College Adviser
USC College Advising Corps (USC CAC) Advisers play a critical role in delivering high quality postsecondary advising to students within a high school setting. College Advisers assist students with their college searches, applications, financial aid, and enrollment. They also host presentations, workshops, and events focused on supporting postsecondary attainment. College Advisers carefully track student interactions and outcomes via our online student tracker to meet performance metrics and goals. As well, College Advisers are responsible for attending summer training, ongoing professional development training, team meetings, and may be asked to work on other partnership projects. College Advisers report to the Program Director at USC and an on-site liaison at their assigned school.
College Advising is a full-time position (37.5 hours/week). The rate for this position is $22.00 per hour.
Please note that the adviser IS a USC employee, but will NOT work on the USC campus. The College Advisers primary work location will be a local high school. The high school campus will be in the greater Los Angeles area. (Potential areas include: Los Angeles, Long Beach, Compton, Lynwood, Paramount and various cities in the San Gabriel Valley).
The College Adviser position is fixed term and limited to two years. Continuation for the second year is conditional, based upon performance in the first year and funding availability.
Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Assist students with college searches, applications, applying for financial aid for Community Colleges, 4-year Universities, private colleges and trade schools.
- Organize workshops, presentations, and events that encourage students and their families to consider post-secondary education.
- Establish productive and strategic relationships with counselors, teachers and administrators within the partner school.
- Assist in the efforts of other college adviser(s) within the service area.
- Document all student interactions on a daily basis to assist in the assessment and long-term sustainability of the program.
- Prepare regular progress reports for USC program staff and school administration.
- Participate in a 4-week paid training during the summer and ongoing professional development throughout the school year.
- Commit to one academic year (12 months) of service, with a preferred two-year commitment if mutually agreed upon by the program staff and the adviser.
Required Qualification:
- Bachelor's degree (College seniors may apply before graduation for the following school year.)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Student program or services experience.
- Proven ability to organize and manage many tasks and projects simultaneously.
- Attention to detail and excellent quantitative and record-keeping skills.
- Flexibility, creativity, independence, accountability and passion.
- Experience working with diverse populations.
- Ability to speak Spanish, Armenian, or other language is a plus but not required.
Application Instructions:
Please upload the following documents in the Resume/CV section found on the second screen of the application.
- Resume
- Cover letter
If you have a question about your application, please email:
The hourly rate for this position is $22.00. When extending an offer of employment, the University of Southern California considers factors such as (but not limited to) the scope and responsibilities of the position, the candidate's work experience, education/training, key skills, internal peer equity, federal, state, and local laws, contractual stipulations, grant funding, as well as external market and organizational considerations.
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