Upward Bound Advisor

Oklahoma City Community College; Oklahoma City, Northern (OK, KY); Hybrid; USD 36,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

Oklahoma City Community College is seeking an Upward Bound Advisor to provide academic and personal counseling to high school students within the federally funded Upward Bound program. The role involves advising, record-keeping, and coordinating tutoring and activities to promote graduation and college enrollment.

The position requires a bachelor’s degree and at least one year of experience with economically disadvantaged students; evening/weekend hours may apply.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; minimum 1 year experience with economically/educationally disadvantaged students.
• Knowledge: English plus another language; student advisement; software including Word, Excel & PowerPoint.
• Skills: Verbal and written communication; planning and organizing work.
• Abilities: Sensitivity to needs of economically/educationally disadvantaged students; effective communication.

Responsibilities

• Serve as advisor to high school students in the Upward Bound Program, providing general academic advising.
• Provide motivation, support and accountability to students based on goals and performance.
• Maintain accurate electronic and paper records for students; provide data for reports.
• Outreach to students via calls and emails to connect with program services and requirements.
• Coordinate with families, schools, staff and community partners to support student success.
• Coach students on realistic college choices and assist with admissions and financial aid.
• Assist in planning and administering summer programs and tutoring services.

Skills

Communication skills

Planning & organization

Bilingual

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master’s degree in Counseling or related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Below you will find the details for the position including any supplementary documentation and questions you should review before applying for the opening.

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

Applicants are to thoroughly complete the electronic application and attach the required documents: Cover letter, resume and transcript confirming required college coursework and hours.
Applicants who do not attach the required documents will not be considered for the position.
For application assistance, please contact Human Resources at [phone], Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 AM and 5:00 PM.

Position Information

Position Information (Default Section)

Posting Number

Posting Number Staff_0403538

Classification Title

Classification Title Staff

Working Title

Working Title Upward Bound Advisor

Annual Hours

Annual Hours 2080

Placement Range

Placement Range $36,291.93 - $38,106.53

Position Type

Position Type Regular

Job Category

Job Category Exempt

General Description

This position works with the Upward Bound Program to provide advising and academic services as a career, educational, academic, and personal counselor in both group and individual settings; participates in a variety of other student activities; serves as a liaison among program participants, College faculty/staff, target high schools, parents/legal guardians, and community agencies; supports Upward Bound, a federally funded grant program ,that serves a target group of 8th through 12th-grade students from financially and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds with the goal of increasing high school graduation and post-secondary enrollment.

This position is a grant position and is contingent upon availability of grant funding. Once the funds from the grant that provide funding for this position are no longer available, this position may be eliminated and the incumbent terminated without cause upon written notice to the employee.

Reports To

Reports To Assistant Director of Upward Bound

What position(s) reports to this position?

None

Bachelor’s degree

Minimum (1) year work experience working with economically/educationally disadvantaged students.

Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Knowledge: Speaks and writes English and another language;
Student advisement; and
Computer software including Microsoft WORD , Excel, and PowerPoint.

Skills: Communicating, both verbally and in writing; and
Planning and organizing work.

Abilities: Demonstrate sensitivity to needs of economically/educationally disadvantaged students;
Work with economically/educationally disadvantaged students; and
Communicate effectively with students, staff, and community.

Physical Demands/Working Conditions

PHYSICAL / MENTAL DEMANDS AND WORKING CONDITIONS :
The work is sedentary work which requires the person in this position to occasionally exert up to 10 pounds of force to grasp, lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required:
This position requires the person to frequently move about the TRIO office and OCCC campus.
This position requires the person to frequently communicate with students, administration, faculty, staff, and others to perform the essential functions of the position; must be able to exchange accurate information in various situations.
This position requires the person to frequently remain in a standing and stationary position.
This position requires the person to frequently operate a computer, other office machinery, and mobile devices to perform the essential functions of the position.
This position requires the person to judge, observe, and assess the accuracy, neatness, thoroughness of work assigned or to make general observations.
Work is performed in both indoor and outdoor settings.
Work is performed during office hours; extended work hours include nights, weekends, and overnight stays as required.

Preferred Qualifications

Bilingual

Post-secondary academic advising experience.

Master’s degree in Counseling or related field (Education, School Counseling, Family and Child Studies, Psychology, Social Work, Sociology, etc.)

Required Training

Quarterly Compliance Training as assigned by institution
Annual Campus Security Authority ( CSA ) Training

Work Hours

Monday – Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. during academic year.
Summer Schedule Monday-Thursday from 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Extended work hours to include nights, weekends, and overnight stays as required.

Department

Department Upward Bound

Job Open Date

Job Open Date 09/11/2026

Job Close Date

Open Until Filled No

HR Contact

Job Duties

Job Duties (Position Specific)

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.

Job Duties (Duties Assignment Statement)

Serves as advisor to high school students enrolled in the Upward Bound Program, with responsibility for providing students with general advising assistance regarding academic choices.

Provides motivation, support, and accountability support to students based on student’s individual goals and academic performance.

Maintains accurate electronic and paper records for students to provide data as needed for reports.

Provides outreach to students via phone calls and emails to ensure connection to the program services and ensure that students are meeting program requirements.

Assists staff with delivering timely communication to all program participants via electronic delivery, social media, phone calls, emails, and text messages.

Maintains close liaison with students, their families, and high school staff.

Provides one-on-one coaching to students in the program around academic success and future planning.

Assists staff with event set up and tear down, student sign-in procedures, and event management for all Upward Bound events.

Assists in monitoring a tutoring program designed to supplement high school courses with the responsibility to determine student needs, schedule tutoring sessions, and monitor student progress.

Assists with managing students which includes developing individual academic, financial, and College plans.

Coaches Upward Bound students regarding realistic College choices and assists them in gaining admission into College and obtaining financial aid or other needed services.

Participates in selection of new students by reviewing records, interviewing students and families, and recommending a final selection.

Assists the Assistant Director in preparing quarterly reports on each student, describing counseling activities for the reporting period and providing specific details regarding student progress such as course schedule, grades, problems, and related matters.

Assists in hiring instructors for a summer residential program; interviews and recommends a final selection.

Assists in planning and administering a comprehensive summer program designed to provide additional academic support for students enrolled in the program, with a responsibility to assist in planning educational and counseling services and other needed services.

Assists with the development of marketing materials.

Assists TRIO Director with the annual performance report and other information requested by the College and the U.S. Department of Education.

Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Duties (Safety / Policy & Procedures)

Abide by the policies and procedures published in the Board of Regents Policies and College Policies & Procedures.
Contribute to a safe educational & working environment.
Adhere to established safety and health procedures and practices of providing injury and illness prevention for self and others.
Complete quarterly health and safety training pursuant to OCCC’s established safety and health procedures and practices.
Participate in all applicable OCCC emergency, evacuation, shelter in place drills, and be prepared to take action and assist others in taking appropriate action should a health or safety emergency occur.
This position has been identified as having significant responsibility for student and campus activities. The individual holding this position is designated as a Campus Security Authority ( CSA ). CSAs are required to report crimes they become aware of to the Reporting Structure at Oklahoma City Community College. Annual CSA training is required for individuals holding this position.

Supplemental Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

• * Do you have a Bachelor's degree
  • yes
  • no
• * Do you have a minimum (1) year work experience working with economically/educationally disadvantaged students?
  • Yes
  • No
• * Please briefly describe your minimum (1) year work experience working with economically/educationally disadvantaged students.

  (Open Ended Question)

• * Have you attached all required documents?
  • Yes
  • No