Careers Job Description
General Description
The Educational Talent Search Program is a federally funded program by the Department of Education and is designed to identify youth with potiential for education at the post-secondary level and encourage them to complete secondary schools.
The program provides individual counseling, advisement and technial assistance from 9th - 12th grade in career exploration; education planning; college entrance examinations preparation; admission and financial aid procedures; cultural and motivational development and guidance on secondary school re-entry to other programs.
Position start date: October 4, 2021
Monday - Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Other Duties
- Assist in recruitment of eligible participants;
- Screen applicants for participant's eligibility;
- Responsible for assessing and documenting academic potential, financial eligibility and first generation eligibility of participants.
- Work with target school counselors in coordinating project activities;
- Maintain participants files according to proposed guidelines;
- Assist participants exploring career fields and career goals;
- Assist participants in chossing a post-secondary institution;
- Plan and Implement recruitment workshops, financial aid workshops for parents and participants; and college day field trips;
- Assist participant with the college process such as completing college admisions, financial aid forms, college essay and SAT/ACT applicaitons;
- Participate in staff development and in-service meetings;
- Be familiar with and adhere to the college's policies and procedures and;
- Perform other duties as required to achieve program goals and objective.
Qualifications
The Educational Talent Search Program is seeking for a full-time counselor with the following requirements:
* A bachelor's degree in counseling or related area - (Master's preferred);
* Must have at least one year experience counseling disadvantage youth;
* Must be familiar with the population of the target area;
*Knowledge of the financial aid and college procedure;
*Ability to communicate effectively with the disadvantage youth in groups as well as individuals;
*Ability to write clear and narrative reports;
*Bilingual is a plus (Spanish)
RFCUNY Benefits
RFCUNY Employee Benefits and AccrualsAbout the Research Foundation
The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) was established as a not-for-profit educational corporation chartered by the State of New York in 1963. RFCUNY supports CUNY faculty and staff in identifying and obtaining external support (pre-award) from government and private sponsors and is responsible for the administration of all such funded programs (post-award).
RFCUNY stands between CUNY’s principal investigators (PIs) and the sponsors who support them and strives to fulfill its essential responsibilities to both groups. Working closely with individual PIs and Grants Officers on the campuses, RFCUNY oversees employment, accounting, audit, reporting, purchasing, and special responsibilities that include management of a planned giving program; liaison with governmental agencies and foundations; negotiation of agreements; facility construction and renovation; protection and commercialization of intellectual property; and compliance with applicable standards in research involving human subjects, animal care, environmental and radiological safety, and conflicts of interest.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
Key Features
Full Time
$35,000.00 - $35,000.00
Nov 13, 2021 (Or Until Filled)