Senior College Advisor; College of Computing, Data Science, and Society; CDSS

Responsibilities

• Apply advanced student development and academic advising theories, knowledge, and experience to support undergraduates in identifying, defining, and obtaining their educational goals.
• Advise students on the wide range of options and/or ways to meet complicated degree requirements.
• Empower students through holistic, collaborative advising to achieve their own definition of academic and personal success.
• Assess, monitor, and verify students' academic progress to ensure adherence to semester limits, timely advancement to degree, and degree completion.
• Place academic registration holds and/or develop Academic Success Plans for students who are out of compliance with College expectations.
• Review applications from continuing students wishing to add or change a CDSS major.
• Counsel students experiencing complex and simultaneous problems resulting in academic difficulty. Identify barriers, distractions, and complications contributing to academic probationary status or dismissal.
• Maintain thorough knowledge of College policies, rules, and regulations. Create and implement workshops for students on the organization, academic strategies, and enrichment programs. Present information effectively in individual and group situations using electronic, written, and oral formats.
• Review requests for exceptions, substitutions, and changes to college requirements.
• In collaboration with— and sometimes acting on behalf of —the Advising Director and Undergraduate Dean, make decisions about student petitions. Interpret, enforce, and/or make exceptions to College policies and regulations to ensure uniform and consistent application.

• Serve as the college's academic advising expert and consultant to College Advisers, deans, departmental advisers, and key campus partners.
• Analyze the consequences of college academic policies/practices and recommend new or modified ones.
• Support the college advising team, troubleshooting complex College policies and procedures (e.g., readmission, waiver requests for College requirements, simultaneous degrees).
• Make recommendations to the training and leadership teams; contribute to ongoing staff training.
• Help foster a culture of inclusion and belonging in alignment with the CDSS Advising mission and values and the UC Berkeley principles of community.
• Work collaboratively with other advising staff to implement College-wide initiatives/projects to meet college goals.
• Serve on committees representing CDSS Advising as assigned; participate in short‑term and long‑term planning.
• Lead complex programs such as Academic Difficulty, Advanced Academic Procedures, or Student Staff Supervision.

• Utilize in-depth knowledge of College admissions criteria to read and rank junior transfer applications; organize scoring data for review by the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.
• Determine transferability and equivalency of coursework to meet college requirements.
• Advise prospective students, parents, and high school and community college counselors regarding College degrees, programs, and policies.
• Represent the College at recruitment and yield events, including Power in Community Day, Bridges Senior Weekend, Cal Day, Golden Bear Welcome, and transfer admissions yield receptions.

• Engage in training, workshops, conferences, and seminars relevant to this position.

Perform additional duties assigned and relevant to the position.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including demonstrated active listening and interpersonal communication.
• Demonstrated ability to make consistent and sound recommendations and deliver clear judgment in the application of policies affecting students.
• Strong organizational and planning skills with the ability to prioritize workload and function effectively under time constraints and rapidly changing priorities.
• Demonstrated discretion and sensitivity in dealing with urgent and/or confidential situations.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with faculty, staff, and students, foster a team environment, and adapt to change in a diverse, inclusive…