Academic Year Advisor

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Join the UNH TRIO Upward Bound team for a short-term opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the college-going journey of high school students. We are seeking an Academic Year Advisor to provide advising, mentoring, and college-access support to students in Manchester High Schools. This is a temporary, part-time position of approximately 25 hours per week at $25 per hour, anticipated to run through the end of the first semester for the local high schools (mid-January).

Since 1966, UNH TRIO Upward Bound has helped several thousand New Hampshire young people earn college degrees and improve their options for successful careers. Our program begins during the Academic Year where students will meet with advisers twice monthly in their schools and receive academic, career, and college assistance and guidance. In addition to in-school advising, students receive college & career guidance during grade-level workshops, have the opportunity to attend monthly Saturday Tutoring Academies at UNH and college, educational and cultural visits throughout New England. The program continues during the Summer Academic Academy where program participants get to experience residence hall life while living with other Upward Bound students on the UNH Durham campus Monday through Friday. They take courses led by highly qualified teachers to prepare them for the upcoming academic year. In addition, students will get support through tutoring, creative problem-solving challenges, and culturally enriching activities.

The role of the Academic Year Advisor is to, at specific target schools, provide direct service delivery to Upward Bound participants. Services include academic advising, tutoring, career and college exploration, college entrance exam prep, guidance with the college admission and financial aid process, and financial and economic literacy. Advisors are responsible for meeting project objectives within their target area.

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Establish and maintain a regular school visitation schedule.

• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with school and agency personnel at their target schools.

• Coordinate with target School Counselors to provide project services to participants. Specific services include: Clarifying career interests and providing career information, assisting with school course selection, providing SAT/ACT preparation, providing information on colleges and the college admissions process, providing information on federal financial aid programs and scholarships, assisting participants with the college admissions and financial aid process, providing connections to financial & economic literacy resources, providing connections to tutoring, providing general academic/college/career mentoring for all students.

• Have knowledge of NH postsecondary programs and their admissions requirements.

• Have knowledge of federal financial aid programs and scholarships.

• Participate in all scheduled staff meetings and training.

• Provide ongoing assessment of progress by submitting required records, summaries, logs, etc. and attend in-office days as scheduled.

• Other duties as assigned by the project director.

Requirements:
Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in education, counseling, or related field

• Experience working with high school students and families in a teaching, counseling, or related position

• Desire to help disadvantaged youth succeed

• Sensitivity and maturity level to successfully work in a program with high school aged students

• Ability to interact with diverse constituencies including program & UNH staff, parents/guardians, and students

• Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Experience working with students from low-income backgrounds, multiethnic backgrounds and/or who are potential first-generation college graduates

• Experience in overcoming obstacles similar to those of the UB-eligible population

• Experience participating in a TRIO, or similar, pre-college program

• Familiarity with schools, preferably within the target area

• Demonstrated knowledge of college admissions and financial aid process

• Experience in classroom instruction or tutoring (specifically in our core subject areas)

• Proficiency with computers, software, and social media

Applicant Instructions: 

Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the My Experience: Resume/CV section of the application: (Maximum of 5 Documents)

• Resume/CV

• Cover Letter

• Contact Information for 3 Professional References

Compensation Pay Range:

$25

The University of New Hampshire is committed to providing a safe environment for all persons, including but not limited to children, and to prevent and respond to abuse, neglect and crimes against children. All UNH youth program staff shall be subject to a criminal background check as required by NH State Law. Staff and volunteers will also be required to complete periodic child safety training.

Please be advised that this position is supported by external sponsor funding. As such, continued employment in this role is contingent upon the availability of those external funds. If, for any reason, the sponsor funding is reduced or discontinued, employment may be subject to modification or termination in accordance with applicable policies and procedures. 

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

The pay range for this position is listed above. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. More information on benefits can be found here: USNH Employee Benefits | Human Resources

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