NEXT STEP ADVISER

Duke Careers•Durham, NC

2d•$26,860 - $38,000•Onsite

About The Position

Advise NC seeks recent college graduates to serve as full-time AmeriCorps Next Step Adviser Members in low-income or under-resourced public high schools in North Carolina. As an AmeriCorps Next Step Adviser, members are a part of a statewide postsecondary planning movement, helping students and families in underserved communities prepare for life after high school graduation by advising on Enrollment, Employment, and Enlistment (the Three Es) pathways. Next Step Advisers are AmeriCorps Volunteers and Duke University Employees. Next Step Advisers will be expected to tailor programs and activities to meet the specific needs of their assigned schools and perform the following primary essential functions: Provide one-on-one admissions and financial aid advice to any student or family seeking assistance. Encourage each student to consider a broad range of appropriate college choices Develop for each student a comprehensive college timeline, including application deadlines for admission and financial aid Help each student complete and submit admissions and financial aid applications Assist each student in interpreting correspondence from colleges, including offers of admission and financial aid Organize group events that encourage students and their families to consider, plan for, and apply to colleges and universities. Visit classrooms, assemblies, and club meetings to offer postsecondary advising services and emphasize the importance of college Work with local community groups—churches, boys’ and girls’ clubs, social service providers—to offer group events outside the school setting and hours Establish productive working relationships with principals, counselors, and teachers in each assigned high school. Assess, in consultation with Advise NC program staff and school personnel, the needs of each school, and adapt programs and activities to meet these needs Actively seek the advice and counsel of the on-site supervisor at each partner high school Assist in the assessment and long-term sustainability of the program. Assist the program staff in identifying, collecting, and interpreting key progress and outcome variables to evaluate the effectiveness of the Advise NC program Submit monthly progress reports to the program director documenting progress and outcome data Meet, as appropriate, with evaluators Represent Advise NC, as requested by program staff, to potential supporters and to other interested parties Maintain expertise in admissions and financial aid advising. Participate fully in training In consultation with the program director, seek out and participate in other opportunities for professional development.

Requirements

U.S. Citizenship or permanent residency status
Must be 17 years of age or older
Must have a high school diploma or GED
Applicants must have earned or will earn a bachelor’s degree by the start of employment in the position.

Nice To Haves

An interest in equity and access to education.
Experience working with students through tutoring, volunteering, and/or mentoring.
Experience with organization and/or planning events.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

Provide one-on-one admissions and financial aid advice to any student or family seeking assistance.
Encourage each student to consider a broad range of appropriate college choices
Develop for each student a comprehensive college timeline, including application deadlines for admission and financial aid
Help each student complete and submit admissions and financial aid applications
Assist each student in interpreting correspondence from colleges, including offers of admission and financial aid
Organize group events that encourage students and their families to consider, plan for, and apply to colleges and universities.
Visit classrooms, assemblies, and club meetings to offer postsecondary advising services and emphasize the importance of college
Work with local community groups—churches, boys’ and girls’ clubs, social service providers—to offer group events outside the school setting and hours
Establish productive working relationships with principals, counselors, and teachers in each assigned high school.
Assess, in consultation with Advise NC program staff and school personnel, the needs of each school, and adapt programs and activities to meet these needs
Actively seek the advice and counsel of the on-site supervisor at each partner high school
Assist in the assessment and long-term sustainability of the program.
Assist the program staff in identifying, collecting, and interpreting key progress and outcome variables to evaluate the effectiveness of the Advise NC program
Submit monthly progress reports to the program director documenting progress and outcome data
Meet, as appropriate, with evaluators
Represent Advise NC, as requested by program staff, to potential supporters and to other interested parties
Maintain expertise in admissions and financial aid advising.
Participate fully in training
In consultation with the program director, seek out and participate in other opportunities for professional development.