Academic Advisor – HigherEdJobs

Work Type: Grant Funded, Regular

Location: Los
Angeles

Categories: Hourly, Student

Title: Academic
Advisor

Department: Dean of Students

Duration:10.5 months

Job
Summary

GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs) 4 LA is a dynamic federally funded
program in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) tasked with providing college access services to students beginning in sixth and
seventh grades and following them through their first year of college.

The program’s core focus is to increase the number of
low-income, first-generation students who are prepared to enter and succeed in postsecondary education, to build persistence in college, and
to prepare them for life-long learning. Components of the program include a strong college academic and financial counseling program for
students and parents, intensive extended learning programs, professional development for teachers, early college readiness tests, concurrent
enrollment opportunities, college visits, financial aid, college applications, and college and peer mentoring activities for students and
parents. To learn more about GEAR UP 4 LA, visit our website at www.gearup4la.net

• Linda
  Marquez High School

Job Duties

• Develops positive relationships with GEAR UP students and families and
  provides individual support to students to ensure access to college and career information and planning tools.
• Coordinates case
  management to help ensure retention and grade promotion.
• Compiles, analyzes, and utilizes data to support target-specific services
  to individual students.
• Collaborates with all stakeholders across school site teams and school site personnel to develop an annual
  work plan that supports GEAR UP students in meeting college and career-ready benchmarks.
• Works collaboratively with other GEAR UP
  staff, school personnel, families and local community to advocate for the benefits of postsecondary education and the GEAR UP
  program.
• Networks and develops partnerships with postsecondary institutions and support programs to provide students with
  post-secondary exposure and experiences to help ease the transition from high school to college and to build sustainability.
• Works
  with the Site Coordinator and GEAR UP team to provide comprehensive college access and success services and programs for middle and high
  school students, including academic planning and preparation, career exploration, tutoring, mentoring, college visits, financial planning,
  summer enrichment activities, annual orientation events, and college application completion.
• Maintains accurate, ongoing data
  collection and documentation for GEAR UP student, family, and teacher service participation using an online database, as required by federal
  program requirements.
• Central to this role is supporting student outcomes by developing plans to ensure that each student meets
  college and career-ready benchmarks. The Academic Advisor has to work with the rest of their team and use all available resources to meet
  grant goals and each student’s academic and longitudinal objectives.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum
Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and experience working with low income, first generation students from diverse
  backgrounds.
• Candidates must be willing to learn about secondary and post-secondary education requirements and options as well as
  financial aid and scholarship opportunities and application processes.
• Candidate must be able to communicate well with students,
  parents and school site staff.
• Candidate must have a driver’s license and a car.
• Excellent time-management skills and
  flexibility to handle problems as they arise are necessary.
• Excellent public speaking and group facilitation skills are
  required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bilingual in Spanish is a plus.
• Candidates should be
  student-oriented, adhere to the whole-child philosophy, and believe that all students can learn and succeed in college.

EXPECTED
HIRING RATE: $24.00/hr

We also offer a generous compensation and benefits package.