College Advisor

Overview

The USC College Advising Corps (USC CAC) Advisers deliver high-quality postsecondary advising to students within a high school setting. Their responsibilities include assisting students with college searches, applications, financial aid, and enrollment. Advisers also host presentations, workshops, and events focused on supporting postsecondary attainment. They track student interactions and outcomes via an online student tracker.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Aid in the efforts of other college advisers 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 Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (College seniors may apply before graduation for the following school year).
• Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education.
• Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum work experience.

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 languages 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 usccac@usc.edu.

Pay

The hourly rate for this position is $22.00.

Qualifications

• Minimum Education: Bachelor's degree
• Additional Education Requirements: Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum education
• Minimum Experience: 1 year
• Additional Experience Requirements: Combined experience/education as substitute for minimum work experience
• Minimum Skills: Administrative experience, understanding of community outreach programs, familiarity with relevant programs and applications (e.g., Microsoft Office, Adobe Creative Suite), excellent written and oral communication skills
• Preferred Education: Bachelor's degree
• Preferred Experience: 2 years
• Preferred Skills: Demonstrated experience interacting with diverse groups, exercising diplomacy, good judgment and discretion, familiarity with local community, demonstrated experience with office management communication software and tools (e.g., Google suite, Slack, Skype), fluency in one or more language in addition to English (e.g., Spanish, Korean)