Academic Advisor
About The Position
As our Academic Advisor, you will help support and guide College Track scholars through their academic journeys, ensuring they have the tools, resources, and individualized plans they need to successfully matriculate into colleges that align with their academic and personal goals. You’ll collaborate with your peer Academic Advisor and the site team to deliver engaging content, facilitate workshops, and host one-on-one advising appointments. College Track is a comprehensive college completion program that equips students from underserved communities to be the first in their families to graduate with a bachelor’s degree. We do this by offering a holistic, asset-based program that invests in each of our scholars over 10 years: from high school to college, through the launch of their careers.
Requirements
- Skilled in analyzing student data and using that data to develop targeted, data-driven interventions.
- Academic advising experience within a college-access institution.
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build relationships with a wide range of individuals, including students, caregivers, and teachers.
- Comfortable navigating Learning Management Systems (e.g., Google Classroom, Coursera) and grade portals (e.g., PowerSchool, Illuminate).
Nice To Haves
- Experience with Salesforce is a plus.
- Passionate about youth development and enjoy helping students set and achieve academic goals.
- Thrive in an engaging, student-centered environment and are excited to support students on their journey to college.
- Believe in data-driven decision making and can use academic data to design meaningful interventions.
- Eager to work in-person with students, building connections and supporting their academic growth.
- Excited about working a 100% In Person with our scholars.
Responsibilities
- Build trusting relationships with students, providing culturally relevant support and fostering a strong sense of belonging within College Track.
- Track and analyze student data to monitor workshop attendance, advising appointments, and academic progress, ensuring all site and organizational requirements are met.
- Manage a diverse caseload of approximately 120 high school scholars, ensuring each student is equipped with the support they need to matriculate to college and earn a bachelor’s degree.
- Deliver engaging content, facilitate workshops, and host one-on-one advising appointments.
Benefits
- Staff and their dependents can enroll in our comprehensive, competitive, and affordable health care options and the majority of the costs are covered by College Track.
- Up to 27 discretionary time off days (sick and vacation) in addition to 28 paid office closures and holiday days in your first year of employment.
- Immediately you can enroll in our 401(k) plan with a match of up to 4%.
- Life insurance that is 1x your salary is paid for by College Track with the option to purchase additional coverage.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
