College Access and Volunteer for Good Advisor - Hourly

Please note that this posting closes at 3:00 pm on the date listed above.

If you have questions regarding this position, please contact Scott Bell, Director, at (385)-646-4408 or email [email protected]

Hours per week; up to 29 

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function satisfactorily, with or without reasonable accommodations.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, training, education, responsibilities, abilities; the machines, tools and equipment used; background; and any licenses or certifications required.  Physical, punctual, reliable, and predictable regular attendance is an essential job function to perform the essential duties and responsibilities of the position.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Job Summary

The College Access and Volunteer for Good (VFG) Advisor works to help more students attend college and participate in the Volunteer for Good Initiative.  The advisor utilizes first-hand experience and knowledge of college to serve as college access and Volunteer for Good advisors in Granite School District high schools.  The incumbent works alongside school counselors and other staff to assist students with navigating the college admissions process and participation in VFG. This includes, but is not limited to, admissions applications, financial aid forms, scholarship applications, registration and preparation for college entrance exams, and participation in the VFG service and recognition.
 
Essential Functions
 

• Meets with school seniors to advise on college applications, FAFSA completion, and other financial aid opportunities.
• Supports students in registering for and taking college entrance exams; e.g. ACT, SAT, etc.
• Encourages students to consider a broad range of appropriate post-secondary choices, including technical colleges, certificate programs, and two-year and four-year programs.
• Assists students in completing and submitting admissions and financial-aid applications (FAFSA).
• Supports students in interpreting correspondence from colleges, including offers of admission and financial aid.
• Conducts follow-up meetings with students who attend college conferences or site-visits.
• Encourages students and their families to consider, plan for, and apply to colleges and universities.
• Promotes the importance of college to students through classroom visits, assemblies, and club meetings.
• Establishes productive working relations with principals, counselors, and teachers in the school.
• Communicates program progress towards established goals to school and district leadership.
• Collaborates with school and district leadership in the area to assess the needs of the school and adapt programs and activities to meet those needs as appropriate.
• Organizes, provides support for, and attends evening and weekend events organized around college access for schools in the district.
• Assists students in finding scholarship resources outside of college/university and government funding.
• Communicates with parents to keep them engaged in the college going process.
• Conducts outreach to juniors and sophomores in the school through classroom presentations and other activities.
• Assists school and district leadership to identify, collect, and interpret key progress and outcome variables to evaluate the effectiveness of the program.
• Supports all students in accessing the Volunteer for Good platform for service hours.
• Promotes VFG opportunities and activities.
• Supports the preparation for VFG end-of-year recognitions.

Non-Essential Functions
 

• Other duties as assigned.

Required Knowledge and Skills
 

• Possess strong oral and written communication skills.
• Possess strong computer and educational technology skills.
• Ability to work independently with little direct supervision.
• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Able to accept responsibility and be self-motivated.
• Knowledge of college admissions and financial aid processes.
• Knowledge of college entrance exams, including registration and potential preparation.

Required Education and Qualifications
 

• Requires completion of a minimum of 48 semester hours from a regionally-accredited college or university.
• A bachelor's degree or higher is preferred.

Required Prior Experience
 

• Experience as a college access advisor is preferred.

 
Assigned Decision Making
 

• Not applicable

 
Non-Supervisory Interaction
 

• Interacts and collaborates with employees, board members, patrons, vendors, administrators and secretaries in schools.
• Interacts with community partners to support program efforts.
• Works collaboratively with a diverse group of people.

Supervisory Responsibility
 

• Not applicable.

Working Environment
 

• Work takes place in a typical school environment.
• Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.

Physical Demands:
This list of essential and marginal functions and of physical requirements is not exhaustive and may be supplemented in accordance with the requirements of the job.
 

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to speak and/or hear.
• The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, and crouch.
• The employee is occasionally required to use hands to handle or feel objects and must occasionally climb or balance.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.
• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.