Part Time Global Office and SEVIS Coordinator

STATUS: Part Time (20 hours / week)

DIVISION: Academic Affairs

REPORTS TO: Director of International Services and Engagement

SUPERVISES: N/A

FLSA STATUS: Non Exempt

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. Designated coordinator for the AICAD Exchange program.

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.

Serve as the AICAD Exchange program coordinator.

Support Global Engagement Office programs, events, and outreach.

A four-year college or university degree (Bachelor’s Degree) is required.

2-4 years of previous experience with non-immigrant visas and programming for international students preferred.

DHS requires that a Designated School Official is a U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident.

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.

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.

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,…