COLLEGE ADVISOR, Enrollment & Student Administration, Undergraduate Admissions

Boston University•Boston, MA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

BU PATH (Planning and Advising for Transitions to Higher Education) is a college and career access program at Boston University. Our mission is to build connected postsecondary advising systems across Greater Boston where every student can pursue college and career choices with confidence. BU PATH places well-trained, recent college graduates as full-time advisers in 26 Greater Boston area high schools (Boston, Malden & Somerville Public High Schools) to help students navigate the complex processes of college admissions, matriculation and securing financial aid. BU PATH seeks to select recent Boston-area college graduates for a year of full-time AmeriCorps service as college advisers in partner high schools. AmeriCorps member college advisers will report to program staff and to an on-site supervisor in each of the schools they will serve. They serve for 1-2 years in a paid AmeriCorps service position and receive a living allowance as well as a benefits package including health and dental, educational award and tuition remission.

Requirements

Recent Boston-area college graduates
Full-time AmeriCorps service
Serve for 1-2 years
Participate fully in pre- and in-service training

Nice To Haves

Experience in college admissions and financial aid advising

Responsibilities

Provide one-on-one admissions and financial aid assistance to students and families.
Organize group events that encourage students and families to create post-graduate plans/apply to college.
Establish productive working relationships with principals, counselors and teachers in assigned partner schools.
Assess, in consultation with BU PATH and partner school, the needs of the school and adapt programs and activities to meet these needs.
Assist the BU PATH and evaluation staff by collecting and interpreting key progress and outcome variables to evaluate the effectiveness of programming.
Record service activity data and submit monthly progress reports to document outcomes.
Maintain expertise in admissions and financial aid advising by participating fully in pre- and in-service training and other opportunities for professional development.
Assist in the efforts of the other BU PATH advisers.
Represent BU PATH to potential supporters and other interested parties.
Assist with school-based events, such as clubs, field trips or enrichment activities.
Support in facilitating and creating content for college and career planning workshops, events, and training requests from non-partner schools.