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Student Support Coordinator
Harvard University · 🇺🇸 Cambridge, MA, US
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- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 123 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 73 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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The US Department of Labor certified 123 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 73 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
Job Summary: This position is located in the Dean of Students Office, reporting to the Senior Resident Dean, who is in charge of the Student Support Team (SST). The Student Support Team is convened by the Senior Resident Dean to review complex student cases; it brings together representatives from Residential Life, DAO, Secretary of the College, HUHS and others on a weekly basis. The Student Support Coordinator will work closely with the Senior Resident Dean to coordinate for students dealing with complex issues that impact their time at the College, including hospitalizations, emergency travel coordination for student and family members, and/or leaves of absence. The Student Support Coordinator interfaces often with the Student Support Team and residential staff, including the Allston Burr Resident Deans, the Resident Deans of First-Year Students, as well as the Dean of Students Office, staff from HUHS/CAMHS, Disability Access Office (DAO), and Housing Office. Job-Specific Responsibilities: Student Support and Coordination Support individual students around complex health or academic issues. This includes: • Serve as an immediate point of contact for the hospital social worker and care coordination team (if applicable), the student, the parents, CAMHS, HUHS, Title IX, Housing Office, DAO, and other stakeholders • Coordinate re-entry with HUHS, CAMHS, DAO and the hospital social worker and Care Coordination team as necessary. Attend return meetings at CAMHS/HUHS if requested. • In coordination with the Senior Resident Dean, convey information about policies and student situations to case/social workers in hospital and to notification group. • Communicate regularly with residential staff and other offices to provide updates on a student’s status and facilitate connections to other resources as appropriate. • Work with residential staff to arrange move-out of student belongings and/or access to room. Work with the respective FYE/House Administrator and Academic Coordinator to make sure the student is properly checked out of our student systems. Outreach to student treatment teams each term in specific cases. Administration • Maintain Student Support Team records and contribute to student files as appropriate. • Attend weekly Student Support Team Meetings and update SST records as appropriate. • Collect and summarize relevant information from stakeholders and residential staff to present to the College Student Support Team. • Work with Harvard College student information systems (SST, my.harvard, AppXtender, and StarRez) and be conversant with the College policies around hospitalizations, clearance for return, and leaves of absence, as well as the resources available to students and staff at the College. • Must be aware of and comply with Harvard’s policies for handling confidential student information safely and securely. Financial Administration • Work with the Financial Aid Office and the Senior Resident Dean regarding financial and logistical aspects of student support such as tuition and term bill implications, emergency travel and accommodation support and coordination, shipping costs, etc. • Upon request of the Senior Resident Dean, reimburse student and family expenses using Buy2Pay (B2P), When necessary, facilitate registration by the student and/or family members for payments through vendor setup in B2P. • Upon request of the Senior Resident Dean, arrange emergency travel for the student and/or family members, using Egencia, Harvard’s travel vendor. • Make purchases with the appropriate University-issued credit card, maintaining receipts and processing payments in Concur. • Be familiar with and comply with University financial policies and best practices. Working Conditions: Office Setting