College Success Advisor Jobs

Job Title: College Success Advisor (part-time position; 20 to 25 hours per week)

Program: San Francisco College Access Center (SFCAC), a Cal-SOAP program

Office Location: 1710 Octavia St, San Francisco, CA 94109

San Francisco High School(s) To Serve: Burton High School or Galileo High School

Tentative Start Date: Open Until Filled

Program Description

The San Francisco College Access Center’s (SFCAC) mission is to provide culturally relevant, comprehensive college preparation information and assistance. SFCAC targets low-income students and/or the first of their families to attend postsecondary education programs. For more information, visit www.jcyccollegeaccess.org.

SFCAC is a college access program of the Japanese Community Youth Council (JCYC). JCYC’s mission is to cultivate and enrich the lives of children and youth from diverse, multicultural communities throughout San Francisco and beyond. For more information, visit www.jcyc.org.

Position Description

SFCAC is a Cal-SOAP project administered by the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC). The College Success Advisor will be responsible for recruiting, identifying, selecting, and advising participants at Burton or Galileo High School in the San Francisco Unified School District. These participants will fulfill the eligibility criteria as set by CSAC for all Cal-SOAP Projects.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

Direct Service/Outreach:

• Provide college, financial aid, and/or career information and advising to individuals and groups to encourage participants to graduate from high school, enroll in college and apply for financial aid;
• To identify and select eligible participants: Students who are low-income according to the CSAC Cal-Grant income levels; Students who have the potential to be the first in their family to attend college;
• Assess and determine participants’ educational needs and academic potential;
• Assist and support participants in completing college and financial aid (federal, state) applications;
• Conduct financial aid and college information presentations at the assigned high school and/or within the local community
• Refer participants to appropriate social service and government agencies;
• Coordinate and implement local and long-distance field trips (i.e., college campus field trips);

Administrative:

• Assist with the implementation and evaluation of project activities;
• Manage a caseload of 100 – 125 students; complete required program documents and organize forms and data for each student into a complete file;
• Provide support to assigned high school counseling staff and collaborate on events that complement the SFCAC program timeline.

Other Program Participation:

• Participate in SFCAC and/or JCYC meetings, training, committees, conferences, retreats, etc., as appropriate;
• Provide assistance and support for other JCYC College Access Programs
• Perform related duties as needed.

Job Qualifications

• Computer Literate; Working proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and other presentation tools
• Experience with conducting presentations and activity planning
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Prefer individuals (but not required) with a similar background to the target population; first in their families to attend college
• Enrolled in college, AND recipient of financial aid (i.e., Pell Grant, Cal Grant, or Loans)
• Some experience working with youth

Desired Qualifications

• Knowledge of community activities, resources, and programs for youth in San Francisco
• Ability to work cooperatively with secondary school faculty and community agency personnel
• Experience with diverse student populations
• Bilingual preferred (Cantonese, Spanish, Vietnamese, Tagalog)

HOW TO APPLY:

Applicants MUST submit ALL of the following: 1) Cover Letter and 2) Resume.

Contact Email: [email protected]

Attn: Middle School Educational Advisor Position

Please, no phone calls.

PLEASE NOTE: San Francisco College Access Center, a college access program of JCYC, actively seek to hire and promote individuals, recruit volunteers and provide services to individuals without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, religious creed, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, or presence of non-job-related conditions or disabilities. All employees of the JCYC participate in a criminal background investigation. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.