Loyola University Chicago
Academic Advisor School of Social Work
🇺🇸 Chicago, IL
🕑 Full-Time
💰 $53K - $64K
💻 Academic Advising
🗓️ August 20th, 2025
Edtech.com's Summary
Loyola University Chicago is hiring an Academic Advisor for the School of Social Work. The role involves conducting outreach to newly admitted MSW students, providing program planning for degree completion, coordinating onboarding events, managing the Student Ambassador Program, processing transfer credits, and supporting academic advising efforts.
Highlights
- Conduct outreach to newly admitted MSW students to support enrollment and answer onboarding questions.
- Provide academic advising and program planning for degree completion.
- Coordinate new student onboarding events including Welcome Sessions and Community Immersion Program.
- Manage the Student Ambassador Program including recruitment, training, and scheduling.
- Oversee processing of transfer credits for incoming students.
- Monitor and respond to inquiries via the SSW Info mailbox.
- Use MS Office suite, internet, email, and career services programs proficiently.
- Requires a Bachelor’s degree and one to two years of higher education experience; master’s degree in Higher Education preferred.
- Bilingual in Spanish and English preferred; strong interpersonal, customer relations, conflict management, and problem-solving skills required.
- Salary range from $53,475 to $64,369 per annum.
Academic Advisor School of Social Work Full Description
Academic Advisor School of Social Work Thank you for your interest in Loyola University Chicago. To view open positions, please enter your search criteria below. You may view all open positions by not specifying any search criteria and selecting the "Search" button.
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As a Jesuit, Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about Loyola University Chicago’s mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/mission/. For information about the university’s focus on transformative education, they should consult our website at www.luc.edu/transformativeed.
Job Title | ACADEMIC ADVISOR
Position Number | 8102824
Job Category | University Staff
Job Type | Full-Time
FLSA Status | Exempt
Campus | Chicago-Water Tower Campus
Department Name | SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
Location Code | SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK (02800A)
Is this split and/or fully grant funded? | No
Duties and Responsibilities
Conducts outreach to newly admitted students across all MSW programs to support enrollment and answer onboarding-related questions. Fully trained as an academic advisor able to provide program planning for degree completion for newly admitted students. Monitors and responds to inquiries in the SSW Info mailbox. Coordinates and facilitates new student onboarding events, including Welcome Sessions and the Community Immersion Program (CIP) with the office of the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs. Coordinates class visits for admitted students. Manages the Student Ambassador Program, including recruitment, training, and scheduling. Oversees the processing of transfer credit for incoming students. Ensures a seamless handoff from onboarding to the student’s assigned academic advisor prior to the start of the semester. Supports Academic Advising. Additional duties as assigned.
Minimum Education and/or Work Experience | Bachelor’s degree. One to two years of higher education related experience.
Qualifications | Masters degree in Higher Education in an academic setting Bilingual competency, Spanish and English. Possess excellent interpersonal, customer relations and team development skills, conflict management and problem-solving skills
Certificates/Credentials/Licenses |
Computer Skills | Ability to use MS Office suite. Adept user of Internet, e-mail. Other office automation systems and ability to use career services programs.
Supervisory Responsibilities | No
Required operation of university owned vehicles | No
Does this position require direct animal or patient contact? | No
Physical Demands | None
Working Conditions | None
Open Date | 08/19/2025
Close Date |
Position Maximum Salary or Hourly Rate | $64,369 /ann
Position Minimum Salary or Hourly Rate | $53,475 /ann
Special Instructions to Applicants | As a Jesuit, Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about Loyola University Chicago’s mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/mission/. For information about the university’s focus on transformative education, they should consult our website at www.luc.edu/transformativeed.
About Loyola University Chicago | Founded in 1870, Loyola University Chicago is one of the nation’s largest Jesuit, Catholic universities, recognized for its academic excellence, commitment to community engagement, and leadership in sustainability. A Carnegie R1 research institution, Loyola leverages its status as one of an elite group of universities with the highest level of research activity to advance knowledge that serves communities and creates global impact. With 15 schools, colleges, and institutes—including Business, Law, Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences—Loyola operates three primary campuses in the greater Chicago area and one in Rome, Italy, that provide students a transformative, globally connected learning experience. Consistently ranked among the nation’s top universities by U.S. News & World Report, Loyola is a STARS Gold-rated institution that is ranked as one of the country’s most sustainable campuses by The Princeton Review and has earned distinctions from AmeriCorps and the Carnegie Foundation for its longstanding record of service and community engagement. Guided by its Jesuit mission and commitment to caring for the whole person, Loyola educates ethical leaders who think critically, act with purpose, and strive to create a more just and sustainable world.
