AdviseTX College Advisor
About The Position
The AdviseTX Hybrid Program at Texas A&M University-San Antonio, in partnership with the College Advising Corps and AmeriCorps, seeks highly motivated recent college graduates (within the last 5 years) to serve full-time as College Advisers. AdviseTX places Advisers in San Antonio area high schools to work alongside counselors and other college access organizations. Using a near-peer model, our goal is to encourage and assist high school students with college applications, financial aid, scholarship searches, and the transition to post-secondary education. This is a grant funded position. Grant funded positions are time-limited and are contingent upon sufficient grant funding.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or higher in related field.
- Valid driver’s license, reliable vehicle, and ability to travel within the San Antonio, TX area.
- Flexible to attend events/meetings outside regular hours.
- Strong interpersonal skills; represent CAC, AmeriCorps, and TAMUSA professionally.
- Skilled in communication, Microsoft Office, and digital tools.
- Able to mentor high school students and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s Degree earned between May 2021-2026.
- Experience working with high school students; and/or students from communities with limited access to higher education opportunities, such as in college admissions, advising, or mentoring programs.
- Experience in leadership in mentoring, project management, and decision making.
Responsibilities
- Serve in a hybrid (on-site and virtual) role at 1-2 San Antonio area high schools to increase college preparation and enrollment.
- Provide personalized admissions and financial aid support to students and families.
- Assist students with admissions and financial aid applications and create individualized college timelines.
- Use digital tools (video conferencing, text, email, AI, phone) for personalized advising.
- Offer college advising in classrooms, assemblies, and student meetings.
- Utilize an AI Chatbot in coordination with College Advising Corps with students and families to maximize outreach.
- Establish a professional online presence (social media, website, blog) for communication.
- Engage families in supporting students’ college plans.
- Plan events with community organizations and universities to promote college preparation, including Decision Day.
- Assess school needs with the AdviseTX Director and school staff to tailor college and career programming.
- Build relationships with principals, counselors, and teachers.
- Participate in extracurricular activities to empower students and strengthen the college-going culture.
- Record service data using the College Advising Corps’ GRACE system.
- Submit progress reports to the AdviseTX Director.
- Support and attend evening/weekend events and assist other Advisers.
- Stay current in admissions and financial aid advising.
- Display the AmeriCorps logo at your service site.
- Provide direct service at your service-site, and log hours accurately in the AmeriCorps online reporting system.
- Adhere to all guidelines of AmeriCorps and the Corporation for National and Community Service.
- Serve in other volunteer opportunities at the direction of the program director
Benefits
- Summary of Employee Benefits: www.tamusa.edu/human-resources/documents/Summary-of-Employees-Benefits1.pdf
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
