Educational Advisor for Upward Bound II

The University of Texas at Arlington Portal • Arlington, TX

2d

About The Position

The Educational Advisor for Upward Bound 2 is responsible for overall development, coordination and implementation of the TRIO Upward Bound Program and for providing outreach and case management services to students, individual advising sessions, workshops, and other project activities. Essential Duties And Responsibilities Responsible for the selection and delivery of services to eligible participants from the target secondary schools. Working closely with parents, target school officials, and community leaders to decrease the high school dropout rate and increase the post-secondary enrollment and retention rate of students in the target area. Provide outreach and case management services such as dropout prevention, and college, career, and financial aid information services to students at target schools. Provide direct services such as career exploration, study skills improvement and self-esteem building, conduct grade-appropriate workshops and activities involving college, career and FA information, PSAT - SAT - TSI - ACT test preparation, scholarship information, technical assistance with college admissions and FA applications, and college field trips. Responsible for the collection, establishment, maintenance, and data entry of all assigned student records and required forms. Assist the Director with submission of documentation to governmental agencies as well as grant proposals. May use UTA owned vehicle. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Social Work, or Communications.
• Three (3) years of experience working for a dropout prevention and/or post-secondary opportunity program or equivalent relevant experience.

Nice To Haves

• Experience providing direct case management services to secondary school students.
• Experience working for a Federal TRIO program (UB, UBMS , ETS ) or other dropout prevention and post-secondary opportunity program.
• Experience working with non-profit community agencies and organizations in the areas of outreach, dropout prevention, and post-secondary opportunity programs.
• Experience working with high school students and parents.
• Experience providing outreach and academic advising services to disadvantaged secondary school students with college, career and financial aid information.
• Experience coordinating and conducting student and parent presentations, workshops, and other individual/group activities for low-income and disadvantaged first-generation college students.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the selection and delivery of services to eligible participants from the target secondary schools.
• Working closely with parents, target school officials, and community leaders to decrease the high school dropout rate and increase the post-secondary enrollment and retention rate of students in the target area.
• Provide outreach and case management services such as dropout prevention, and college, career, and financial aid information services to students at target schools.
• Provide direct services such as career exploration, study skills improvement and self-esteem building, conduct grade-appropriate workshops and activities involving college, career and FA information, PSAT - SAT - TSI - ACT test preparation, scholarship information, technical assistance with college admissions and FA applications, and college field trips.
• Responsible for the collection, establishment, maintenance, and data entry of all assigned student records and required forms.
• Assist the Director with submission of documentation to governmental agencies as well as grant proposals.
• May use UTA owned vehicle.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees