Student Success Advisor (Student Affairs)

Johns Hopkins University has outlined a bold vision to better integrate life design, experiential learning, and mentoring into the academic and co-curricular experiences for all students and postdoctoral fellows. At the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (BSPH), the Career Services Office aims to help students make a significant impact on public health by connecting them to opportunities outside the classroom through enhancing career and professional development, coordinating experiential learning activities, and engaging with public health employers and alumni. Reporting to the Executive Director, we are seeking a Student Success Advisor who will offer comprehensive career guidance, professional development, and life design principles specifically to BSPH international students, recent graduates, and alumni.

Specific Duties & Responsibilities include (but are not limited to)

• Provide coaching and guidance to international students, recent graduates, and alumni on developing targeted job searches in the public health sector. This support is available either in person or virtually through drop-in hours, group meetings, and individual coaching sessions.
• Act as subject matter experts to international students, recent graduates, and alumni, helping them develop long-term career and life plans in public health.
• Co-teach virtual seminars to international students, recent graduates, and alumni to boost confidence in preparing for post-graduation training or employment.
• Create content and digital resources on best practices for networking, interviewing, and job and internship search strategies.
• Connect with faculty, alumni, and employers to enhance understanding of CPT, OPT, and job-searching strategies in the US for international students.
• Collaborate with internal partners within the Johns Hopkins community (such as the Office of International Services (OIS), the Office of Integrative Learning and Life Design (ILLD), Hopkins Connect and Hire Hopkins) to share resources and best practices with international students, recent graduates, and alumni.

• Master's Degree required.
• Three years of related experience in career services, counseling, outplacement, recruiting, HR, or higher education environment.
• Additional education may substitute for required experience and additional related experience may substitute for required education beyond HS diploma/graduation equivalent, to the extent permitted by the JHU equivalency formula.

• Master's Degree in Public Health.
• Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Alumni.
• Knowledge of the public health workforce and familiarity with education-to-job transitions for graduate students and alumni.
• Strong multicultural competency; experience and working knowledge in diversity, equity, and inclusion to address the unique needs of the international student population.

Computer & Other Special Needs for Position

• Computers and standard office equipment are used daily.
• The candidate must have excellent skills in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access, and be able to quickly learn other programs as needed.
• The candidate should also be comfortable presenting professionally to small and large groups, using technologies such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, WebEx, and PowerPoint.

Classified Title: Student Success Advisor
Role/Level/Range: ACRP/04/MD
Starting Salary Range: $26.82 - $46.92 HRLY (Commensurate w/exp.)
Employee group: Casual / On Call
Schedule: Hours Vary; Approximately 20 hours/week
FLSA Status:Exempt
Location: Hybrid/School of Public Health
Department name: Student Affairs
Personnel area: School of Public Health

Total Rewards
The referenced base salary range represents the low and high end of Johns Hopkins University's salary range for this position. Not all candidates will be eligible for the upper end of the salary range. Exact salary will ultimately depend on multiple factors, which may include the successful candidate's geographic location, skills, work experience, market conditions, education/training and other qualifications. Johns Hopkins offers a total rewards package that supports our employees' health, life, career and retirement. More information can be found here:

Education and Experience Equivalency
Please refer to the job description above to see which forms of equivalency are permitted for this position. If permitted, equivalencies will follow these guidelines: JHU Equivalency Formula: 30 undergraduate degree credits (semester hours) or 18 graduate degree credits may substitute for one year of experience. Additional related experience may substitute for required education on the same basis. For jobs where equivalency is permitted, up to two years of non-related college course work may be applied towards the total minimum education/experience required for the respective job.

Applicants Completing Studies
Applicants who do not meet the posted requirements but are completing their final academic semester/quarter will be considered eligible for employment and may be asked to provide additional information confirming their academic completion date.

Background Checks
The successful candidate(s) for this position will be subject to a pre-employment background check. Johns Hopkins is committed to hiring individuals with a justice-involved background, consistent with applicable policies and current practice. A prior criminal history does not automatically preclude candidates from employment at Johns Hopkins University. In accordance with applicable law, the university will review, on an individual basis, the date of a candidate's conviction, the nature of the conviction and how the conviction relates to an essential job-related qualification or function.

Diversity and Inclusion
The Johns Hopkins University values diversity, equity and inclusion and advances these through our key strategic framework, the JHU Roadmap on Diversity and Inclusion.

Equal Opportunity Employer
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

EEOis the Law

Accommodation Information
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Vaccine Requirements
Johns Hopkins University requires all faculty, staff, and students to receive the seasonal flu vaccine. Exceptions to the flu vaccine requirements may be provided to individuals for religious beliefs or medical reasons. Requests for an exception must be submitted to the JHU vaccination registry.

The following additional provisions may apply, depending upon campus. Your recruiter will advise accordingly.
The pre-employment physical for positions in clinical areas, laboratories, working with research subjects, or involving community contact requires documentation of immune status against Rubella (German measles), Rubeola (Measles), Mumps, Varicella (chickenpox), Hepatitis B and documentation of having received the Tdap (Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) vaccination. This may include documentation of having two (2) MMR vaccines; two (2) Varicella vaccines; or antibody status to these diseases from laboratory testing. Blood tests for immunities to these diseases are ordinarily included in the pre-employment physical exam except for those employees who provide results of blood tests or immunization documentation from their own health care providers. Any vaccinations required for these diseases will be given at no cost in our Occupational Health office.