Remote Academic Advisor

Summary

Join College Track as an Academic Advisor and be a fierce advocate for our mission to equip students confronting systemic barriers to earn a bachelor's degree. As an Academic Advisor, you will work closely with your peer and other site team members to deliver engaging content, facilitate workshops, and host 1:1 advising appointments to help scholars matriculate into colleges that match their goals.

Requirements

• Have at minimum a Bachelor's degree
• Minimum 2–4 years of group facilitation skills within the areas of youth development, higher education, college access, or college admissions
• Minimum 3–5 years of classroom experience with high school students; history of driving significant gains in student achievement, project-based learning
• Have knowledge of emerging trends, policies, and practices in holistic, student-centered, culturally responsive, and asset-based pedagogy
• Have demonstrated success in analyzing student data and developing targeted, data-driven interventions
• Have a strong sense of possibility; unwavering belief that students can accomplish any goal. Hold the highest expectations for all students and learner types
• Have strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build relationships across lines of difference, including scholars, teachers, and caregivers
• Be comfortable navigating a Learning Management System such as Google Classroom, or Coursera, and grade portals such as PowerSchool, or IIluminate. Experience with Salesforce is a plus

Responsibilities

• Deliver engaging content
• Facilitate dynamic workshops
• Host 1:1 advising appointments

Benefits

• Up to 27 discretionary time off days (Sick and Vacation)
• 28 paid office closures and holiday days