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| 2 | Department Description: Student Life is a campus-wide student resource, supporting student initiativ | ||||
| > | es, encouraging involvement in campus life, and serving as a primary liaison to students. Student Li | ||||
| > | fe supports student success through various programs and services that include Basic Needs for Stude | ||||
| > | nts, First Generation Support Services, Guardian Scholars Program, Learning Resource Services, Stude | ||||
| > | nt Disability Services, Student Rights and Responsibilities, Student Veteran and Military Support Se | ||||
| > | rvices, and student involvement, etc. Student Life is housed in the Student Success Center (SSC). Th | ||||
| > | e SSC functions as a hub for centralized campus student services, including Student Life, Learning R | ||||
| > | esource Services (LRS) and Student Disability Services (SDS). We are a community resource offering s | ||||
| > | upportive services, building partnerships, and enhancing the campus experience. We bring existing Un | ||||
| > | iversity programs and services to students and develop diverse and innovative programs and activitie | ||||
| > | s that enhance the quality of student life. Job Summary : Learning Resource Services (LRS) promotes | ||||
| > | students to achieve academic success, professional growth, and lifelong learning by providing high-q | ||||
| > | uality, inclusive academic support from entry of program through completion. Through skill building | ||||
| > | services, supplemental instruction, academic workshops, and accessible learning resources, LRS stren | ||||
| > | gthens foundational skills, advance academic progress, and cultivate student agency, confidence, and | ||||
| > | self-sufficiency. The purpose of the Learning Resource Specialist position is to support the educa | ||||
| > | tional mission of the University through individual consultations with students and by developing wo | ||||
| > | rkshops and seminars that assist health science students with successfully learning, integrating and | ||||
| > | applying complex information in classroom, research and clinical settings. In addition, the Learnin | ||||
| > | g Resource Specialist will work with graduate and professional students who experience academic diff | ||||
| > | iculty, to assess learning problems and to assist with developing new and highly personalized learni | ||||
| > | ng strategies and techniques to enhance learning, and to improve study techniques and exam preparati | ||||
| > | on. | ||||
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| t | 4 | Qualifications: | t | 3 | Student Life is a campus-wide student resource, supporting student initiatives, encouraging involve |
| > | ment in campus life, and serving as a primary liaison to students. Student Life supports student suc | ||||
| > | cess through various programs and services that include Basic Needs for Students, First Generation S | ||||
| > | upport Services, Guardian Scholars Program, Learning Resource Services, Student Disability Services, | ||||
| > | Student Rights and Responsibilities, Student Veteran and Military Support Services, and student inv | ||||
| > | olvement, etc. | ||||
| 5 | Required Qualifications: - Master’s degree in education, counseling, or a related field - A minimum | 4 | |||
| > | of three to five years of experience assisting students with learning difficulties in higher educati | ||||
| > | on - Comprehensive knowledge of learning principles and learning styles - Ability to individualize t | ||||
| > | he teaching of study strategies and techniques to a wide variety of students with diverse educationa | ||||
| > | l backgrounds, training and preparation - Ability to develop materials for learning strategies that | ||||
| > | can be used with students one-on-one or by faculty in the classroom, lab or clinic setting. - Utiliz | ||||
| > | ing current research and data, serve as a resource for students and faculty on issues related to stu | ||||
| > | dy skills and learning styles - Communication and presentations skills for delivering meaningful ins | ||||
| > | truction to large groups of professional and graduate students - Demonstrated management skills and | ||||
| > | experience to develop, implement and evaluate student service programs, including the ability to des | ||||
| > | ign and produce workshops, and other training programs for students, faculty and staff - Proven abil | ||||
| > | ity to exercise the judgment necessary to deal effectively with sensitive information and to respond | ||||
| > | to complex and urgent student matters, providing appropriate intervention and referral. - Strong co | ||||
| > | mmunication skills, oral and written, to communicate effectively in a high stakes educational enviro | ||||
| > | nment at all levels, with tact and diplomacy. Excellent conflict management skills. - Must be able t | ||||
| > | o work independently and to collaborate effectively with culturally and academically diverse student | ||||
| > | s, faculty and staff - Familiarity with neurodiversity, inclusive learning strategies, and approache | ||||
| > | s to supporting students with accommodations Preferred Qualifications: - Understanding of diverse ed | ||||
| > | ucational theories, curricular requirements and instructional formats unique to a health science cam | ||||
| > | pus - Knowledge of AI tools, adaptive learning technologies, and AI literacy in higher education set | ||||
| > | tings - Insight and understanding about the diverse, unique and highly specialized academic cultures | ||||
| > | at UCSF - Experience assisting students with learning difficulties in a health sciences environment | ||||
| > | - Experience assisting students with preparation for licensing exams in medicine, nursing, pharmacy | ||||
| > | , and dentistry | ||||
| 5 | Student Life is housed in the Student Success Center (SSC). The SSC functions as a hub for centrali | ||||
| > | zed campus student services, including Student Life, Learning Resource Services (LRS) and Student Di | ||||
| > | sability Services (SDS). We are a community resource offering supportive services, building partners | ||||
| > | hips, and enhancing the campus experience. We bring existing University programs and services to stu | ||||
| > | dents and develop diverse and innovative programs and activities that enhance the quality of student | ||||
| > | life. | ||||
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| 7 | Job Summary : | ||||
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| 9 | Learning Resource Services (LRS) promotes students to achieve academic success, professional growth | ||||
| > | , and lifelong learning by providing high-quality, inclusive academic support from entry of program | ||||
| > | through completion. Through skill building services, supplemental instruction, academic workshops, a | ||||
| > | nd accessible learning resources, LRS strengthens foundational skills, advance academic progress, an | ||||
| > | d cultivate student agency, confidence, and self-sufficiency. The purpose of the Learning Resource S | ||||
| > | pecialist position is to support the educational mission of the University through individual consul | ||||
| > | tations with students and by developing workshops and seminars that assist health science students w | ||||
| > | ith successfully learning, integrating and applying complex information in classroom, research and c | ||||
| > | linical settings. In addition, the Learning Resource Specialist will work with graduate and professi | ||||
| > | onal students who experience academic difficulty, to assess learning problems and to assist with dev | ||||
| > | eloping new and highly personalized learning strategies and techniques to enhance learning, and to i | ||||
| > | mprove study techniques and exam preparation. | ||||