Upward Bound Academic Advisor

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Job Title:

Upward Bound Academic Advisor
Department:
Diversity and Inclusion | Administration
Position Type:
Term (Fixed Term)

Location:

Ovalwood Hall (0625), Mansfield, Ohio

Important:
The role is for 13-month term position.

Upward Bound is an educational opportunity program of the U.S. Department of Education. It is a program designed to generate in eligible students the skills and motivation needed to succeed in college. Upward Bound provides tutoring, academic counseling and instruction, workshops, college visits, cultural experiences, and other activities to help students prepare for college.

• Assist the Ohio State Mansfield Upward Bound project in meeting objectives regarding student enrollment, assessment, academic progress, retention, and success in post‑secondary education.
• Provide individual academic and college‑prep advising to 60 students in high schools in Mansfield, Madison, and Jefferson & Worthington Townships, OH during the academic year.
• Prepare information for workshops, chaperone field trips, conduct data collection and evaluation, program event planning, and recruiting.
• Maintain personal transportation for travel to the high schools and be available for evening and weekend hours.
• Contribute to and oversee the successful implementation of the program’s 6‑week summer program.
• Teach classes and electives, attend daily staff meetings, resolve conflicts and discipline issues, facilitate a career exploration program, help train and oversee residential staff, and chaperone weekly field trips and a week‑long trip.

The pay range for this job profile is $20.24 - $23.15. The offer for this position will fall within this range based on internal equity, unit’s available budget, and the candidate’s qualifications.

Shift: Varying Shifts.

Final candidates are subject to successful completion of a background check. A drug screen or physical may be required during the post‑offer process.

Minimum Education Required

Bachelor’s Level Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience with a Major in education or social work desired.

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in education, guidance/counseling, social work, or related field.
• Experience in teaching, advising, or otherwise working with low‑income, potential first‑generation students.
• Excellent human relations skills; ability to establish rapport with students, parents, program staff, college and high school personnel, and the community served by the project.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to use correct grammar.
• Excellent organization skills.
• Must have a vehicle, a driver’s license, and a good driving record.
• Willingness to travel and work irregular hours.
• Must be able to pass the Ohio BCI background check and, if resided outside Ohio in the last 5 years, an FBI background check.

Desired:

• Master’s degree in guidance/counseling, education, social work, or related field.
• Teaching or advising experience or work with a TRIO program.
• Shared background or additional experience with the population served.
• Expertise in high school guidance, standardized testing, college admissions, financial aid, or counseling.
• Demonstrate creative thinking with a focus on detail.
• Experience with event organizing.

The university is an equal opportunity employer, including veterans and disability.

As required by Ohio Revised Code section , Ohio State will: educate students by means of free, open and rigorous intellectual inquiry to seek the truth; equip students with the opportunity to develop intellectual skills to reach their own, informed conclusions; not require, favor, disfavor or prohibit speech or lawful assembly; create a community dedicated to an ethic of civil and free inquiry, which respects the autonomy of each member, supports individual capacities for growth and tolerates differences in opinion;

treat all faculty, staff and students as individuals, hold them to equal standards and provide equality of opportunity with regard to race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.