Loyola University Chicago strives to be an employer of choice by offering its staff and faculty a wide array of affordable, comprehensive, and competitive benefits. To view our benefits in detail, click here.
Loyola adheres to all applicable federal, state, and/or local civil rights laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination in private institutions of higher education. Please see the University’s Nondiscrimination Policy.
Quick Link for Posting | https://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/33701
Position Number | 8102824
Job Category | University Staff
Job Type | Full-Time
FLSA Status | Exempt
Campus | Chicago-Water Tower Campus
Department Name | SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
Location Code | SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK (02800A)
Is this split and/or fully grant funded? | No
Duties and Responsibilities
Conducts outreach to newly admitted students across all MSW programs to support enrollment and answer onboarding-related questions. Fully trained as an academic advisor able to provide program planning for degree completion for newly admitted students. Monitors and responds to inquiries in the SSW Info mailbox. Coordinates and facilitates new student onboarding events, including Welcome Sessions and the Community Immersion Program (CIP) with the office of the Assistant Dean of Student Affairs. Coordinates class visits for admitted students. Manages the Student Ambassador Program, including recruitment, training, and scheduling. Oversees the processing of transfer credit for incoming students. Ensures a seamless handoff from onboarding to the student’s assigned academic advisor prior to the start of the semester. Supports Academic Advising. Additional duties as assigned.
Minimum Education and/or Work Experience | Bachelor’s degree. One to two years of higher education related experience.
Qualifications | Masters degree in Higher Education in an academic setting Bilingual competency, Spanish and English. Possess excellent interpersonal, customer relations and team development skills, conflict management and problem-solving skills
Certificates/Credentials/Licenses |
Computer Skills | Ability to use MS Office suite. Adept user of Internet, e-mail. Other office automation systems and ability to use career services programs.
Supervisory Responsibilities | No
Required operation of university owned vehicles | No
Does this position require direct animal or patient contact? | No
Physical Demands | None
Working Conditions | None
Open Date | 08/19/2025
Close Date |
Position Maximum Salary or Hourly Rate | $64,369 /ann
Position Minimum Salary or Hourly Rate | $53,475 /ann
Special Instructions to Applicants | As a Jesuit, Catholic institution of higher education, we seek candidates who will contribute to our strategic plan to deliver a Transformative Education in the Jesuit tradition. To learn more about Loyola University Chicago’s mission, candidates should consult our website at www.luc.edu/mission/. For information about the university’s focus on transformative education, they should consult our website at www.luc.edu/transformativeed.
About Loyola University Chicago | Founded in 1870, Loyola University Chicago is one of the nation’s largest Jesuit, Catholic universities, recognized for its academic excellence, commitment to community engagement, and leadership in sustainability. A Carnegie R1 research institution, Loyola leverages its status as one of an elite group of universities with the highest level of research activity to advance knowledge that serves communities and creates global impact. With 15 schools, colleges, and institutes—including Business, Law, Medicine, Nursing, and Health Sciences—Loyola operates three primary campuses in the greater Chicago area and one in Rome, Italy, that provide students a transformative, globally connected learning experience. Consistently ranked among the nation’s top universities by U.S. News & World Report, Loyola is a STARS Gold-rated institution that is ranked as one of the country’s most sustainable campuses by The Princeton Review and has earned distinctions from AmeriCorps and the Carnegie Foundation for its longstanding record of service and community engagement. Guided by its Jesuit mission and commitment to caring for the whole person, Loyola educates ethical leaders who think critically, act with purpose, and strive to create a more just and sustainable world.
Loyola University Chicago strives to be an employer of choice by offering its staff and faculty a wide array of affordable, comprehensive, and competitive benefits. To view our benefits in detail, click here.
Loyola adheres to all applicable federal, state, and/or local civil rights laws and regulations prohibiting discrimination in private institutions of higher education. Please see the University’s Nondiscrimination Policy.
Quick Link for Posting | https://www.careers.luc.edu/postings/33701
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Loyola University Chicago | Information: (773) 508 - 6000
1032 W Sheridan Rd | Chicago, IL | 60660
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1032 W Sheridan Rd | Chicago, IL | 60660
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