Academic Advisor 1 - Upward Bound
About The Position
The primary responsibilities of the Academic Advisor are recruitment of program participants, providing academic and career advising and/or services to program participants; planning, developing and implementing strategies to enhance the academic skills of program participants (i.e., conducting standardized testing; coordinating academic year and summer component, field, math/science, STEM and socio-cultural events/activities; monitoring weekly tutoring; classroom instruction and program workshops; liaison between university departments, the Toledo community, students, parents and target schools); aids in designing, researching and implementing evaluation materials; acquires, compiles and analyzes statistical and research data for reports as assigned; manages and tracks student data; visits target schools, hosts conferences with school officials and works directly with university departments, the Toledo community and Toledo Public school systems on behalf of program and participants to provide program services). Evening and weekend work is required as well as travel and other duties as assigned by director.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in education, Math, Science or related field
- Two (2) years’ experience with programs or projects serving the needs of low-income, minority and/or disadvantaged students
- Succeeded in overcoming the circumstances/disadvantages like those of the target population
- Ability to interpret test results
- Clean driving record
- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
- Computer literacy
- Well developed presentation, organizational and administrative skills
- Ability to understand and work well with students, parents, teachers and target school personnel
Nice To Haves
- Master’s degree in Education, Guidance Counseling or Sociology
Responsibilities
- Recruitment of program participants
- Providing academic and career advising and/or services to program participants
- Planning, developing and implementing strategies to enhance the academic skills of program participants
- Conducting standardized testing
- Coordinating academic year and summer component, field, math/science, STEM and socio-cultural events/activities
- Monitoring weekly tutoring
- Classroom instruction and program workshops
- Liaison between university departments, the Toledo community, students, parents and target schools
- Aids in designing, researching and implementing evaluation materials
- Acquires, compiles and analyzes statistical and research data for reports as assigned
- Manages and tracks student data
- Visits target schools
- Hosts conferences with school officials
- Works directly with university departments, the Toledo community and Toledo Public school systems on behalf of program and participants to provide program services
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
