Educational Outreach Counselor

Job no: 530320
Position Type: Staff Full Time
Campus: UMass Boston
Department: Project REACH
Pay Grade: 30
Date opened: 08 Oct 2026 Eastern Daylight Time
Applications close: 22 Oct 2026 Eastern Daylight Time

Two of UMass Boston’s TRIO pre-collegiate programs, Talent Search/Project REACH and Talent Search/TBACHS, provide participants with the skills and motivation necessary for successful completion of high school and entry into and completion of post-secondary education. Programming includes academic courses, tutorials, college advising, and career awareness activities, social-emotional skill-building, and cultural enrichment. Combined, the two programs are currently funded to serve 1,452 students enrolled at the following partnering Boston Public Schools:
Albert Holland School of Technology (7-12), Dearborn STEM Academy (7-12), Charlestown High School, Madison Park Technical Vocational High School, Ruth Batson Academy (7-12), and Tech Boston Academy (7-12).

The Educational Outreach Counselor is responsible for providing comprehensive college, career, and academic advising and readiness services to a designated caseload of approximately 300–350 middle and high school students. Working primarily within partner schools, the incumbent develops strong relationships with students, families, school personnel, community partners, and university colleagues to provide coordinated supports that promote high school persistence, post-secondary access, and long-term student success.

The Educational Outreach Counselor directly supports student recruitment and enrollment; facilitates college and career readiness workshops and curriculum; provides individual and group advising; engages families; coordinates college, career, cultural, and enrichment experiences; and maintains accurate student participation and outcome data.

A significant component of this position is collaboration with the university's Pre-collegiate TRIO programs and Early College programs. Because Talent Search serves the same and overlapping populations of students, Educational Outreach Counselors work closely with Pre-collegiate TRIO program and Early College staff to coordinate student services, outreach, recruitment strategies, advising, college-success programming, workshops, and professional development. This collaboration is intended to provide students with a cohesive and comprehensive college access and success experience across programs.

• Manage a caseload of approximately 300–350 students and provide individual and group advising focused on academic success, college and career exploration, post-secondary planning, applications, financial aid, and enrollment.
• Connect students with appropriate academic and institutional resources and monitor progress toward key college-readiness milestones.
• Deliver college and career readiness workshops and curriculum on topics such as financial aid, college applications, academic success, career exploration, financial literacy, and college transition.

• Recruit and enroll eligible students in collaboration with partner-school staff, families, and community organizations.
• Conduct classroom presentations, information sessions, and other outreach activities to promote program participation.
• Engage parents and guardians in students' educational and postsecondary planning and assist families with college and financial aid processes.

• Collaborate closely with the Pre-collegiate TRIO programs and Early College program to coordinate recruitment strategies and services for students served by both programs.
• Support…