College Access Mentor - Santa Ana, United States - Nicholas Academic Centers

Description

Position:
College Access Mentor


Reports to:
Assistant Director of College Access


Work Hours:
Typical

Work Day:
Monday-Friday - 10:30 AM - 7:00 PM

• Some weekend work and late nights will be required throughout the year (typically during College Application, Financial Aid, and SAT Programming seasons; annual events such as NAC Thanksgiving and NAC Graduation)

Status:
Full-Time, non-exempt


Compensation:

-
Starting Pay Range:$ per hour (DOE)

• Health, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance (100% covered by Organization)
• 403(b) Retirement plan; Organization matches 3% after 1 year of employment
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• 12 paid holidays and Paid Day Off on Birthday

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree (interest in Education, Social Services, Human Services, Psychology preferred)
• Valid CPR Certification (needs to be obtained prior to official hire)
• TB Clearance (needs to be obtained prior to official hire)
• Must pass DOJ fingerprinting clearance (provided by NAC)
• Must be available to work through October, November, December and January

Description:


Duties and Expectations:

• Provide guidance to youth regarding college access, college success, and career goals
• Assist College Access Coordinator(CAC) with coordination of college learning opportunities to increase students' college knowledge (college visits to NAC, college campus visits, college fairs, learning activities onsite and within community)
• Help students fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
• Help students fill out College Board's College Scholarship Service (CSS) Profile.
• Help students brainstorm and develop ideas for their personal statements and personal insight statements.
• Help edit and guide students to restructure their personal statements for college.
• Help students conduct research about different collegiate institutions.
• Help students conduct research about the links between college and careers.
• Assist in cultivating a safe mentorship environment for student interactions
• Assist the CAC in providing college recommendations for seniors
• Assist the CAC in providing recommendations for improving college essays
• Assist and support CAC in College Access programming
• Assist the CAC with improving student attendance to senior workshops, college presentations, and College Access programming.
• Assist the CAC in developing plans of action for students collegiate goals
• Maintain a positive attitude and remain flexible with daily assignments
• Maintain current and knowledgeable on trends, policies, and issues relevant to educational equity, higher education, and college access program development
• Assist the CAC with data tracking
• Assist the CAC with data entry
• Assist students with reviewing personal statements
• Assist NAC seniors with understanding their financial aid gap and the NAC financial gap stipend program information
• Guide NAC seniors with the college decision process
• Assist with implementing winter, spring, and summer break activities and programming (classes, workshops, field trips, Fun Fridays), teaching classes as appropriate
• Assist with mentoring 8th11th grade students regarding college plans
• Assist with facilitating college knowledge workshops in classroom and small learning groups

Position Objectives:

• Mentor will be able to effectively edit and submit FAFSA, Dream Act, CSS Profile
• Mentor will efficiently operate in a nonprofit, communitybased organization
• Mentor will learn how to properly network and engage with college representatives
• Mentor will become knowledgeable in advocating for underrepresented students in the higher education system
• Mentor will be aware of how to mentor high school students by asking open ended questions

Budget/Fiscal

• Track and document expenses related to College Access programming
• Assist with tracking College Access budget
• Assist with tracking collecting financial documentation as outlined by NAC Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

Other

• Perform other duties as assigned and/or as needed to meet operation and program goals.
• Maintain current and knowledgeable on trends, policies, and issues relevant to educational equity, higher education, and college access program development

.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Pay:
$ $21.50 per hour

Expected hours: 40 per week


Benefits:

• 403(b)
• 403(b)

matching

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Mileage reimbursement
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Education:

• Bachelor's (required)

Experience:

- working with youth: 1 year (required)


Ability to Commute:

• Santa Ana, CA (required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Santa Ana, CA: Relocate before starting work (required)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (required)

Work Location:
In person