Head Counselor

Location:

South Bay / Mid-City San Diego (on-site, no remote)

Status:
Full-time, non-exempt

Hourly rate: $25-$28 per hour

Schedule:

Monday – Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Need:
Bilingual in Spanish strongly preferred

Summary:

The Head Counselor will assist in the oversight and administration of the ETS County program by serving as a team lead. Provide the development, implementation, and execution of program services, ensuring compliance with funding regulations and TRiO guidelines. Meeting the grant goals and objectives.

About You:

An advocate and champion of underrepresented youth where they can pursue their educational dreams and fulfill potential. You are committed to engaging directly with individuals, families, and education and community partners. You care deeply about the well‑being and prosperity of all youth.

You want to become a part of an energetic and effective team and contribute your expertise and creativity to enroll students for counseling and college/​career support services.

• Active and ongoing recruitment of new participants, achieving enrollment goals in order to fulfill grant requirements.
• In‑person services at schools, providing 2 or more services to all participants.
• Positive communication with school personnel to provide counseling and advising services to a caseload of students.
• Coordinate, develop, and implement information sessions related to counseling and advising services (e.g., study skills, financial literacy, graduation requirements, course selection, college enrollment, financial aid information, and college admission test preparation).
• Foster and promote parent/guardian involvement. Facilitate training and communication to parents regarding college and career readiness topics.
• Large and small group presentations, workshops, and sharing materials.
• Accurately input and maintain counselor annotations in database. Update digital files with academic/career progress.
• Support the Program Director in meeting grant reporting requirements; including but not limited to the Annual Performance Report (APR), applications, service logs, vouchers, and other tasks necessary for the program evaluation and operation.
• Additional duties as necessary to meet and complete grant objectives, which may include: an additional caseload, delegating duties, scheduling and attending meetings outside of regular work hours, and working collectively with others to ensure all program needs are met.

• Effectively manage time and prioritize tasks to meet timelines.
• Follow instructions and communicate professionally.
• Work independently with minimal direction.
• Ensure confidentiality.
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships and work cooperatively with staff, parents, students, and community members.
• Effectively facilitates one‑one one and presentation advising sessions.
• Manages time & calendar to ensure accessibility to students.
• Maintains accurate records.
• Very responsive to all student queries.
• Identifies and shares resources related to career development.
• Ability to relate to parents and students of low‑income and diverse backgrounds.
• Ability to work positively and cooperatively with coworkers and school personnel to build and maintain partnerships.
• Understandings of financial aid systems and forms, college acceptance procedures, and college readiness, and recruitment/retention strategies.
• Experience in overcoming the disadvantages of circumstances like those of the population of the target area is preferred.
• Able to work occasional evenings and weekends to support program initiatives and services, including overnights, field trips, and conferences.
• Reliable transportation with a clean driving record.
• Proficient in Office 365.

• In‑person at school sites. As requested at office.

• Monday to Friday

Wahupa offers competitive pay and benefits for FT staff including sick and vacation time, holidays, health, vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, an employee assistance program, and retirement plan.

Educational Talent Search (ETS):
Assists HS students (9‑12th) from disadvantaged backgrounds to succeed in HS and higher education. Academic, career, financial aid…