College Advisor

Envision Education • Hayward, CA

5d • $38 - $48 • Onsite

About The Position

Envision Education seeks a College Advisor to sustain a college going culture for all students and support seniors' application process and transition to college and careers. Our mission is to transform the lives of students - especially those who will be the first in their family to attend college - by preparing them for success in college, career, and life. Envision Education currently operates four small schools in San Francisco, Oakland, and Hayward, as well as a national educational consulting firm called Envision Learning Partners. Envision Education has made an explicit commitment to becoming an exemplar network of schools with an instructional and cultural vision rooted in an anti-racist and pro-Black framework. The following represents Envision Schools’ vision for 21st-century skills, character traits, and cognitive and social-emotional skills that learners need for success in college, career, and life: Knowledge and Love of Self and Land, Collectivism, Critical Thinking, Self Determination, Criticality, Leadership.

Requirements

• Commitment to the mission of Envision Education.
• Commitment to anti-racist and pro-Black ideologies in the workplace.
• A Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science Degree.
• 1+ years experience providing academic, career, and/or college mentorship/advising services to high school students
• Once hired, continuous current California residency.
• Demonstrated success working with parents and families, especially Black, African American, Latino/a/x, and immigrant families.
• Receptiveness to feedback and desire to continuously improve to meet outcomes.
• Long term certification expectation: we expect that any candidate hired for the Advisor role is either currently enrolled in and making progress towards a PPS Certificate and/or agrees to earning their PPS (Pupil Personnel Services) within 5 years.

Nice To Haves

• Bilingual Spanish speakers preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support and guide all 12th grade students through each step of the college and financial aid application process
• Provide career readiness learning curriculum for advisories in all grade levels
• Learn about special opportunities for low income students in the college search and application process (i.e. fee waivers, fly-in visits, university partner programs and scholarships)
• Build partnership with college admissions and career placement services
• Plan and lead workshops for parents and other stakeholders on key topics (financial aid planning, different types of institutions, scholarships, etc) related to the college admissions process
• Engage in monthly self reflection and professional goal setting, including research of and potential matriculation into a PPSC (Pupil Personnel Services Credential or equivalent) to eventually become a credentialed school Counselor.
• Guide all 12th grade students through each step of the college and financial aid application process
• Advise seniors through the admissions cycle including, but not limited to: creating a college list, writing and revising the personal statement, advising on financial aid, and making final matriculation decisions
• Write and manage the collection of Letters of Recommendations for all seniors, including providing professional development and coaching for the Letter of Recommendation writing process for all teachers
• Implement individual support efforts for students outside the sphere of academic success.
• Collaborate with Administration to implement systems to monitor, collect, and analyze data on case management and support efforts for students outside the sphere of success including progress report calls and intervention plans.
• Contact and meet with campus admissions representatives to build positive relationships and market Envision and its college applicants, including annual college trips.
• Become familiar with the academic and social environments at the various colleges, seniors are considering in an effort to recommend suitable matches
• Develop and maintain a robust network of college admission professionals through regular communication and high school visits from colleges and universities that best support first generation, low- income college students.
• Ensure that a robust group of colleges are visiting the Envision campus and meeting with students.
• Other Duties as Assigned

Benefits

• Paid sick and personal necessity leave.
• Excellent health benefits package with employer contribution to benefits.
• Optional Flexible Benefits Plan including dependent care, medical care, parking, and commuter benefits.
• Optional 403b Plan.
• Life Insurance at no cost to employee.
• Access to ongoing opportunities for learning, professional, and leadership opportunities.

What This Job Offers

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