Part Time Academic Advisor

Csufasc; Fullerton (CA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

CSU Fullerton's Auxiliary Services Corporation (ASC) is seeking an Academic Advisor for the Upward Bound program to support students through college readiness activities and advising. You will identify eligible participants, assess needs, provide guidance, and design services to help students progress to higher education.

This grant-funded role requires coordinating with SAUSD sites, delivering workshops, and maintaining records while traveling to target sites as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience working with students and educational programs.
• Experience conducting workshops or group advising.
• Experience implementing academic support/enrichment programs, such as tutoring.
• Experience working with low-income students or first-generation college students.
• Experience working with parents/guardians of high school-aged youth.
• Ability to collaborate with campus, schools and external partners.
• Experience providing or overseeing academic support such as tutoring.
• Proficiency with computers, Microsoft Office, and databases.
• Reliable transportation to travel to school sites and events.

Responsibilities

• Provide academic support at least two days a week and monthly Saturday Academies in Santa Ana.
• Help students progress onto higher education by advising, assisting with financial aid, workshops, tutoring, and field trips.
• Meet weekly with participants for academic and career advising.
• Monitor and update participants' educational plans; develop strategies for improvement.
• Create and facilitate workshops on college access topics such as applications and financial aid.
• Support tutoring after school and Saturday sessions; field trips.
• Prepare weekly student contact records and attendance; communicate with parents.
• Develop rapports with students and their parents.
• Recruit new students and interview for eligibility.
• Provide data and supporting documents for reports; assist with project reports.
• Must travel to target schools and off-campus sites as needed.
• Provide print and digital information about financial aid and postsecondary programs.
• Perform all duties for project implementation and operation.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Spanish language (desired)

English proficiency

Student success development

Coordination

Public speaking

Time management

Workshop facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Psychology, Human Services, Education, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Databases

Job description

Aimed at fostering the next generation of college graduates, CSUF Upward Bound partners with Santa Ana, Saddleback, Century, and Valley High Schools in Santa Ana Unified School District, Magnolia High School and Savanna High School in Anaheim Unified High School District and the community to provide students and their families with exceptional resources to progress onto college. The project services are designed to increase the number of students progressing onto higher education who are successful in the baccalaureate and beyond. The Project Director creates tailored academic advisement, academic support, and college access programming for students to ensure that they are provided with the highest-quality opportunities to be successful in college.

Under the supervision of the Project Director, the Academic Advisor will identify and enroll eligible participants, assess student needs, provide academic advising, design and implement required services to ensure participants achieve success in secondary education and progress onto postsecondary education with academic foundational skills to graduate within six (6) years; and other services as outlined in the Upward Bound proposal. The Academic Advisor will work directly with participants from Santa Ana Unified School District (SAUSD) service sites. The position helps to implement the grant, meet objectives, and maintain strong records.

*Please be aware that funding for this position is awarded through a Grant/Contract over a specified period. Employment for this position beyond current Grant/Contract funding is contingent upon continued funding.*

• Provide academic support at least two (2) days a week (Tuesday & Thursday) and monthly Saturday Academies (One Saturday a month from 7:00 am - 2:00 pm) in Santa Ana.
• Help students progress onto higher education by implementing academic advisement, assisting with applying for financial aid and postsecondary programs, workshops, tutoring, field trips, Saturday Academy, summer programs, and other opportunities to help students graduate from high school and attend college.
• Meets weekly with participants at target schools and provide academic and career advising.
• Monitors, and updates participant's individual educational plans. Identifies and develops strategies and activities for improving participants' academic development, achievement, and interest in postsecondary education.
• Creates and facilitates student workshops on a variety of college access topics such as the college application process, financial aid, major/career exploration and program recruitment presentations.
• Supports students at tutoring which takes place after school at each school site twice a week; Saturday Success Academy sessions; and field trips.
• Prepares weekly student contact records and record attendance of program activities. Communicates with parents regarding student progress as needed.
• Develop rapports with students and their parents.
• Recruits new students, screens and interviews students to determine eligibility to the program.
• Provides data and other supporting documents needed for reports and documents, and supports the Project Director in preparing project reports.
• Must travel to target school and off-campus sites on an as-needed basis.
• Provide print and digital information about financial aid, alternative secondary education programs, and postsecondary programs.
• Performs all duties for the implementation and operation of the project as required.

• Other duties as assigned.

• Experience working with students and educational programs.
• Experience conducting workshops or group advising.
• Experience in the implementation of academic support/enrichment programs, such as tutoring, desired.
• Experience working with low-income students, potential first-generation college students, or students with disabilities.
• Experience working with parents/guardians of high school-aged youth, desired.
• Ability to foster collaboration and work with partners within campus, the schools, and external community.
• Experience providing or overseeing academic support, such as tutoring and helping students prepare for college.
• Proficiency working with computers, Microsoft Office, and databases.
• Reliable mode of transportation to travel to school sites, community locations, events.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Ability to speak and write in Spanish is desired.
• Demonstrates proficiency in written and spoken English.
• Demonstrated ability to develop academic success of students.
• Demonstrated coordination and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to speak in public and represent Upward Bound.
• Demonstrated organization, time management, coordination, and multi-taking skills
• Ability to facilitate postsecondary preparation and academic success workshops.

EDUCATION:

• Minimum Bachelors degree in Psychology, Human Services, Education, or a related field.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Prolonged sitting in front of computer. Walking, talking, hearing, pulling, bending, may carry up to 25 pounds of objects/material, not exposed to extreme noise level, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands or arms, stoop, kneel, taste or smell.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

CSU Fullerton, Auxiliary Services Corporation (ASC) is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request an accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access our career center as a result of your disability. To request an accommodation, contact a Human Resources Representative at [phone].

A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the ASC. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current ASC employees who apply for the position.