SEO (Sponsors for Educational Opportunity)

College Persistence Advisor

New York, New York, United States

Sponsorship not specified$66k-$73kDetected 1 day ago

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About the role

College Persistence Advisors (CPAs) adhere to the College Scholars advising model in working directly in support of College Scholars' success in college.
CPAs support Scholars in three general buckets of support: personal, academic, and career.
CPAs are responsible for building relationships and catering their support to each Scholar specifically as needed and desired.
CPAs also lead or support the Scholars Program, College in running workshops and programming for Scholars.
Topics vary from career development, academic strategies, to infinity focused support groups.
In addition to the direct student work, CPAs are expected to manage a variety of administrative tasks, including but not limited to: documentation of advising sessions and outreach, tracking Scholar document submissions, looking at data to analyze engagement trends, and noticing trends across school clusters.
Manage and engage one-on-one a cohort of ~70 Scholars remotely and in person, ensuring that each Scholar has equitable support.
Advise Scholars in college preparedness, academic support, personal support, and career development support throughout their time in college.
Provide case management services for Scholars who need support with basic needs.
Foster rapport with students through consistent and non-judgmental communication in advising sessions, as well as through proactive identification of supports that address the unique needs of first-generation and low-income students.

Master's degree required, preferably in Social Work, Counseling, School Counseling, School Psychology, or related field from an accredited university.
All candidates must be within commutable distance of SEO's offices at 55 Exchange Place, New York, NY 10005, upon hire.
Maintain, collect, and report student data on an ongoing basis, such as degree audits, resumes transcripts and financial aid completion for purposes of reporting, institutional research, and institutional effectiveness.
100% of Scholars are accepted into four-year colleges, 85% of Scholars graduate with a Bachelor's degree, and 80% are first-generation college graduates.
2-3 years graduate school field placement or work experience in education or related field.
Prior experience working with college students a must.
Understanding of the unique needs of first-generation and low-income students.
Exceptional communication skills: verbal, written, interpersonal (phone and in-person).
Self-starter who can work independently and collaboratively in a group, is team-oriented, has a growth mindset and is willing to do what it takes to get the work done (whether it is their specifically assigned task or not).
Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Google Drive.

Demonstrates unequivocal passion for closing the opportunity gap and driving and inspiring student achievement.
Highly detail-oriented and organized approach to tasks while able to meet competing deadlines.
Ability to delegate tasks.
Data-driven experience using Database/CMS program preferred (e.g. Salesforce).
Spanish speaking strongly preferred.
verbal, written, interpersonal (phone and in-person).
The compensation listed in this posting reflects what SEO believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting.
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