College Access Navigator for Teens

Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston; Chelsea (MA); In loco; USD 52.000 - 68.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston seeks a College Pathways Manager to support academic achievement, college awareness, and post-secondary planning for middle and high school youth. You will provide individualized advising, college access programming, and guidance through financial aid processes.

Reporting to the Director of Academic Success, you will collaborate with club leadership to guide members from middle school through graduation and beyond, coordinating college tours, scholarships, and

Competenze

• Two to four years of experience in college access, secondary education, youth development, or an educational nonprofit setting.
• Direct experience delivering educational, college-access programming for teens.
• Knowledge of college admissions, financial aid, scholarship processes, and post-secondary planning.
• Ability to maintain accurate records and track and analyze student progress using data-management systems.

Mansioni

• Provide early college-awareness activities and college-transition workshops that help members understand and prepare for post-secondary opportunities.
• Provide individualized support throughout the college application process to help members identify and pursue post-secondary options aligned with their goals.
• Guide members and families through financial aid processes, including FAFSA and CSS Profile, and support their understanding of financial aid options.
• Assist high school seniors in identifying and applying for scholarships by providing guidance on eligibility requirements, applications, and deadlines.
• Manage and track graduating seniors’ college application and financial aid processes to support accurate and timely completion of required materials.
• Build strong, individualized relationships with a diverse caseload of high school youth and their families to support academic growth and post-secondary planning.
• Conduct required advising sessions with high school seniors and pre-teens in accordance with Academic Success program standards to support academic and post-secondary readiness.
• Provide timely, proactive support and connect members with appropriate resources to address academic and social-emotional needs.
• Lead the planning and implementation of college access programming, including College Club, Counselors-In-Training, College Week, Massachusetts & New England College Tour, and HBCU Tour.
• Coordinate and facilitate workshops, college fairs, family-engagement sessions, and other activities related to college access and post-secondary planning.
• Support members’ transitions from middle school to high school and from high school to post-secondary education through structured programming and individualized advising.
• Collaborate with teen education staff and Club leadership to align academic supports and strategies that promote member success.
• Co-facilitate the Counselors-In-Training summer program and related activities.
• Coordinate and schedule academic volunteers and tutors in collaboration with the MHK Volunteer Manager to ensure effective academic support.
• Participate in tours and visits with stakeholders and donors and provide information regarding college-access and Academic Success programming.
• Develop and maintain relationships with colleges, universities, community partners, and funding partners that expand post-secondary opportunities for members.
• Maintain accurate member records and use databases and data-tracking tools to monitor academic and post-secondary progress and support program evaluation.
• Gather and use member, family, staff, and program feedback to support accountability and continuous improvement.
• Complete annual learning, development, and program requirements identified in Academic Success department standards.
• Maintain required professional memberships and complete college-access and Academic Success training as assigned by the Director of Academic Success.
• Perform other related duties as assigned by the Director of Academic Success.

Conoscenze

College access

Youth development

Data management

Advising

Descrizione del lavoro

Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston seeks a College Pathways Manager to support academic achievement, college awareness, and post-secondary planning for middle and high school youth. You will provide individualized advising, college access programming, and guidance through financial aid processes.

Reporting to the Director of Academic Success, you will collaborate with club leadership to guide members from middle school through graduation and beyond, coordinating college tours, scholarships, and