Program Advisor, Four-Year College Access (Providence)

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Providence (RI); Hybrid; USD 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Job summary

Brown University is seeking a Program Advisor for the Brown Collegiate Scholars Program to coach Providence high school students through college readiness, admissions, and financial aid processes. Responsibilities include one-on-one advising, group workshops, and coordinating college exploration with BCSP staff both virtually and in-person.

The role requires delivering four-year program support, building partnerships, and staying current on national college access initiatives, with emphasis on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree and 2-4 years of experience or equivalent of education and experience required.
• Experience in student advising required.
• Experience in urban schools and/or non-profit organizationspreferred.
• Experience with college access programming required.
• Experience working with first-generation and low-incomecommunities preferred.
• Superior computing abilities including Microsoft Office Suite,Google Apps for Education and basic technology troubleshootingexperience required. Advanced experience using presentation toolspreferred.
• Experience working with a CRM (i.e. Salesforce) and otherstudent systems preferred.
• Experience working with students in a residential settingpreferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide student advising and lead delivery of college accessinformation and materials 30%
• Advise high school students and their families through thecollege admissions and financial aid process 30%
• Program, administration, caseload and data management 25%
• Creation of events, workshops, and cultivating K-12 andpost-secondary partnerships 10%
• Maintain up to date knowledge on national college accessprograming initiatives 5%

Skills

Student advising

Urban schools

Non-profit experience

College access programming

First-generation/low-income focus

Microsoft Office

Google Apps for Education

Presentation tools

CRM Salesforce

Residential setting experience

Spanish

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Google Apps for Education

Presentation tools

Salesforce / CRM

Job description

Brown University is seeking a Program Advisor for the Brown Collegiate Scholars Program to coach Providence high school students through college readiness, admissions, and financial aid processes. Responsibilities include one-on-one advising, group workshops, and coordinating college exploration with BCSP staff both virtually and in-person.

The role requires delivering four-year program support, building partnerships, and staying current on national college access initiatives, with emphasis on