On-call Career Skills Actor/Consultant-4

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Position Purpose

Reporting to the Senior Director of Graduate Business Career Management (GBCM) this position works closely with the GBCM team. Theaudience is the Graduate Business Program (GBP) student population and focuses on career/professional skills development. In addition tofoundational career development events and workshops a successful candidate will lead and/or facilitate sessions that are intended to improve the personal traits of students such as Emotional Intelligence leadership presence confidence active listening etc. The smalloffice setting requires an individual with flexibility who is capable of interacting in a cross-functional team setting particularly during peakprogramming periods.

Essential Duties andResponsibilities

• Conduct career management workshops that require acting/improv experience and skills. Facilitate workshop exercises that involve
• theatrical practices exercises and drills. The focus will be on the development and improvement of soft skills such as collaboration
• communication / speaking creativity and overall stage presence / gravitas. This is accomplished through role-play or training/coaching
• sessions for these skills. The audience in these workshops are LSB Graduate Business students.
• Work closely with GBCM staff and lend their expertise towards the development of new workshops or exercises that teach/coach or reinforce
• the soft skills stated above.
• Support the GBMC staff on the facilitation of other existing workshops and coordination of events related to career management.
• Provide feedback and recommendations to GBCM staff to improve workshops programming/curriculum and overall departmental strategy.

GENERAL GUIDELINES

Recommends initiatives and implements changes to improve quality and services.

Identifies and determines cause of problems; develops and presents recommendationsfor improvement of established processes and practices.

Maintains contact with students and solicits feedback for improved services.

Maximizes productivity through use of appropriate tools; planned training and

performance initiatives.

Researches and develops resources that create timely and efficient workflow.

Prepares progress reports; informs Director of Graduate Business Management ofproject status; and deviation from goals. Ensures completeness accuracy and timelinessof all operational functions.

Develops and implements guidelines to support the functions of the unit.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The items below are representative of the knowledge skills abilities education and experience required or preferred.

This position requires the ability to effectively establish and maintain cooperative working relationships with GBCM staff and in a diverse multicultural environment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. In accordance

with the Americans with Disabilities Act as amended the California Fair Employment &

Housing Act and all other applicable laws SCU provides reasonable accommodationsfor qualified persons with disabilities. A qualified individual is a person who meets skillexperience education or other requirements of the position and who can perform theessential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodation.

May be required to work evenings and/or weekends

May be required to travel to other buildings on the campus.

May be required to attend conference and training sessions within Bay Area or in- orout-of-state locations.

May be required to occasionally travel to outside of campus to employers studentsalumni or vendors.

Work Environment : General office environment

Knowledge / Skills

Maturity in being able to establish credibility and interact well with graduate business student population and GBP staff/faculty Strong improvisational and acting skills

Proven capabilities in interpersonal skills and Emotional Intelligence

Experience in acting (stage or film/digital media)

Abilities

Flexibility for schedule changes and billable hours throughout the academic year

Adaptability towards adjustments in event plans and priorities

Must meet commitments with reliability

Must have the ability to multitask and meet deadlines

Attention to detail time management client oriented and team skills desired

Strong organizational and communication skills required

Education and/or Experience

Theatrical training required. Bachelors or higher degree is beneficial

Minimum of 1-2 years of acting experience

Minimum of 2-3 years of work experience in teaching coaching or consulting

EEO Statement

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Santa Clara University does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of sex/gender and prohibits retaliation against any person opposing discrimination or participating in any discrimination investigation or complaint process internally or externally.Information about Title IX can be found at can also be made to the Assistant Secretary of Education within the Office for Civil Rights (OCR).

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