AdviseTX College Advisor - University of North Texas System

Title: AdviseTX College Advisor

Employee Classification: AdviseTX College Advisor

Campus: University of North Texas - Dallas

Division: DAL-Student Aff & Enrollment Mgmt

SubDivision-Department: DAL-Student Aff & Enrollment Mgmt

Department: DAL-Admissions-UG-521200

Job Location: Dallas

Salary: $ 36,960.00 / year

FTE: 1.000000

Retirement Eligibility: TRS Eligible

About Us - Values Overview:

Department Summary

The University Of North Texas at Dallas – the first four-year public institution of higher education in the city – seeks an individual who will help shape the character of a 21st century, teaching-focused university. Candidates should be able to express enthusiastic support for the mission of the university to transform the lives of students, families and communities by providing high-quality, student-focused education in preparation for tomorrow’s careers, and its vision to create the place of choice where students are inspired to learn, faculty are inspired to teach and the community is inspired to support. For more information about the university, go to: http://untdallas.edu/

Position Overview

AdviseTX College Advisers will help Texas high school students with the aim to increase college and career readiness and postsecondary enrollment among low-income, first-generation and underrepresented high school students. AdviseTX Hybrid College Advisers will be responsible for ensuring students have the necessary information to explore the full range of college options, host events and workshops geared towards college admission and financial aid, track student engagement and programmatic milestones leading to enrollment, and more. This is a grant funded position. Continued employment is contingent upon available grant funding.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in related field; or any equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Ability to mentor and coach others.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite, and virtual conferencing platforms such as MS Teams and Zoom.
• Ability to coordinate and attend events and meetings at times beyond traditional office working hours is required.
• Excellent communication, verbal, presentation and leadership skills.
• Ability to make decisions independently and, at times, with little to no direction.
• Strong and creative problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Ability to collect, analyze and report various types of data sets.
• Ability to work urgently on multiple tasks at once in a fast paced and results oriented environment.
• Work collaboratively and effectively with a number of teams and individuals to accomplish the goals of the program.
• Commitment to the success of high school students through the college application process.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with high school students.
• Previous college admission and financial aid experience.
• Knowledge of college access best practices, admission rules and regulations, FERPA, and university policies.
• Familiarity with the UNT Dallas campus, its historical landmarks, and points of interest and location of both academic and non-academic offices.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.

Required License/Registration/Certifications

• N/A

Job Duties:

• Provide one-on-one assistance to high school students in order to research, apply to and enroll in best fit colleges that will serve them well. To include helping students complete the admissions and financial aid application processes. 
• Assess, in consultation with AdviseTX Program Manager and partner school personnel, the particular needs of each school and adapt programs and activities to meet these needs. 
• Work to engage families or guardians in support of their students college-going outcomes as appropriate. 
• Collaborate with school personnel to promote the college-going culture at the school, including but not limited to visiting classrooms, assemblies and student organization meetings to offer college advising services, organizing a Decision Day event to celebrate the college-going decisions of graduating seniors, and other workshop and programs as needed to reach established college-going goals. 
• Record up-to-date service activity data using the College Advising Corps web-based system, GRACE. 
• Submit progress reports to the AdviseTX Program Manager documenting progress and outcome data. 
• Establish productive working relationships with principals, counselors, and teachers in assigned partner school/district. 
• Participate fully in pre and in-service training in order to develop professionally. 
• Any other duties assigned by AdviseTX Program Manager. 

Work Schedule:

• Monday – Friday 8 AM - 5 PM; with some evening and weekend work required as needed

Driving University Vehicle:

No

Security Sensitive:

This is a Security Sensitive Position.

Special Instructions:

N/A

Benefits:

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EEO Statement:

The University of North Texas System is firmly committed to equal opportunity and does not permit -- and takes actions to prevent -- discrimination, harassment (including sexual violence) and retaliation on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status in its application and admission processes, educational programs and activities, facilities and employment practices. The University of North Texas System immediately investigates complaints of discrimination and takes remedial action when appropriate. The University of North Texas System also takes actions to prevent retaliation against individuals who oppose any form of harassment or discriminatory practice, file a charge or report, or testify, assist or participate in an investigative proceeding or hearing.