Join us in our mission to empower low-income, first-generation college, and underrepresented high school students to identify and pursue higher education opportunities. At College Advising Corps (CAC), we believe that every student deserves the opportunity to enter and complete higher education and work to support their journey as they navigate the complex processes of admissions, financial aid, and enrollment.

Through our university affiliates, CAC matches advisers from our corps of recent college graduates with under-resourced high schools to help students find and pursue their best higher education path. CAC near-peer advisers are embedded into low-income, underserved high schools for a 1–2-year service engagement or work virtually as full-time college advisers that serve all students.

Our work is not just a vocation. It is a mission. Higher education remains the most effective and sustainable path to boost economic mobility, transform lives, and increase civic engagement to drive a more equitable society. By increasing access we are changing the life trajectories of young people nationwide. Learn more at https://collegeadvisingcorps.org.

 Location:               Based in North Carolina, Hybrid (Virtual and On-Site) 

Reports to:          Program Manager, NC Hybrid Program

Travel Requirements: Regularly, must be able to provide own transportation to and from site 

Salary:                   $34,000 

POSITION SUMMARY 

Advisers serve as full-time college advisers for underserved high schools focused on assisting low-income, first-generation college and underrepresented students by delivering personalized, knowledgeable guidance on college admission, financial aid, and enrollment. Advisers become part of their school community, collaborate with teachers and administrators, devise creative approaches to reach and connect with students and families, and play an integral role in changing the lives of the students they serve.  

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES                                                               

• Provide consultation to students and their      families throughout the college application, selection, and enrollment      processes through both individual contact and/or by organizing events and      activities  
• Engage frequently with students and families both      in-person and virtually 
• Visit classrooms, assemblies, and student organization      meetings to present and offer college advising services 
• Respond to student responses to the CAC chatbot 
• Connect students to resources and services in support      of individual student success 
• Coordinate information to assist students and parents      with navigating the financial aid process 
• Proactively work with students in post-secondary      planning 
• Maintain records on a weekly basis in CAC’s GRACE      database regarding college advising services delivered to students to      track progress on CAC’s Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) 
• Generate reports to inform data-driven advising      practices and monitor progress toward student milestones. 
• Update stakeholders verbally, visually, and digitally      on caseload progress  
• Collaborate with colleagues to build helpful tools,      best practices, and approaches to problem-solving, and codify student      milestone attainment 
• Fully participate in meetings, committee work, and      training sessions to collaborate with internal and external peers and      partners and advance professional knowledge 

QUALIFICATIONS                                                                                                          

• Bachelor’s Degree 
• Prior experience with college access field 
• Recent college graduate and earned high school diploma      no earlier than 2017 
• Proficiency and comfort with Microsoft Office (particularly      Teams, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint); data management platforms; social      media platforms; basic web technology; and Google tools (Hangouts,      Google Voice, Drive, Forms, etc.) 

PREFERRED PROFESSIONAL QUALITIES & SKILLS 

• Highly motivated, organized, and independent 
• Results-driven 
• Outstanding interpersonal communication skills – both      verbal and written 
• Strong desire to serve and support diverse      populations 
• Ability to motivate and inspire high school students      and confidently engage their parents/guardians 
• Dedicated to an interdisciplinary, collaborative      approach 
• A team player who is energetic, hard-working and      enthusiastic 
• Passion for maintaining programmatic excellence
• Enjoys working with individuals of diverse backgrounds
• Ability to manage multiple projects and assignments      simultaneously, often with competing deadlines
• Willingness to engage digitally to establish rapport      and grow relationships with colleagues in a virtual work environment 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS 

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a      computer 
• Ability and willingness to travel both in and out of      state 

Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times