Senior On-Campus College Advising Mentor

Improve Your Tomorrow; Merced (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life AD&D

EAP

403(b) retirement plan with 3% match

Sick Leave

Vacation Leave

8 Holidays

Paid PTO during breaks

Job summary

Improve Your Tomorrow is seeking a College Advising Mentor Specialist to serve as the senior on-site leader for daily programming for 9–12th-grade students.

You will oversee mentorship, study halls, structured programming, and family engagement, while tracking GPA, college eligibility, and FAFSA timelines in Salesforce. This role requires daily campus presence and strong relationship-building with students and families.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated commitment to equity and to supporting young men of color.
• Strong relationship-building skills; ability to connect authentically with students, families, and school partners.
• Commitment to meeting students where they are and building relationships before asking for anything.
• Strong case management instincts: ability to track, follow up, and document on a rolling caseload.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the senior site-based leader for daily IYT programming; maintain consistent, visible presence on campus every school day.
• Deliver 1:1 mentorship to all grade levels on the site roster.
• Own and operate open and structured study hall on dedicated programming days.
• Lead structured programming at the site: oversee Brotherhood rituals and workshops.
• Conduct family touchpoints after mentorship sessions and quarterly engagements.
• Monitor GPA, progress toward A-G/college eligibility, attendance, FAFSA/CADAA timelines, and college applications.

Skills

Communication

Relationship-building

Multitasking

Time management

Leadership/Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Improve Your Tomorrow is seeking a College Advising Mentor Specialist to serve as the senior on-site leader for daily programming for 9–12th-grade students.

You will oversee mentorship, study halls, structured programming, and family engagement, while tracking GPA, college eligibility, and FAFSA timelines in Salesforce. This role requires daily campus presence and strong relationship-building with students and families.