Job description

The Academic Advancement Program provides innovative programs and services to undergraduates from diverse populations who have been historically underserved by higher education. AAP programs and services include peer learning, College counseling, mentoring, scholarships 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.

The Academic Counselor 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 and mentor to student peer counselors, conduct student assessments, participate in the development, management, and evaluation of AAP counseling and student service programs, participate in outreach activities and evaluate student petitions and determine decisions. Will also serve as an AAP liaison to assigned campus programs and community organizations that work with the AAP student population. Participate in Freshmen and Transfer Summer Program (F/TSP) by providing advising and academic programing to entering students. This position reports to the AAP Assistant Director for Counseling.

Percentage of Time:
100

Shift Start:
8:00 am

Shift End:
4:30 pm

Qualifications for Position

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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.

Preferred

3. Detailed knowledge of AAP program rules, regulations, policies and procedures.

Preferred

4. Detailed knowledge of campus and community resources for students.

Preferred

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, Zoom and Slack ) 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.

Preferred

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:
05-27-2023

External Posting Date:

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