College Advisor

Overview

The 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, on-going 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.

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 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.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (College seniors may apply before graduation for the following school year).
• 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.

Benefits

The USC College Advising Corps (USC CAC) offers a competitive compensation package including:

• Hiring is a full-time position (37.5 hours/week).
• The rate for this position is $22.00 per hour.

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.