Academic Advisor
Dream Team
Academic Advisor
Job Description
General Description:
The Greeley Dream Team has a federally funded Educational Talent Search (ETS) pre-collegiate program that creates educational opportunities for low-income, first generation students while providing access to higher education and assisting in the transition to college. The Dream Team Program works with students in Greeley-Evans School District 6 who are in grades 6-12 who have the drive to pursue a college education. The Academic Advisor provides academic advising services, recruitment activities, and prepares secondary students for post-high school experience, including college, career and success skill advising.
Reports to: Executive Director/Assistant Director of Programs.
Responsibilities:
- Recruitment.
- Identify and recruit eligible program participants in grades 6-12.
- Must have skills to persuade, motivate, understand, and communicate with middle and high school students.
- Must be able to work with a diverse student population.
Advising
- Advise and provide planned services that assure retention, promotion and graduation for a caseload of approximately 175 students.
- Assist students in completing college admission and financial aid applications.
- Advise and assist high school seniors to become "college ready" and assure that they are prepared to enroll in a program of post-secondary education.
- Assist students in preparing for college entrance applications, examinations, and scholarships.
- Guidance on and assistance in secondary school re-entry or entry to GED programs or other alternative education programs for secondary school dropouts.
- Personal and career counseling.
Database & Records
- Maintain student program files, keeping information current, accurate and confidential.
- Entering student data and tracking through the Blumen Student Tracking System.
Special Events & Field Trips
- Plan and/or assist with parent workshops, activities and meetings.
- Organize, facilitate and participate in field trips to local, in-state/out-of-state college campuses.
Collaboration
- Work closely with counselors and administrators at the school(s) where you are assigned.
- Individual parent contact as needed.
- Team Member of The Greeley Dream Team.
- Support annual events and activities as assigned.
- Attend staff meetings.
- Communicate with co-workers and supervisor.
- Adhere to policies and procedures.
Other Duties
- Responsible for carrying out program goals.
- Participate in Local, State and Regional conferences as assigned.
- This position is highly visible in outreach where adherence to protocol, policies and procedures is expected and of high priority.
- Professional appearance in dress and manor.
- Other activities as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors Degree required, preferred in the following areas: human services, education or other related fields.
- Prior experience in working with a diverse student population and/or a TRiO or pre-collegiate program.
- Knowledge of post-secondary education and financial aid.
- Technical knowledge of: Windows, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and the World Wide Web.
- Self-motivated.
- High level customer service skills.
- Excellent communication skills; oral and written.
- Demonstrated organizational, multi-tasking and detail oriented skills.
- Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred.
Some weekend and evening work will be required Terms:
This position offers the following:
- Exempt Salaried Position.
- Salary dependent upon qualifications.
- Medical, dental, vision, sick, discretionary leave and a 403 (b) retirement account.
- 10.5 month calendar (August June) with District 6 Holidays observed.
- Scheduled day hours with some evenings and weekends required.