Part Time Global Office and SEVIS Coordinator

STATUS : Part-Time (20 hours / week, 12 months / year).

DIVISION : Academic Affairs.

REPORTS TO : Director of Global Engagement.

SUPERVISES : N / A.

FLSA STATUS : Non Exempt.

Position Description :

Provides support to the Global Engagement Office through SEVIS database management, CPT / OPT processes, I20 creation, and other support as needed.  Provides direct service to international students, data tracking, visa compliance monitoring, and guidance on international student enrollment requirements. The position is on site but eligible for hybrid in accordance with our Remote Work Arrangement policy. (RWA).

Position Accountabilities and Essential Functions :

• Advise international students, prospective and continuing, on complex immigration regulations, including school transfers, reinstatements, employment authorization, and change of status, keeping detailed records of all processes while ensuring that the University follows required protocols.
• Collect immigration documents from applicants and issue initial attendance I-20s for new F-1 students, along with necessary visa information and guidance.
• Provide support for students utilizing CPT / OPT programs.
• Counsel and assist enrolled international students on matters related to university life and the U.S. study experience, including finances, transportation, employment, health insurance, adjustment to the campus, and maintenance of student status.
• Support Global Engagement Office programs, events, and outreach.

Qualifications and Experience :

WORK ENVIRONMENT : This job operates in a professional office and college campus environment.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The employee is occasionally exposed to outside weather conditions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS : The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to maintain a stationary position, use a computer and other office equipment, and communicate effectively in person, by phone, and virtually.  Frequent interaction with others, including staff, faculty, students and third parties is required.  The employee may occasionally be required to move files or other objects weighing up to 25 pounds, including from low and high places.  The ability to move around within the office and between buildings on campus, attend off-site meetings and events, and travel between Ford Campus site to Taubman Center site are required.  CCS will make reasonable accommodations that will allow individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

About CCS :

The College for Creative Studies (CCS) is a nonprofit, private college accredited by the Higher Learning Commission and authorized by the Michigan Education Department to grant Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. CCS, located in midtown Detroit, strives to provide students with the tools needed for successful careers in the dynamic and growing creative industries. CCS fosters students’ resolve to pursue excellence, act ethically, engage their responsibilities as citizens, and learn throughout their lives. With world-class faculty and unsurpassed facilities, students learn to be visual communicators who actively use art and design toward the betterment of society. The College is a major supplier of talent to numerous industries, such as transportation, film and animation, advertising and communications, consumer electronics, athletic apparel, and many more. Its graduates are exhibiting artists and teachers, design problem solvers and innovators, as well as creative leaders in business.

To apply :

Applicants are encouraged to apply immediately. The search will close when a suitable candidate is hired. Interested candidates should submit the following in PDF format :   Resume and a letter of application should be submitted to : hr@ccsdetroit.edu

CCS website : http : / / www.ccsdetroit.edu /

The College for Creative Studies, a leading college of art and design, represents a community composed of individuals with many perspectives, personal experiences, values, identities and worldviews and we value what this brings to our organization. CCS is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider applicants for all positions without regard to age, race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, height, weight, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.

The College for Creative Studies subscribes to the principle of equal opportunity in its employment, admissions and educational practices and strives to provide an environment and workplace free from unlawful harassment or discrimination. We encourage applications from all.