Program Advisor

Summer New York, NY, US

Salary Range: $18.00 To $18.00 Hourly

Job Title:

Program Advisor, Pre College 2027

Organization:
Edconic

Department:
Residential and Student Life

Reports to:

Senior Program Advisor, Residential Hall Assistant Director, Residential Hall Director

Edconic Pre-college programs provide students with an immersive environment in which they learn, investigate, and explore while having fun and discovering friends, mentors and instructors who share their passions and interests. It also gives intellectually curious students the opportunity to live and learn in a dynamic location while drawing upon the unrivaled expertise and access of The New York Times, Sotheby's Institute of Art, Vogue College of Fashion, Manchester City Sports Business School, and Wired Education encouraging students to take their learning beyond the classroom and into the real world.

Knowledge is our passion. We thrive at the intersection of business and education and have built a global reputation for developing world-class learning programs to nurture the industry leaders of tomorrow.

Our mission is to empower lives through education. We seek to understand the passions of a new generation of students to help transform those passions into meaningful and fulfilling career trajectories. We do this by delivering relevant, experiential courses taught by industry experts from the world’s best brands.

Edconic has been operating for two decades beginning with the acquisition of the London campus of Sotheby's Institute of Art in 2003. Over the years we have built a portfolio of world-class academic programs with iconic brands including Sotheby's Institute of Art, The School of the New York Times (est. 2016), and Vogue College of Fashion (acquired in 2023), Manchester City Sports Business School, and Wired Education.

Edconic is owned by Cambridge Information Group (CIG), a family-owned investment firm since 1971 focused on long-term and meaningful ventures in education, technology, and information services.

Program Advisors are primarily responsible for building and maintaining a strong, safe and inclusive residential life community. PAs set up all residential spaces prior to student arrival and hold floor meetings to disseminate important information to their community. PAs complete an evening room-check to ensure that all students are accounted for and document student incidents through Student Management Software (SMS). When programming happens off-campus, PAs escort students to and from the event.

PCs design and host residential programming to supplement Institute programming. Other responsibilities include:

• Assist in the residential check-in and check-out process ensuring that all students are properly moved into their room and understand the policies therein;
• Present and support in student orientation events including diversity, equity and inclusion sessions and community building activities;
• Support the physical and mental health of students and refer them to appropriate resources, as needed;
• Attend weekly staff meetings;
• Enforce program policies and procedures to ensure that all participants remain safe throughout the program, documenting violations and incidents as they arise;
• Mediate roommate and peer conflicts;
• Manage student and staff interactions using various student management software;
• Abide by Curfew and Proximity policy, when scheduled (see below);
• Plan and lead recreational and social events and activities such as movie nights, arts events, community building activities and outings;
• Assist with administrative tasks which may include the use of technology such as Orah, Pronto, Canvas, Microsoft Office and online based software;
• Support the program through other duties as assigned.

PAs will typically work in the afternoons and evenings with some exceptions or other assignments that may arise. PAs will be expected to utilize mobile phone for maintaining communication with staff members as well as students via communication channels.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed here are representative of the knowledge, skill and ability required. Under the ADA, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Have an outgoing disposition and an enthusiasm for working with high school students;
• Establishes a…