Assistant Dean of Global Education for International Students

Title : Assistant Dean of Global Education for International Students

Position Purpose :

The Assistant Dean of Global Education for International Students is responsible for coordinating the comprehensive range of services programs and resources designed to facilitate international student success from pre-arrival through graduation and beyond.

Job Duties :

Immigration Compliance & Regulatory Advising :

• Serve as an active DSO and collaborate with the PDSO frequently in order to provide expert advising for student visa holders; including approvals and recommendation of student benefits.
• Maintain accurate and up-to-date international student records in SEVIS and in an internal database system managed by the PDSO.
• Develop a resource list and connect with community partners in order to refer students to appropriate immigration services as appropriate.
• Provide and collaborate on resources for tax filing (with Sprintax) CPT / OPT workshops maintaining status and other relevant regulatory topics.
• Advise on university policies that impact international students.

Advising and Support :

Program Development & Implementation :

Advocacy and Outreach :

Administration :

Minimum Qualifications :

Education

Experience

Minimum of 3-5 years of progressively responsible experience in international student services immigration advising or a related field within a higher education setting; as a DSO or PDSO.

Skills and Knowledge

Benefits :

Bates College offers competitive salaries excellent benefits (health dental sick leave 24 days of vacation 2 personal days 13 paid holidays dependent care subsidy free parking access to library and athletic facilities & more) and a supportive collegial environment in a drug and smoke-free workplace.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement :

Bates College is committed to the principle of equal opportunity and providing an educational and work environment free from discrimination. The college prohibits discrimination on the basis of race color national or ethnic origin religion sex sexual orientation gender identity or gender expression age disability genetic information or veteran status and other legally protected statuses in the recruitment and admission of its students in the administration of its education policies and programs or in the recruitment of its faculty and staff. Bates College adheres to all applicable state and federal equal opportunity laws and regulations. All college faculty staff students contractors visitors and volunteers are responsible for understanding and complying with the Non-Discrimination Policy.

Inquiries concerning the colleges policies compliance with applicable laws statutes and regulations (such as Title VII Title IX and ADA / Section 504) and complaints may be directed to Gwen Lexow Title IX Officer or via email at .

About Bates :

Bates is internationally recognized as a leading liberal arts college attracting 2000 students from across the U.S. and around the world.

Since 1855 Bates has been dedicated to educating the whole person through creative and rigorous scholarship in a collaborative residential community. Committed to opportunity and excellence Bates has always admitted students without regard to gender race religion or national origin.

Cultivating intellectual discovery and informed civic action Bates prepares leaders sustained by a love of learning and zeal for responsible stewardship of the wider world. Bates engages the forces intellectual trends demographic changes and technology that are transforming higher education and the world into which our students graduate.

Bates has highly competitive admissions graduates over 90 percent of its entering students and more than half of its alumni earn graduate degrees. Bates employs 200 faculty members and 550 staff.

The college is proud of deep roots in the Lewiston / Auburn community Maines second-largest urban area with a population of approximately 65000. Bates is located on a beautiful 133-acre traditional New England campus in Lewiston an emerging city with an entrepreneurial climate a lively arts scene and a dynamic business community. Bates is 35 miles north of Portland 140 miles north of Boston and 350 miles north of New York City.

Required Experience :

Intern

Key Skills

Early Childhood Education,Classroom Experience,Education Administration,Lesson Planning,Special Education,Adult Education,Teaching,Curriculum Development,Administrative Experience,Leadership Experience,Program Development,Supervising Experience

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1