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Job Summary
Provide pre‑college counseling and preparation for first‑generation high school students. Work with guidance counselors and high school students from Richland District 1 & 2.
Responsibilities
Plan career, educational, social and cultural activities and workshops for program students throughout the year.
Recruit, interview, and provide orientation to all new eligible students for the project each year. Establish and maintain a cooperative relationship with public school personnel in the target high school for the purpose of recruiting new students. Include individual bimonthly meetings in the high schools with program students.
Administer the academic post‑secondary counseling and recruitment components of the program. Arrange activities that provide complete post‑secondary admissions, financial guidance to program students, including college visitations, financial aid and scholarship workshops and the identification of appropriate post‑secondary educational institutions for each student. Serve as an advocate for students with financial aid, admissions, and TRIO offices. Provide a contact person for graduation seniors at their chosen college. Assist students in locating scholarships and ensure each senior has been offered an adequate financial aid package. Give an annual report (oral & written) that details final statistics of the senior graduation class.
Track program participants after they have completed high school.
Administer the project in the absence of the Coordinator. Include everyday operations of the office.
Facilitate workshops for high school students during the six‑week summer residential phase.
Assist with the hiring, training, and supervision of summer residential staff. Assign counselors to appropriate small groups of students during the summer residential phase.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 3 or more years of related experience. Equivalent combinations of certification, training, education, and experience are acceptable.
Knowledge of TRIO programs.
Experience in counseling, advising, and placing students into four‑year institutions of higher learning.
Skills and Abilities
Able to communicate with high school students and various educational professionals including guidance counselors at various high schools.
Knowledge of admissions procedures for higher education institutions and able to communicate information effectively.
Compensation Advertised salary range: $45,133 – Salary commensurate with qualifications.
EEO Statement The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender (including transgender), gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDs status, military status, national origin, pregnancy (false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, childbirth, recovery therefrom or related medical conditions, breastfeeding), race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other bases under federal, state, local law, or regulations.
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Responsibilities
Plan career, educational, social and cultural activities and workshops for program students throughout the year.
Recruit, interview, and provide orientation to all new eligible students for the project each year. Establish and maintain a cooperative relationship with public school personnel in the target high school for the purpose of recruiting new students. Include individual bimonthly meetings in the high schools with program students.
Administer the academic post‑secondary counseling and recruitment components of the program. Arrange activities that provide complete post‑secondary admissions, financial guidance to program students, including college visitations, financial aid and scholarship workshops and the identification of appropriate post‑secondary educational institutions for each student. Serve as an advocate for students with financial aid, admissions, and TRIO offices. Provide a contact person for graduation seniors at their chosen college. Assist students in locating scholarships and ensure each senior has been offered an adequate financial aid package. Give an annual report (oral & written) that details final statistics of the senior graduation class.
Track program participants after they have completed high school.
Administer the project in the absence of the Coordinator. Include everyday operations of the office.
Facilitate workshops for high school students during the six‑week summer residential phase.
Assist with the hiring, training, and supervision of summer residential staff. Assign counselors to appropriate small groups of students during the summer residential phase.
Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in a related field and 3 or more years of related experience. Equivalent combinations of certification, training, education, and experience are acceptable.
Knowledge of TRIO programs.
Experience in counseling, advising, and placing students into four‑year institutions of higher learning.
Skills and Abilities
Able to communicate with high school students and various educational professionals including guidance counselors at various high schools.
Knowledge of admissions procedures for higher education institutions and able to communicate information effectively.
Compensation Advertised salary range: $45,133 – Salary commensurate with qualifications.
EEO Statement The University of South Carolina does not discriminate in educational or employment opportunities or decisions for qualified persons on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, disability, ethnicity, familial status, gender (including transgender), gender identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDs status, military status, national origin, pregnancy (false pregnancy, termination of pregnancy, childbirth, recovery therefrom or related medical conditions, breastfeeding), race, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other bases under federal, state, local law, or regulations.
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