College Success Advisor

Overview

Job Title:

College Success Advisor (part-time position; up to 20 hours a week)

Program:
San Francisco Cal-SOAP, a Cal-SOAP program

Office

Location:

1710 Octavia St, San Francisco, CA 94109

San Francisco High School(s) To Serve:
Thurgood Marshall High School

Compensation: $21.55-$23.00/hour

Tentative

Start Date:

Open Until Filled

Established in 1970, JCYC was founded by students who stood in solidarity with other communities to fight for the creation of ethnic studies. Today, JCYC annually serves over 7,000 young people from all backgrounds and provides a continuum of care from preschool through college. The organization strives to offer young people a comprehensive array of services to ensure that they have the resources and support necessary to grow into healthy, productive adults.

Community:
We foster a collective desire and passion to support the healthy development of children and youth.

Cooperation:
We build strong partnerships to ensure we have the greatest impact on children and youth possible.

Compassion:
We see in a child that which they cannot see in themselves.

Diversity:
We respect and embrace differences that make all members of our society unique.

Integrity:
We conduct ourselves in a manner that is worthy of trust and confidence placed in us by the communities we serve.

Vision:
Like a child, we look ahead with imagination and without limits.

The San Francisco Cal-SOAP’s mission is to provide culturally relevant, comprehensive college preparation information and assistance. Although open to the community, SFCAC targets students who are low-income and/or first in their family to attend postsecondary education programs. SFCAC is a collaborative program focusing on service coordination, enhancement, and expansion. For more information, visit (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

SF Cal-SOAP is a college access program of the Japanese Community Youth Council (JCYC). JCYC’s mission is to cultivate and enrich the lives of children and youth from diverse, multicultural communities throughout San Francisco and beyond. For more information about SFCAC and JCYC please visit  or .

SF Cal-SOAP is a project administered by the California Student Aid Commission (CSAC). The College Success Advisor will be responsible for recruiting, identifying, selecting, and advising participants at Burton or Galileo High School in the San Francisco Unified School District. These participants will fulfill the eligibility criteria as set by CSAC for all Cal-SOAP Projects.

Direct Service/Outreach:

• To identify and select eligible participants:
• Students who are low-income according to the CSAC Cal-Grant income levels;
• Students who have the potential to be the first in their family to attend college;

Administrative:

• Manage a caseload of 100 – 125 students; complete required program documents and organize forms and data for each student into a complete file;
• Provide support to assigned high school counseling staff and collaborate on events that complement the SF Cal-SOAP program timeline.
• Assist with the implementation and evaluation of project activities;

Other Program Participation:

• Provide assistance and support for other JCYC College Access Programs
• Participate in SF Cal-SOAP and/or JCYC meetings, training, committees, conferences, retreats, etc., as appropriate;
• Perform related duties as needed.

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