Application Process

This position is open until filled. For full consideration, please submit application, along with cover letter and resume, by 8am on Friday, August 15, 2025.

In your cover letter, please describe how your experience aligns with the responsibilities of this Health Professions Advisor role. Additionally, highlight a time when you developed or improved an advising process or student service initiative. Please include what challenges you may have faced, how you approached it, and what the outcome was.

Please review the position description listed above for full scope of responsibilities and qualifications. Evidence of degree(s) or certificate(s) and/or license(s) required at time of hire.

Job Summary

Reporting to and under general direction of the Director of Operations, with additional lead work direction from the Dean, College of Science, Technology and Business, the Health Professions Advisor (Health Advisor) performs complex professional student services work and supports the School of Nursing (SoN) and Department of Kinesiology advising program. The incumbent is responsible for recognizing program needs and for developing approaches for possible implementation to meet these needs while conducting administrative planning to develop creative solutions which integrate approaches across organizational lines. The incumbent utilizes a high degree of judgment, persuasiveness, imagination and professional skills, as well as a general understanding of interrelationships to provide advising services to students which includes coordination with faculty, leadership, and other Student Services areas, such as the Advising Center, Orientation, and Academic Programs.

Key Qualifications

This position requires the equivalent to graduation from a four-year college or university in a related field, including or supplemented by upper division or graduate coursework in counseling techniques, interviewing, and conflict resolution where such are job-related. Possession of the knowledge and abilities is typically demonstrated through the equivalent of three years of progressively responsible professional student services work experience. One year in the program area to which assigned may be preferred but is not required. A master’s degree in Counseling, Clinical psychology, Social Work or a job-related field may be substituted for one year of experience. Intermediate proficiency with computers, Microsoft Suite (Word, Excel) and Google Suite as well as ability to use and quickly learn new office support technology systems and software packages is required. Experience with PeopleSoft, LoboConnect, and/or other advising software or CRM is highly preferred.

Salary and Benefits

Starting salary placement depends on qualifications and experience and is anticipated to be in the range of $5,540 to $5,761 a month. This is a full time, temporary, exempt position. Reappointment to this position is dependent upon the individual's performance as well as administrative and budgetary considerations. The university reserves the right to terminate this appointment earlier than the scheduled expiration date.

This position is eligible for a broad range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurances, retirement (CalPERS), tuition waiver, vacation and sick leave. In addition, 15 paid holidays are offered each year and a Personal Holiday that may be taken any time during the year. Sonoma State University is also a Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) Employer.

A comprehensive benefits summary for this position is available online by clicking here to be taken to the CSU benefits page.

Supplemental Information

Sonoma State University is committed to achieving excellence through teaching, scholarship, learning and inclusion. In line with our Strategic Plan and our Seawolf Commitment, our values include diversity, sustainability, community engagement, respect, responsibility, excellence and integrity. We strive to cultivate a community in which a diverse population can learn and work in an atmosphere of civility and respect. We encourage innovation, experimentation and creativity, as well as contributions to equity and inclusion, in the pursuit of excellence for all members of our university community. 

The University is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We consider qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, or protected veteran status. Mandated Reporting: This position may be considered a "mandated reporter" under the California Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act and is required to comply with the requirements set forth in CSU Executive Order 1083 as a condition of employment.

CSU Out of State Policy - Sonoma State University, as part of the CSU system, is a State of California Employer. As such, the University requires all employees upon date of hire to reside in the State of California. As of January 1, 2022 the CSU Out-of-State Employment Policy prohibits the hiring of employees to perform CSU-related work outside the state of California.

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current employees who apply for this position.

Sonoma State University is not a sponsoring agency for staff positions (i.e. H-1B visas).

Positions are posted for a minimum of 14 calendar days.

For questions related to the application process, please reach out to hr@sonoma.edu. The ADA Coordinator is also available (hraccommodations@sonoma.edu) to assist individuals with disabilities in need of accommodation during the hiring process.

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