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:                   $37,400

POSITION SUMMARY 

The College Advising Corps seeks to hire recent college graduates to serve as college advisers in high-need high schools throughout North Carolina. As college advisers in the state, advisers are part of a national movement that will help students in underserved communities realize their dreams of a post-secondary education. 

As the largest college access nonprofit in the country, College Advising Corps (CAC) is devoted to giving every student the opportunities that college offers. CAC focuses on post-secondary enrollment and completion by delivering personalized, knowledgeable guidance on college admission, financial aid, and enrollment. We accomplish this by placing well-trained, recent college graduates as college advisers in high schools across the nation. 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.

All employees of College Advising Corps are expected to possess and exhibit the following consistently: 

• A dedication to an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to work. 
• Passion for supporting the organization’s mission and for maintaining programmatic excellence 
• Proven success working with individuals of diverse backgrounds. 
• Ability to manage multiple projects and assignments simultaneously, often with competing      deadlines. 
• Communication skills that allow for productive sharing, debate, and exchange of information and      ideas, whether verbally or in writing. 
• Willingness to engage digitally in establishing rapport and growing relationships with      colleagues in a virtual work environment.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES                                                               

• Provide one-on-one admissions and ?nancial aid advisement to students.
• Help students complete and submit admissions and ?nancial aid applications.

· 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 

· Record service activity data using the College Advising Corps’ web-based system, called GRACE.

· Submit reports to the program manager documenting progress and outcomes.

· 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  

· Have earned a Bachelor’s degree by June 2025

· 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 

· 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

· 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