Mentor

Oasis Center•Nashville, TN

About The Position

JOB OBJECTIVE: Manage college, financial aid, and scholarship activities for students and their families in order to impart hope, build confidence, communicate the importance of education, and bring students and colleges together. Provide guidance and counseling to students and families regarding college choice and transitions from high school to higher education. Essential Functions: Counsel a minimum of 100 students and families for 5 hours or more on goals and college choice options. Ensure students are exposed to a variety of college options through online exploration, and on occasion, group college visits. Provide admissions application assistance including application reviews, transcript submission, essay assistance, recommendations. Assist students and families with filing FAFSA and support through the verification process, as necessary. Advocate and communicate for students with postsecondary institutions. Verify new and continuing college attendance. Maintain data weekly on student matriculation, enrollment, and retention. Maintain visibility at assigned locations. Assist in coordinating and facilitating ACT prep classes. Support community-based efforts occurring at satellite positions. Hold weekly office hours at YOC and help provide drop-in center coverage. Support Oasis Resource Center Staff onsite at Nashville State Community College locations. Collaborate with other Oasis programs to offer individualized, college and career exploration workshops Assist with summer programming which includes leading Power Youth students through OCC’s college knowledge curriculum. Marketing and Community Relations Essential Functions: Represent the organization to the community in conjunction with the Director and other staff members Assist in the coordination of marketing efforts internal and external to the organization Administration Essential Functions: Provide regular reports to the Program Director as required. Attend organization staff and departmental meetings as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required
Experience in counseling, admissions, and/or financial aid a plus
Knowledge of college choice options, admissions, financial aid, scholarships
Understanding of racial and gender inequities and other forms of discrimination and willingness to operate from an anti-oppression model.
Public speaking experience.
Ability to effectively collect, organize, and retrieve data.
Knowledge of higher education and barriers to higher education for low-income and first-generation college bound students.
Knowledge and ability to utilize office equipment and computer software.
Exceptional oral and written communication skills.
Ability to work cooperatively with staff, students, and the community.
A valid driver’s license and transportation

Responsibilities

Counsel a minimum of 100 students and families for 5 hours or more on goals and college choice options.
Ensure students are exposed to a variety of college options through online exploration, and on occasion, group college visits.
Provide admissions application assistance including application reviews, transcript submission, essay assistance, recommendations.
Assist students and families with filing FAFSA and support through the verification process, as necessary.
Advocate and communicate for students with postsecondary institutions.
Verify new and continuing college attendance.
Maintain data weekly on student matriculation, enrollment, and retention.
Maintain visibility at assigned locations.
Assist in coordinating and facilitating ACT prep classes.
Support community-based efforts occurring at satellite positions.
Hold weekly office hours at YOC and help provide drop-in center coverage.
Support Oasis Resource Center Staff onsite at Nashville State Community College locations.
Collaborate with other Oasis programs to offer individualized, college and career exploration workshops
Assist with summer programming which includes leading Power Youth students through OCC’s college knowledge curriculum.
Represent the organization to the community in conjunction with the Director and other staff members
Assist in the coordination of marketing efforts internal and external to the organization
Provide regular reports to the Program Director as required.
Attend organization staff and departmental meetings as assigned.