College Advising Corps Advisor: AmeriCorps Service Member

College Advising Corps Advisor\: AmeriCorps Service Member

Enrollment Services

Georgia State University's College Advising Corps seeks to hire recent Bachelor’s degree graduates (May '23-May '26) to work as College Advisers in high-needs Atlanta Public High Schools. College Advising Corps college advisers help students in underrepresented communities realize their ambitions of attending college and achieving postsecondary success as members of a nationwide movement. College Advising Corps advisers will report to program staff and a supervisor on-site at each institution they serve.

WHAT MAKES ENROLLMENT SERVICES A GREAT PLACE?

• Generous benefits, including health, dental, vision, tuition assistance, retirement, etc.
• A knowledge-sharing organization that works collaboratively with a variety of partners.
• Professional development opportunity and mentorship
• A rapidly growing center within an academic setting

HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Provide one-on-one admissions and financial aid to any student or family seeking assistance

  • Develop for each student a comprehensive college timeline including a match-and-fit college list along with deadlines for admission and financial aid.

  • Help each student complete and submit 3-5 college admission applications and necessary financial aid applications.

• Organize group events that encourage students and their families to consider, plan for, and apply to college and universities

  • Visit classrooms, assemblies, and student organization meetings to offer College Advising Corps services and emphasize the importance of post-secondary education.

  • Work with local community groups – churches, community-based organizations, social service providers, etc. – to offer group events outside school settings and hours.

• Establish productive working relationships with principals, counselors, and teachers in the assigned partner school

  • Assists, in the consultation with College Advising Corps Program Director and partner school personnel, with the particular needs of each school and adapt programs and activities to meet these needs.

  • Actively seek the advice and counsel of the on-site supervisor at the partner high school.

• Assist in the efforts of the other College Advising Corps advisers

  • Regularly visit other partner high schools during school days.

  • Help organize, provide support for, and attend evening and weekend events organized by other advisers.

• Assist in the assessment and long-term sustainability of the program

  • Assist the program director and evaluation staff to identify, collect and interpret key progress and outcome variables to evaluate the effectiveness of College Advising Corps.

  • Record up-to-date service activity data and submit monthly progress reports to the program director documenting progress and outcome data.

• Maintain expertise in admissions and financial aid advising

  • Participate fully in pre-and in-service training.

  • In consultation with the program director, seek out and participate in other activities as instructed.

Minimum Requirements\: 

• Bachelor's degree and one year of related experience; or a combination of education and experience in a related field.