College Transition Advisor
KIPP
- Work setting
- On-site
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Salary
- Not listed
- Posted
- 4 wk ago
Pay: Pay not listed
Where you can work: Must live near Houston, TX (check the posting)
From the job posting
The goal of the College Transition Advisor is to help students transition successfully from high school to college or their postsecondary pathway of highest rigor and aims to ensure that all of our students are provided with the necessary information, guidance and coaching needed to reach their post-secondary goals. The College Transition Advisor will work closely with KIPP high school seniors and the college and career counseling team throughout the school year, to ensure KIPPsters have completed all of the necessary and critical tasks through completion of their first semester after high school. This role includes significant student outreach to schedule advising sessions, monitor progress towards goals, and promote enrichment opportunities. Once KIPPsters enroll in their postsecondary program, the College Transition Advisor will provide summer enrollment support and resources for KIPPsters as well as targeted outreach during their first semester of college. The College Transition Advisor will be responsible for collecting data, maintaining a student caseload and preventing summer melt as KIPPsters matriculate to and enroll in their first semester of college. Counseling services can transform college and career dreams into a reality. …
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Why this is a Good fit, not Strong
The employer is an education company, but this isn't a teaching-type role, so expect to learn a new field. Skills that often transfer to operations: organization and systems, scheduling, record keeping, calm problem solving.