Youth Education Advisor

METROPOLITAN DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL • Tacoma, WA

92d • $22 - $28

About The Position

The Education Advisor works directly with students providing face-to-face mentoring and academic advising. The Youth Education Advisor provides access to wrap around services and tools required to remove barriers that students may be experiencing to accessing post-secondary education. This includes providing workshops, career assessments, educational advising, and college preparation for students in grades 9-12.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Social Work, Counselling, or related field.
• Excellent communication, diplomatic and cooperative skills.
• Ability to communicate with persons from all socio-economic strata on an individual basis and in a group setting.
• Knowledge of FAFSA.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Ability to assist individuals with college exploration.
• Ability to present career and post-secondary planning information to individuals and groups.
• Knowledge of financial aid, scholarships, college application process and resources.
• Ability to work with persons from different cultures.
• Knowledge and proficiency in use of Microsoft Office software and database management.
• Ability to administer and interpret tests used for career planning.
• Two years of experience with career/college planning and/or experience working with individuals from low-income, first-generation backgrounds attain college admission.
• Have valid/current WA state driver’s license, reliable means of transportation and personal auto insurance.

Responsibilities

• Host weekly educational workshops on topics including AP options, GED/high school completion, Running Start, and financial literacy.
• Provides accurate information on post-secondary opportunities.
• Recruits and selects eligible participants for the program.
• Assists program participants to prepare and submit financial aid and college admission forms.
• Provides accurate information on federal, state and local education resources.
• Establishes rapport with potential students of various cultures, economic and ethnic backgrounds.
• Assists participants with career exploration.
• Assists participants to overcome obstacles which would interfere, delay, defer or halt their attainment of career and educational goals through advising services.
• Provides information and referral for community social services.
• Records participants data and services rendered in database.
• Informs participants of their rights including confidentiality of records and information.
• Provides follow up services for each participant in caseload.
• Take participants on college and cultural field trips.
• Record all data weekly in student access database.
• Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• health/vision/dental/life insurance
• union representation
• 403(b) retirement plan
• employee assistance program
• 13 vacation days per year
• 13 sick days per year
• 12 paid federal holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees