Coordinator, International Student Services

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Position Summary:

Florida Atlantic University is seeking a Coordinator, International Student Services - Boca Raton, FL.

The Coordinator for International Student Services serves as a Designated School Official (DSO), sponsored student services liaison, and FL-Israel Scholarship coordinator. The DSO must be a

U.S. permanent residence or U.S. citizenship to comply with US Immigration and Custom Enforcement, ICE.

Immigration Compliance and Designated School Official Responsibilities:

• Reviews BANNER and OnBase admission reports; issues initial I-20s, handles I-20 deferrals, and tracks pending change of status I-20s; handles urgent expedite requests for international student athletes.

• Reviews immigration check-in e-forms for new F-1 students and performs initial SEVIS registration and reporting functions.

• Fulfills general DSO functions in SEVIS; serves as a main contact for F-1 visa employment-based guidance related to on-campus employment, and practical training (CPT, OPT, and STEM OPT).

• Provides general immigration and visa information and guidance to current and prospective F-1 students via 1:1 sessions, group advising, or ISS orientation/information sessions.

• Assists the Associate Director in preparing lists and reports for SEVIS reporting, health insurance compliance, and other data needs for ISS.

Special Student Population Responsibilities:

• Tracks all active government-sponsored students on a semester basis and reports students to Controller’s department through routine shared reports, collects government financial guarantee letters, and issues verification letters as required by the sponsoring agency.

• Monitors applications for the Florida-Israel Linkage Institute Scholarship (FILS), including document collection and eligibility reviews for new and continuing exemption awards.

• Serves and monitors Sponsored students F1 population.

• Serves as the primary F-1 advisor to select groups such as international student athletes and Davis Global Scholar Awardees.

General ISS Responsibilities:

• Serves as the backup for the front desk, phone and general ISS email as needed.

• Supports ISS team with international orientation, resource fair, signature events, and tabling events.

• Represents ISS and CGE to various campus events such as career fairs, admission & events, etc.

• Other duties as assigned by ISS Director or Associate Director.

The Center for Global Engagement at Florida Atlantic University seeks scholars who are committed to supporting the learning needs of students from diverse backgrounds and to thoughtfully engaging all communities in higher education. Florida Atlantic University embodies a culture of strategic and collaborative community engagement that results in mutual benefit to the institution and the various internal and external communities that it serves. 

FAU Benefits and Perks: 

If Benefits & Perks are important to you, then FAU is the place to be! Working at FAU has its perks! In addition to helping drive change and having a positive impact by supporting our students, staff, and faculty, FAU offers: 

• Excellent benefit packages including Medical (PPO/HMO $50 per month single & $180 per month family), Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending plans, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and much more. 

• State retirement options including tax-deferred annuities and Roth 403(b) plans. 

• State employees Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program - https://studentaid.gov/manage-loans/forgiveness-cancellation/public-service 

• Flexible work arrangement plans - https://www.fau.