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Academic Support Assistant

University of B C Staff Pension Plan · $284.3M budget · Since 1972

Why University of B C Staff Pension Plan

FY2025 · Form 990Its mission and biggest programs, as filed

Provides members with pensions and other retirement, death, and termination benefits.

  • Expenses: Payments of benefits for retirees and terminated members. Revenue: Members' contributions, University's contributions, transfer from other plans.$82.8M spent in FY2025

Before you apply

FY2024 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
Pays its leaders
$149K
1 officer reported
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt VII · Sec A
Budget
$94.6M
spent in FY2024
Fine: from the org's Form 990.
Pt I · Ln 18
Spent on programs
78%
of spending
Looks good: 78% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Surplus or deficit
+66%
of revenue, FY2024
Looks good: revenue was at least expenses in the latest filing.
Pt I · Ln 19
Cash reserves
370 mo
of spending, in cash and securities
Looks good: 370.3 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file
IRS status
501(c)(3)
tax-exempt since 0000
Looks good: listed by the IRS.
IRS BMF
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About the role

The org's own posting, as written

Staff - Union Job Category CUPE 2950 Job Profile CUPE 2950 Salaried - Front Counter 2 (Gr3) Job Title Academic Support Assistant Department SAS Support 1 | Student Academic Services | Dean's Office, Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Compensation Range $4,464.00 - $4,578.00 CAD Monthly Posting End Date October 20, 2026 Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the Posting End Date. Job End Date Ongoing Please provide a cover letter as part of your application as applications without a cover letter will not be considered.

At UBC, we believe that attracting and sustaining a diverse workforce is key to the successful pursuit of excellence in research, innovation, and learning for all faculty, staff and students. Our commitment to employment equity helps achieve inclusion and fairness, brings rich diversity to UBC as a workplace, and creates the necessary conditions for a rewarding career.

Job Description

Summary The Academic Support unit serves over 10,000 current graduate students and oversees over 4,500 offers of admission and 3,500 records changes for graduate students each year. The unit also provides support for application, registration, academic progression, and graduation.

The Academic Support Assistant provides administrative support for these functions of the Academic Support unit, and receives, verifies, distributes, scans, names, and files (electronically and on paper) official documentation for applicants and current students; generates manual records letters as needed; answers or redirects general and complex applicant inquiries; responds to requests for Faculty-held student documents. The position may also give some limited general administrative support to the Academic Support Management team and the Assistant Dean.

The position also provides scheduled front-counter coverage, receiving and welcoming visitors, responding to basic inquiries, and directing students, applicants, faculty, staff, and other visitors to the appropriate staff member or resource. The position is located at the reception area and is expected to contribute to a warm, welcoming, and professional environment for visitors to the unit. Organizational Status Reports to an Academic Support Manager. Independently communicates and works with all Academic Support Managers and staff. Has contact with faculty, staff, students, and applicants.

Work Performed Under the general direction of the Academic Support Managers, the Academic Support Assistant performs work duties in three categories: Document Management 60% Responsible for the crucial process of handling and directing incoming admissions documents, including scanning, naming and uploading transcripts and student records to the admission business system (SITSeVision). Photocopies original documents and prepares requests for verification by other institutions or referees as directed by Academic Support Managers. Responsible for documenting suspected fraud in academic documentation, and bringing…

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About University of B C Staff Pension Plan

From its Form 990