Undergraduate Advisor - Req. 3466

Under the guidance of the Undergraduate Advising Supervisor, serve as an Undergraduate Advisor in the Department of Psychology. As part of an advising team, help counsel nearly 5000 undergraduate students by assisting them in transferring credits, determining degree requirements, planning their academic programs, and understanding University policy and procedures regarding the three undergraduate majors, one minor, and one specialization. The incumbent also serves as Student Programs Coordinator to develop fieldwork opportunities in the community and research assistantships on campus; directs, coordinates, and participates in student workshops; works collaboratively with the Vice Chair of Undergraduate Programs, the Director of Student and Academic Services and the Undergraduate Advising Supervisor on projects; serves as staff liaison to the Department's undergraduate student groups; provides day-of coordination for the annual Psychology Undergraduate Research Conference (PURC), updates and edits Departmental and University publications.

Required:

• Demonstrated skill in employing fundamental counseling techniques with sensitivity sufficient to assist students in the resolution of problems or establishment of academic goals.
• Skill in interacting with persons of various social, cultural, economic, and educational backgrounds for the purposes of advising students and working with faculty and staff.
• Skill in the interpretation of transcripts and/or course work (catalogs, syllabi, etc.) from other universities and colleges to accurately advise students of degree applicability.
• Skill in mediating between contending parties and groups.
• Working knowledge of the following University policies and procedures.
• Skills in writing grammatically correct, routine business correspondence, procedures, proposals, reports, etc.
• Ability to work in an environment of constant interruptions and remain friendly and helpful.
• Skill in reading documents written in standard English text. Skill in speaking clearly and distinctly using appropriate vocabulary and grammar to obtain and convey information to faculty, staff, and students.
• Ability to establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and administration and work as a member of a team; collaborating with colleagues.
• Ability to assess a spectrum of job needs and personal demands and establish appropriate priorities.
• Skill in working independently and following through on assignments with minimal direction. Ability to develop and analyze statistical information from a variety of sources.
• Skill in designing, developing, and maintaining spreadsheets and databases for compiling information. Skill in producing reports and analyses from spreadsheets and databases. Working knowledge of the internet and online web-based systems.