College Advising Mentor Specialist

Improve Your Tomorrow • Oakland, CA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Improve Your Tomorrow (IYT), founded in 2013, works to increase the number of young men of color who attend and graduate from colleges and universities. The College Advising Mentor Specialist serves as the primary relationship-builder, college advisor, and college-going culture builder for students in grades 9–12. Under the FY26/27 restructure, the role is the senior site-based leader for daily programming, present on campus every school day and responsible for students’ daily IYT experience and for maintaining a consistent connection among students, families, and the college-going path ahead.

The position is field-based at an assigned local school campus. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; some weekends, evenings, and organization-wide events are required. The pay rate is $28.50–$39.25 per hour.

Requirements

• Commitment to IYT’s mission, vision, and values.
• Ability to self-motivate to achieve results.
• Ability to multitask and work under pressure.
• Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, and produce quality results.
• Excellent communication and management skills, with the ability to inspire and encourage others to accomplish their goals.
• Ability to operate with an appropriate and responsible level of transparency and vulnerability, building confidence and trust.
• Demonstrated commitment to equity and supporting young men of color.
• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to connect authentically with students, families, and school partners.
• Commitment to meeting students where they are and building relationships before asking anything of them.
• Strong case-management instincts, including the ability to track, follow up, and document work across a rolling caseload.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university.
• Computer skills with G-Suite, Microsoft Suite, Zoom, and Salesforce.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual in Spanish is strongly preferred.
• A bachelor’s degree in education, social work, youth development, or a related field is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior site-based leader for daily IYT programming and maintain a consistent, visible presence on campus every school day.
• Provide one-to-one mentorship to students across all grade levels on the site roster.
• Own and operate open and structured study hall on designated programming days, maintaining a welcoming, structured, and purposeful space.
• Lead structured site programming and the full Brotherhood experience, including rituals, the Brotherhood Clap, Creed, Family Love, announcements, energizers, and the Member Development Workshop.
• Complete a family touchpoint after every mentorship session to affirm student growth, share a win, or invite the family to an upcoming opportunity.
• Lead quarterly family engagement touchpoints: Q1 Orientation/Welcome, Q2 Milestone, Q3 Mid-Semester, and Q4 Celebration.
• Monitor students’ GPA, A–G/college eligibility progress, and attendance across the assigned caseload.
• Coordinate FAFSA/CADAA timelines, college applications, and senior readiness for 12th graders with the College Completion Mentor Specialist.
• Introduce each senior to the College Completion Mentor Specialist by spring semester and document the required warm handoff before graduation.
• Log mentorship sessions, programming attendance, and family touchpoints in Salesforce within 24 hours.
• Maintain current academic records for each student, including GPA, A–G/college eligibility progress, attendance, and D/F flags; promptly raise concerns with the Associate Program Director.
• Track and document grade-level milestones for 12th graders, including FAFSA/CADAA completion, college applications, intent to enroll, orientation, registration, declared major, education plan, and counselor connection.
• Maintain accurate intervention notes and academic recovery plans for students with D/F grades or a GPA below 2.0, documenting follow-up actions and progress.
• Complete end-of-week Salesforce logging and review students not yet seen to ensure each member has had contact or a scheduled follow-up.
• Capture and submit regular site content, including photos, short videos, student stories, and impactful program moments, with required consent and release documentation on file.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Life and AD&D coverage, with additional voluntary options.
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP).
• 403(b) retirement plan with a 3% employer match after one year of employment.
• Sick leave.
• Two weeks of accrued paid vacation leave.
• 11 paid holidays.
• Additional paid time off during select school breaks, totaling about three weeks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level