Student Recruiter

Job no: 519913
Position Type: Staff Full Time
Campus: UMass Boston
Department: PreCollegiate & Ed Suppt Pgms
Pay Grade: 30
Date opened: 31 Jul 2023 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 20 Aug 2023 Eastern Daylight Time

General Summary:

With college enrollment and completion at the heart of its mission, the Urban Scholars program serves academically striving high school students (aged 13-19) who attend partnering Boston Public high schools: currently Burke, Dearborn STEM, Excel, TechBoston Academy, and Boston International/Newcomers Academy. The year-round program provides students with the attitudes necessary to achieve their full potential through a structured sequence of after-school and summer academic courses and activities designed to build a strong repertoire of basic and higher-level skills, task commitment, and self-motivation. Program activities include academic classes, tutorials, college advising, career awareness activities, social-emotional skill-building, and cultural enrichment. As they progress through the program, many Urban Scholars students take college courses at UMass Boston and/or participate in paid career internships. The most intensive aspect of the program’s programming, the six-week summer institute, is preceded by one week of staff orientation, run by the program’s administrative staff (Director of Programs, Associate Director, College Access Coordinator, and Student Counselor/Recruiter). The summer institute takes place at UMass Boston and runs daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The Student Counselor/Recruiter will be responsible for coordination of the student recruitment process, the planning and promotion of program activities, program marketing, and student advising. S/he will plan, organize, promote and chaperone college- and career-related field trips and enrichment activities, as well as assist with the planning and implementation of program orientation for new Upward Bound students. The incumbent will assist with Upward Bound student selection, academic and college advising, and building relationships with students’ families. She will meet with a caseload of program participants, individually and through monthly grade cohort meetings, to provide holistic counseling and academic guidance related to their secondary school progress, college and career goals, and postsecondary entry. The Student Counselor/Recruiter will be responsible for maintaining areas of the Upward Bound database that are relevant to student recruitment and activities, collecting student data, and submitting regular reports to the Director of Programs. In collaboration with other program staff, the Student Counselor/Recruiter will promote and report on program events, via website updates and social media.

Examples of Duties:

Student Recruitment and Selection

Oversee the student recruitment process for the Upward Bound program; work closely with teachers, school counselors, and other school personnel and parents to recruit students for the program

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Advising

Advise a caseload of Upward Bound students [approximately 35-40 students], both individually through at least quarterly one-one-one meetings and as a group via monthly grade-cohort meetings

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Student Activities

Assist the Associate Director and College Access Coordinator in the planning, implementation and chaperoning of college visits and college fairs, including the annual TRIO Day trip (overnight); plan and chaperone cultural, career, and enrichment field trips, some of which are overnight and/or weekend trips

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Summer Program

Assist the Director of Programs and Associate Director in the implementation of the program’s summer component, particularly with facilitating afternoon activities, field trips, and team competitions

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Relationship-building

Assist the Director of Programs in the development of partnerships with families to support academic achievement and the successful pursuit of postsecondary education

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Data Collection and Maintenance and Reporting

Collect and enter data related to areas of responsibility, and maintain integrity of program database containing all relevant student data on an ongoing basis

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Other

Perform other duties as assigned

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Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in Education, Counseling, Human Services, STEM, or a closely related field and a minimum of one-three years of experience within a primary, secondary school or post-secondary institution, preferably in an urban primary or secondary school or higher education institution setting, is required. Demonstrated experience with academic and/or college counseling skills required. Demonstrated ability to work effectively with low-income, first-generation urban students and their families strongly preferred. Demonstrated experience with multi-ethic, multi-racial population strongly preferred. Knowledge of and experience working with the Boston Public Schools or similar urban district preferred. Bilingual in Vietnamese, Cape Verdean Creole, Haitian Creole, or Spanish is preferred. Motor vehicle driver’s license required.

Demonstrated knowledge of the college and financial aid application processes and post-secondary placement

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Application Instructions:

Please apply online with your resume, cover letter and list of three professional references.

Review of candidates will begin following the application closing date.

Only Internal candidates in the Professional Staff Bargaining Unit will be considered during the first 10 business days of the posting. All other candidates will be considered after that period.