Pre-College Program Advisor

Pre-College Program Advisor

United Community Center - Milwaukee, WI 53204

Education Level 4 Year Degree Category Education

The candidate will work closely with the Pre-College Director and other members of the Pre-College Team to manage logistics, planning, and on-site coordination of events, as well as extensive case management of high school/college students. The Advisor will need to communicate and coordinate with both internal and external clients to ensure smooth and successful events that help portray a positive image to all visitors, sponsors, and community members.

Additionally, this person will be a critical member of the Pre-College Team assisting with a variety of projects, activities and workshops, and other communications assignments, including social media.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities:

• Identify, recruit, and retain participants for programming, monitor participation and progress reports, and prepare reports based on outcomes and specified objectives
• Facilitate participant engagement in individual and group settings
• Provide extensive case-management services to program participants; administer participant assessments to determine student and parent needs related to program objectives; provide referral services as needed
• Meet with students/parents monthly, provide advising, counseling, and mentoring in the areas of academic and personal success, healthier lifestyles, and civic/community engagement opportunities
• Collection, oversight, and analysis in program documentation and data collection; maintain records as required by program/funder/agency, including but not limited to: student attendance and participation, student grades/standardized test scores, high school credits completed, graduation, and financial information
• Create, schedule, and coordinate program activities such as college/career presentations, college tours/field trips, summer programs, parental workshops, and informational sessions for program participants
• Build and maintain collaborative relationships with UCC Schools, area K-12 schools, higher education institutions, area business partners, and key stakeholders
• Disseminate information to key stakeholders, including: students, parents, partners, schools, agencies, project sites, and community agencies on opportunities provided by department programs
• Establish and maintain an ongoing, proactive relationship with students, families, and program partners
• Facilitate and attend all meetings and training sessions as required by UCC, County, State, and/or program funder(s)
• Deliver program curriculum in order to achieve established outcomes and objectives
• Support department and agency special events and programming
• Fulfill duties delegated by the director and all other miscellaneous duties as applied

Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities:

• Ability to interact effectively with people from diverse backgrounds
• Knowledge and understanding of youth development best practices and frameworks
• Knowledge and understanding of the college-going process
• Experience advising students for higher education and the workforce
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively with cross-functional teams
• Ability to communicate effectively, verbally and in writing, to varying stakeholders
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, and proactively manages tasks, projects, and schedules
• Demonstrated computer literacy skills, including internet navigation, Microsoft Office Suite, Google applications, and other basic data systems
• Ability to establish and maintain a good and effective working relationship with program partners, participants, parents, and other agencies
• Ability to build collaborative relationships, internally and externally, while designing programs that will provide valuable experiences for program participants.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the supervisor.

• Bachelor's degree in social work, education, psychology, or related field
• Experience or training in youth development and educational programming preferred
• Effectively present information in one-on-one, small, and large group situations
• Detailed experience with data collection and analysis
• Excellent writing and…