Senior Advocate Counselor - College Career Specialist

Job Description

New York City Mission Society improves the lives of children, youth, and families in the city’s most underserved communities. Through programs and services that respond to community needs, we create cycles of success for generations to come.

The Level-up Program administered at Harlem Renaissance High School is a collaboration with the NYC Department of Education. The program assists students, who are over-aged and under-credentialed, in acquiring the skills, knowledge, attitudes and behavioral changes that will maximize their potential. The program’s aim is to enable students to graduate high school, transition into post-secondary education, or into meaningful permanent employment.

BASIC FUNCTION: Provide academic, college and career counseling. Perform counseling duties consistent with the needs of program participants; assists with the delivery of educational services through advisory sessions.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Establish a rapport with program participants. Assist them in identifying their educational, college and career goals; help them to formulate written plans through post secondary planning.
• Maintain a caseload of participants. Complete the individual services strategy with participants.
• Provide crisis intervention services
• Prepare and execute workshops on college and career planning, professional skill development, and career exploration
• Assist students in filing financial aid forms (FAFSA), CUNY/SUNY application, SAT and Regents prep
• Arrange and execute college visits and inform students about college / career opportunities
• Advocate for in-school remediation for participants as appropriate. Prepare paperwork i.e. intake forms, evaluations, reports etc. as needed.
• Provide individual and group counseling
• Monitor the academic progress of participants on assigned caseload by collaborating with school personnel
• Advocate for participants needing social services and care
• Provide interpersonal and life management skills counseling
• Participate on interdisciplinary participant progress teams within the school
• Other duties as assigned
  
  

Qualifications

• Minimum BA degree
• At least 2-3 years’ experience working and providing counseling services to children and adolescents
• Knowledge of adolescent development and youth development principles
• College/Career advising experience preferred
• Experience working with inner-city youth, English language learners and the issues of inner-city youth
• Knowledge of performance based contracting
• Demonstrate enthusiasm for work, sense of humor, patience and self-control. Values providing outstanding customer service and working in a team environment with school personnel
  
  

Salary & Benefits

Salary is $56K based on experience, qualifications and fit. Comprehensive benefits include Medical, Dental, Life, Long Term Disability Insurance, Voluntary 403(B) plan, TransitChek, Employee Wellness Program, Municipal Credit Union Membership, Voluntary Supplemental Insurance options.

Company Description

The Mission Society began in 1812 to provide food, clothing, and other forms of material assistance to the urban poor of 19th century New York City. Over time, our outreach adapted to the evolving needs of our neighbors - from offering aid to a growing and diverse immigrant population to serving the city’s Black and Latino/a communities. Two centuries later, we remain active in the lives of many New Yorkers by providing transformative educational programming for K-12 students from low-income households.

A foundational charity in New York City history, the Mission Society has been a trailblazer, engaging with the diverse population of a growing metropolis through innovative service programs. In 1965, the Minisink Townhouse opened at 646 Malcolm X Boulevard on the original site of the Cotton Club, bringing most of our educational programs under one roof and creating a vibrant community center in the heart of the neighborhood.

Today, the Mission Society is committed to ending multigenerational poverty by unlocking the potential of the city’s most underserved families. We facilitate academic enrichment, college access, and workforce development programs in Harlem and at 12 public school programs in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. Since our founding, we have provided life-changing opportunities to over 6.5 million New Yorkers, and continue to reach approximately 5,500 children and parents each year.

The Mission Society began in 1812 to provide food, clothing, and other forms of material assistance to the urban poor of 19th century New York City. Over time, our outreach adapted to the evolving needs of our neighbors - from offering aid to a growing and diverse immigrant population to serving the city’s Black and Latino/a communities. Two centuries later, we remain active in the lives of many New Yorkers by providing transformative educational programming for K-12 students from low-income households. A foundational charity in New York City history, the Mission Society has been a trailblazer, engaging with the diverse population of a growing metropolis through innovative service programs. In 1965, the Minisink Townhouse opened at 646 Malcolm X Boulevard on the original site of the Cotton Club, bringing most of our educational programs under one roof and creating a vibrant community center in the heart of the neighborhood. Today, the Mission Society is committed to ending multigenerational poverty by unlocking the potential of the city’s most underserved families. We facilitate academic enrichment, college access, and workforce development programs in Harlem and at 12 public school programs in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx. Since our founding, we have provided life-changing opportunities to over 6.5 million New Yorkers, and continue to reach approximately 5,500 children and parents each year.