The Academic Counselor counsels students served by Honors Programs at UCLA regarding academic requirements and options and participates in the outreach activities of the unit. Other major responsibilities include serving as a resource for all Honors staff and extra-mural offices on matters pertaining to UCLA College of Letters and Science academic rules and regulations and student advising, on academic and curricular policies pertaining to College Honors and to other programs under the jurisdiction of Honors. In addition, each Academic Counselor has sole responsibility for the development, administration, and evaluation of individual curricular and service programs assigned uniquely to them, for which they are also expert resource persons for all colleagues and University offices. The position reports to the Honors Programs Counseling Director.
The mission of Honors Programs at UCLA is to provide an exceptional educational experience to a diverse group of high-achieving students in an environment that nurtures the growth of the student, academically, socially, emotionally and intellectually.
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Percentage of Time:100
Shift Start:
8:00 am
Shift End:
5:00 pm
Qualifications for Position
24
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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.
Required
3. Detailed knowledge of College Honors academic rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
Required
4. Detailed knowledge of Education Abroad academic rules, regulations, policies, and procedures.
Required
5. Detailed knowledge of campus and community resources for students.
Required
6. Skill in working independently and following through on duties with minimal supervision.
Required
7. Demonstrated skill in problem solving and generating alternatives in order to improve operational processes.
Required
8. Ability to organize and conduct group presentations to provide information and explain policies and procedures to various constituencies.
Required
9. Skill in speaking with persons of various cultural, social economic and educational backgrounds.
Required
10. Skill in setting priorities that accurately reflect the relative importance of assigned projects and responsibilities.
Required
11. Ability to establish and promote cooperative working relationships.
Required
12. Skill in writing grammatically correct, concise, and logical reports, correspondence, and proposals.
Required
13. 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
14. Skill in interacting diplomatically and effectively with representatives from other academic units/institutions.
Required
15. Skill in evaluating information and policies according to criteria established by the Director of Honors.
Required
16. Ability to use discretion, sound judgment and tact in dealing with confidential materials and information.
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 recruit and select eligible students to participate in unique programs under the counselor's purview.
Required
23. Ability to prepare reports, correspondence, and statistics regarding unique programs, as required.
Required
24. Must be able to maintain a regular schedule and on-time attendance.
Required
Additional Posting Information
Bargaining Unit:
99-Policy Covered
Application Deadline:
07-04-2023
External Posting Date:
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