College Transition and Success Counselor (Bronx Lifelink)

Good Shepherd Services, Ltd; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

Good Shepherd Services is seeking a College Transition and Success Counselor to support students transitioning to and attending CUNY colleges. You will collaborate with CUNY staff, GSS program personnel, and community partners to ensure a smooth college transition and sustained success.

You will provide individual guidance, develop college transition workshops, and coordinate site visits while helping participants plan for post-high school work or credential opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and at least two years of experience with young adults.
• Experience with college access and the application process or college retention.
• Strong teamwork, communication, and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Ability to engage students and parents to support college completion.
• Commitment to youth development perspective.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with CUNY counselors and college staff.
• Collaborate with counselors at GSS community schools, YABCs and day programs to identify students for college transition.
• Provide individual support and advocacy to students in the cohort.
• Develop and implement workshops on transitioning to college.
• Arrange college site visits to orient students to campuses and departments.
• Review and monitor students’ financial aid to maximize aid and budgeting.
• Assist students to plan and prepare for the CUNY Assessment Test.
• Develop academic monitoring and early warning to address retention risks.
• Arrange study groups and tutoring as needed.
• Help participants develop transferable career readiness skills and pursue jobs/credentials.
• Organize activities to advance cohort cohesion and peer support.
• Maintain demographic and case notes for data collection and research.
• Document all required statistics and narratives.
• Participate in staff trainings and partnership meetings.

Skills

Teamwork

Verbal communication

Organizational skills

Microsoft Office

Student engagement

Youth development

Education

Bachelor's degree in related field

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College Transition and Success Counselor (Bronx Lifelink)

Title: College Transition and Success Counselor

Reports To: Senior Vice President, Bronx Lifelink

Location: 2471 Morris Avenue, Bronx, NY 10468

Schedule: Monday through Friday 9 am-5 pm with one remote day per week; occasional evening hours to support our evening feeder programs

Job Summary: The College Transition and Success Counselor works with students from GSS programs who are both transitioning to and attending designated two and four year CUNY colleges; collaborates with college personnel and GSS program staff to assure a smooth transition to college; mobilizes the supports to sustain college success; participates in strategizing and research to document best practices and successful structures/resources/collaboration and interventions; participates actively in this research initiative; provides outreach to students and staff at referring sites to recruit appropriate candidates. In addition, they also help participants who are focused on work or credential opportunities after high school in planning for their next steps in the workforce.

Major Duties:

• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships and communication with CUNY counselors and staff of key college departments to support and track students.
• Establish and maintain collaborative relationships with college candidates’ counselors at GSS community schools, YABCs and day school programs to identify the cohort of students to undertake the application process and transition to college.
• Provide individual support and advocacy to students in the cohort.
• Develop and implement workshops on transitioning to college.
• Arrange site visits to colleges to orient students to place, space and college departments and contacts.
• Review and monitor students’ financial arrangements and financial aid to assure maximum aid is obtained and managed and student can budget appropriately.
• Assist students to plan and prepare for CUNY Assessment Test.
• Develop academic monitoring and early warning system to address risks to retention.
• Arrange study groups/tutoring for students as needed.
• Help non-matriculating participants develop transferable career readiness skills and apply for jobs/credential opportunities.
• Assist in arranging activities and celebrations to advance cohort cohesion and peer support.
• Maintain and provide demographic and case notes for data keeping and research.
• Maintain all required statistical and narrative documentation.
• Participate in staff trainings and meetings including partnership meetings/conferences/presentations and professional development.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field and at least two years of prior experience working with young adults, required.
• Experience with college access including the application process or in college retention, required.
• Must possess strong teamwork, communication (verbal and written), and organizational skills.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications.
• Strong ability to engage students and parents in activities that support college completion.
• Must have a commitment to working with youth from a strength based and/or youth development perspective.