Seeking Academic Counselor at UCLA

UCLA's Academic Advancement Program is seeking an Academic Counselor. Please see below or click on the link for more details.

Job Summary
Requisition Number: 19645   Job Title: STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER 3 EXEMPT   Working Title: Academic Counselor   Salary: $3921 - $7745 monthly   Job Type: Career   Department Name: 0523-ACADEMIC ADVANCEMENT PROGRAM   Department Website URL: http://www.ugeducation.ucla.edu/aap/   Job Summary Statement: The Academic Counselor (payroll title of Students Affairs Officer 3 Exempt) provides individual and group counseling to AAP undergraduate students in the areas of academic, social, personal, and resource advising. Major responsibilities of the Academic Counselor in addition to the academic advising include: being a team leader, supervisor, and mentor to student peer counselors, conducting student assessments, participating in the development, management, and evaluation of AAP counseling and student service programs, participating in outreach activities and evaluating student petitions and determine decisions. Will also serve as an AAP liaison to assigned campus and community organizations that work with the AAP student population. This position reports to the AAP Associate Director for Counseling. The Academic Advancement Program provides innovative programs and services to more than 6,000 UCLA undergraduates from diverse populations who have been historically underserved by higher education. AAP programs and services include peer learning, College counseling, mentoring, scholarship and research opportunities to support the academic success, retention and graduation of the program's students. AAP is part of the Division of Undergraduate Education within the UCLA College.   Percentage of Time: 100   Shift Start: 8:00 am   Shift End: 5:00 pm
Qualifications for Position
23 Records Qualifications Required/Preferred 1. Demonstrated skills and experience to effectively counsel and advise students with professional, academic and/or personal questions and concerns. Required 2. Detailed knowledge of University and College academic rules, regulations, policies and procedures. Required 3. Detailed knowledge of AAP program rules, regulations, policies and procedures. Preferred 4. Detailed knowledge of campus and community resources for students. Required 5. Skill in working independently and following through on duties with minimal supervision. Required 6. Demonstrated skill in problem solving and generating alternatives in order to improve operational processes. Required 7. Ability to organize and conduct group presentations to provide information and explain policies and procedures to various constituencies. Required 8. Skill in speaking with persons of various cultural, social economic and educational backgrounds. Required 9. Skill in setting priorities that accurately reflect the relative importance of assigned projects and responsibilities. Required 10. Ability to establish and promote cooperative working relationships. Required 11. Skill in writing grammatically correct, concise, and logical reports, correspondence, and proposals. Required 12. Skill in using standard office applications (e.g. Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook) and the Internet. Adaptability regarding the use of office internal soft ware and web-based applications. Required 13. Skill in interacting diplomatically and effectively with representatives from other academic units/institutions. Required 14. Skill in evaluating information and policies according to criteria established by the Associate Director for Counseling. Required 15. Ability to use discretion, sound judgment and tact in dealing with confidential materials and information. Required 16. Supervisory skills to hire, train, develop and evaluate performance of subordinates to elicit high degree of professionalism and performance. Required 17. Working knowledge or ability to use UCLA's online academic student information system (OASIS), Counselor Desktop, and other online systems used for academic advising/counseling. Required 18. Demonstrated skills and experience to counsel and advise effectively students within those special programs discretely administered by the counselor. Required 19. Detailed knowledge of academic rules, regulations, policies and procedures required for those programs discretely administered by the counselor. Required 20. Ability to develop, manage, and assess independently all individual programs under the purview of the counselor. Required 21. Skill in representing to the campus and community, in advocating for, and in serving as a resource regarding, those programs managed uniquely by the counselor. Required 22. Ability to prepare reports, correspondence, and statistics regarding assigned programs. Required 23. Must be able to maintain a regular schedule and on-time attendance. May need to work on weekends or evenings as needed. Required
Additional Posting Information
Bargaining Unit: 99-Policy Covered   Application Deadline: 11-08-2013   External Posting Date: Quicklink To Posting: hr.mycareer.ucla.edu/applicants/Central?quickFind=62753   Special Instructions: The targeted maximum compensation is between $3,291/mo to $4,313/mo. Please be prepared to submit a cover memo, resume and salary history/requirements in addition to the employment application. Thank you.   Contact information: Number of Positions:
Special Employment Designations/ Requirements Per UC Policy
Conflict of Interest: N/A   Critical: Continued employment contingent upon completion of satisfactory background investigation.   Driving Record: N/A   E-Verify Check: Certain positions funded by federal contracts/subcontracts requires UCLA to notify job applicants that an E-Verify check will be conducted and the successful candidate must pass the E-Verify check. More Information This position does not require E-Verify check.   Other Special Employment Requirements: