ADVISER
Listed on 2026-07-27
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Education / Teaching
School Counseling & Student Support, Academic Advising & Student Services, Youth Development, Education Administration
Occupational Summary
The following position description is for [insert high school name and location here].
Advise NC seeks recent college graduates to serve as full‑time Ameri Corps Next Step Adviser Members in low-income or under-resourced public high schools in North Carolina. As an Ameri Corps Next Step Adviser, members are a part of a statewide postsecondary planning movement, helping students and families in underserved communities prepare for life after high school graduation by advising on Enrollment, Employment, and Enlistment (the Three Es) pathways.
Next Step Advisers are Ameri Corps Volunteers and Duke University Employees. Next Step Advisers will be expected to tailor programs and activities to meet the specific needs of their assigned schools and perform the following primary essential functions:
Provide one-on-one admissions and financial aid advice to any student or family seeking assistance.- Encourage each student to consider a broad range of appropriate college choices
- Develop for each student a comprehensive college timeline, including Final date to receive applicationss for admission and financial aid
- Help each student complete and submit admissions and financial aid applications
- Assist each student in interpreting correspondence from colleges, including offers of admission and financial aid
- Visit classrooms, assemblies, and club meetings to offer postsecondary advising services and emphasize the importance of college
- Work with local community groups—churches, boys’ and girls’ clubs, social service providers—to offer group events outside the school setting and hours
- Assess, in consultation with Advise NC program staff and school personnel, the needs of each school, and adapt programs and activities to meet these needs
- Actively seek the advice and counsel of the on-site supervisor at each partner high school
- Assist the program staff in identifying, collecting, and interpreting key progress and outcome variables to evaluate the effectiveness of the Advise NC program
- Submit monthly progress reports to the program director documenting progress and outcome data
- Meet, as appropriate, with evaluators
- Represent Advise NC, as requested by program staff, to potential supporters and to other interested parties
- Participate fully in training
- In consultation with the program director, seek out and participate in other opportunities for professional development
- U.S. Citizenship or permanent residency status
- Must be 17 years of age or older
- Must have a high school diploma or GED
- Applicants must have earned or will earn a bachelor’s degree by the start of employment in the position.
- An interest in equity and access to education.
- Experience working with students through tutoring, volunteering, and/or mentoring.
- Experience with organization and/or planning events.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Regularly visit other high schools in their assigned service area during school days
- Help organize, provide support for, and attend evening and weekend events organized by other Advise NC members.
Required Commitments
- Members must serve at their service site in accordance with the school/district calendar. This includes arrival to and departure from the site at the appointed time consistent with school staff (teachers/counselors).
- Some evening and/or weekend service may be required.
- The full-service term requires at least 1700 hours of service on or by June 30, 2027.
Advise NC Ameri Corps Volunteers will report to the Assistant Director, Program Coordinator, and an on-site liaison in the schools they will serve. They are encouraged to live within their service areas and…
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