William Paterson University invites applications for the full-time position of Advisement Specialist.

Reporting to the Chairperson of the Department of Nursing, the Advisement Specialist advises nursing students who are enrolled the various nursing programs, both undergraduate and graduate. In collaboration with the program coordinators, the Advisement Specialist works to develop and implement an effective system of academic recruitment, advisement, matriculation, and retention.

Department overview:

Join an energetic campus community and distinguished nursing faculty where excellence is reflected in mission, diversity and student success.  Our growing Nursing Department typically consists of more than 1000 undergraduates and over 600 graduate (Masters, post- Masters and DNP) who go on to significant clinical, academic, research, supervisory, and administrator positions.

For more information about our programs, please visit www.wpunj.edu/cosh/departments/nursing/.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Providing academic advising support of nursing students from recruitment to graduation.
• Implementing an effective system of academic recruitment, advisement, matriculation, and retention of students in coordination with the Offices of Admissions, Registrar, Financial Aid and the Nursing Department Chair and faculty.  
• Establishing and maintaining degree maps based on the rotation of courses for each program and providing this information to students.
• Advising incoming and current nursing students on course selection and registration with the appropriate degree plans including registration overrides and transfer of credits as needed.
• Advising on-campus/on ground graduate students who request transfer to the WP online MSN Program or vice versa.
• Advising MSN students when planning to change concentration.
• Advising RN-MSN students on requirements for successful matriculation into the MSN program.
• Reviewing academic standing for all students and working with the Nursing Department’s Academic Standards Committee regarding academic probation and/or dismissals.  
• Ensuring consistent communication to students on policies and procedures, and changes in degree requirements.
• Ensuring assessment of advising, recruitment and retention processes and implementing change based on assessments.
• Utilizing, and willing to learn, various technology systems to complete tasks and communicate across audiences.
• Performing other duties as assigned that are appropriate for the position.

Qualifications – the ideal candidate must have the following:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
• Three (3) or more years’ work experience in academic advisement, student affairs, student services, counseling, mentoring or related area.
• Demonstrated skills in Information Technology and proficiency in the use of Microsoft Suite Office Applications.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule which may include evening and weekend assignments.
• Capable of working effectively using online platforms such as Zoom and Teams.
• Ability and willingness to work in a hybrid, remote work environment depending upon institutional need.

Additional, preferred qualifications:

Master’s degree

Personal attributes and traits:

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in both oral and written format.
• Capable of considering competing interests, values, needs, and wants in a diverse environment and among a diverse population of students, faculty and staff.
• Able to prioritize projects and attend to details to meet agreed upon goals.
• Demonstrated dedication to the success of others and ability to advocate for same.
• Dedicated to excellence in job performance and achieving positive outcomes

Invitation to Apply:

Interested candidates will be prompted to: Complete an application and submit a cover letter & CV.

Submission of all documents listed above is required for consideration.

Review of applications will commence immediately. 

General questions related to this application process, please contact talent@wpunj.edu

 
About William Paterson University:

William Paterson University is the third most diverse public university in New Jersey. As a longstanding member of the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), we have been designated by the US Department of Education as a Hispanic-Serving Institution.

William Paterson University is also proud to be designated as a NASA MSI (Minority Serving Institution). The University offers more than 250 undergraduate and graduate academic programs that range from liberal arts and sciences to pre-professional and professional programs; it enrolls over 9,000 students from across the country and from over 40 nations.

The University is situated on a beautiful, 370-acre suburban campus in Wayne, New Jersey, just twenty miles west of New York City.