Bilingual Post Secondary Advisor
Location
Jamaica, NY | United States
Job description
Bilingual Post Secondary Advisor
Within our framework of holistic, strength-focused, and family-supported practice, an individual hired as the Bilingual Postsecondary Advisor in the High School and College Success division will report directly to the Director of the Youth Opportunity Hub/College Access & Persistence. The program provides individual academic and social-emotional support services to our high school and post-graduate students. Supports include assisting with transition and enrollment, providing resources and opportunities for students to explore career and degree options as well as self-advocacy skills.
Education & Qualifications:
- Master's degree required, preferably in Social Work, Counseling, School Counseling, School Psychology, or a related field from an accredited university
- 2-3 years of graduate school field placement or work experience within either youth-focused or education-focused agency
- Prior experience working with high school and college students is a plus
- Highly detail-oriented and organized approach to tasks while able to meet competing deadlines
- Exceptional communication skills: verbal, written, interpersonal (phone and in-person)
- Bilingual (Spanish) is a plus
- Demonstrates unequivocal passion for closing the achievement and opportunity gap
- 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 MS Office (Word, Excel, & Outlook), G-Suite, and experience using Database/CMS program preferred (e.g. Salesforce, National Student Clearinghouse)
- Must be able to travel
- Prior workshop/seminar development and implementation experience preferred; prior college counseling experience strongly preferred.
Responsibilities:
- Strong ability to create engaging and relevant activities for students and their families connected to college success.
- Ability to work evenings and weekends.
- May require overnight travel.
- Ability to travel to multiple sites including CUNY and SUNY college campuses.
- Must have excellent organizational, teamwork, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Must have a commitment to work from a strength-based and/or youth development perspective.
- Foster and manage relationships with college personnel, including college administrators, professors, and staff who provide student support services.
- Experience working with a diverse group of students and ability to support students as a liaison.
- Strong relationship-building and group facilitation capabilities, incorporating cross-cultural sensitivity.
- Deep understanding of positive youth development, education learning standards, and issues facing immigrant and first-generation youth in the U.S.
- College guidance experience and strong knowledge of college application, opportunity programs (HEOP/SEEK/CD/EOP), financial aid and scholarship process, and college portals.
- Ability to research and develop opportunities for alumni.
- Ability to develop partnerships, and work with and in teams.
- Takes initiative and can solve problems.
- Energized by the idea and process of creating and implementing new initiatives.
- Highly organized, detail-oriented, and trustworthy.
- Identify gaps in services based on best retention practices to create programs/workshops to improve student success.
- Develop student records and portfolios, including academic monitoring and an early warning system to address risks to retention.
- Maintain a schedule for regular outreach to students in the program via phone, text, email, virtual, and in-person communications.
- Build positive rapport with students to serve as a person of impact and influence throughout their post-secondary journey.
- Assist our newest partnered high school, August Martin, with supporting bilingual Spanish-speaking students with postsecondary planning.
- Plan and coordinate events related to college access and persistence.
- Facilitate and lead workshops/clinics in both English and Spanish to address various aspects of college preparation and community service for high school students.
General Tasks of All Commonpoint Queens Staff:
- Promote and implement the Core Values of the Jewish Community Center.
- Participation in all staff meetings and staff training seminars.
- Participation in agency-wide programs and program committees, as assigned.
- Active involvement, as a supervisee, in the supervision process.
- Support the mission of Commonpoint Queens.
- Other tasks appropriate to Commonpoint staff, as assigned.
Commonpoint Queens reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.
Commonpoint is an equal opportunity employers/programs. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.
Salary Range: $55K-$62,500K.
To Apply: Please submit a cover letter and résumé, as a Word or PDF document only, to [email protected] . Please indicate “Bilingual Post Secondary Advisor” in the subject line. Due to the high volume of applicants, only qualified candidates will be contacted.
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$55k - $62.5k
