opportunity means employment, development, and promotion of individuals without consideration of race, color, disability, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, or veteran status unless there is a bona fide occupational requirement which excludes persons in one of these protected groups. The College will review its employment policies and procedures to ensure that barriers which may unnecessarily exclude protected groups are identified and eliminated. The College will also explore alternative approaches if any policy or practice is found to have a negative impact on protected groups.

Marist's policy of non-discrimination includes not only employment practices but also extends to all services and programs provided by the College. It shall be considered a violation of College policy for any member of the community to discriminate against any individual or group with respect to employment or attendance at Marist College on the basis of race, color, disability, religion, age, sex, marital status, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other condition established by law.


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