10th Grade Scholars Advisor

Title: 10th Grade Scholars Advisor

Department: SEO Scholars Miami

Reporting to: Executive Director, SEO Scholars Miami

Compensation: $57,690 - $65,970 (Annually)

FLSA: Full-Time Exempt

Location/Hours: Miami, Florida (Hybrid – 3 days/week in person)

• Work requires traveling to different physical locations for recruitment in the fall and Saturday programming in the spring.

All candidates must be within commutable distance of Downtown Miami upon hire.

Weekly Schedule:

• Fall Term: Monday through Friday (about 2-3 Saturday events)
  ● Spring Term: Tuesday through Saturday (3x a month); Monday through Friday (1x month)
  ● Summer Term: Monday through Friday

ABOUT SEO

For more than 60 years, SEO has created a more equitable society by closing the educational and career opportunity gap for ambitious Black, Hispanic/Latinx, and Native American young people. All are welcome to apply to our programs.

About SEO Scholars Miami

SEO Scholars provides motivated, low-income public high school students with a rigorous out-of-school supplemental academic curriculum, college guidance, and the leadership development necessary to gain admission to, and succeed at, competitive colleges and universities. SEO Scholars Miami is the newest expansion region for this program and aims to replicate for Miami-Dade area students the stellar outcomes that the program has delivered in New York City, San Francisco, and North Carolina. (Learn more here: SEO Scholars)

POSITION OVERVIEW

The 10th Grade Scholars Advisor will join the founding program team of the SEO Scholars Miami expansion site. The position will partner closely with peers locally and nationally to manage the advisement and performance of a cohort of # high school sophomores. Through group facilitation, workshops, community circles, class observations, and 1-on-1 advising, you will help Scholars develop holistically. Beyond ensuring a rigorous academic environment, you will be tasked with effectively building the academic and socio-emotional foundation to successfully navigate high school, college, and career, including but not limited to our Scholars’ academic mindsets, effective study habits, awareness of identity, and SEL skills.  

Responsibilities

• Assist in the recruitment process that meets the target application numbers and demographic goals.
• Collaborate with 9th and 11th grade Scholar Advisors to transition Scholars into and from the 10th grade each summer.
• Upload and update Scholar information into Salesforce for 10th Grade Scholar caseload, such as updating official program enrollment status.
• Help plan and facilitate community day/community time (in-person and online) throughout the year.
• Assist with the planning, coordinating, and supervising of occasional trips (e.g. college tours).
• Create and nurture an environment that encourages intellectual curiosity; an inclusive, close-knit and supportive community; academic excellence, and college readiness, and a college-going culture.
• Foster and maintain relationships with parents, guardians, school partners, volunteers, and community/corporate partners as needed to improve student experience, performance and retention.
• On Saturdays, monitor attendance and follow up with Scholars and families regarding absences, lateness, and excused absences; lead Opening Circle (OC) with high-energy execution.
• Coordinate with supervisor and program operations personnel and implement hybrid SEO Scholars programming on Saturdays online and in-person, after school online, and during the summer online and in-person for five weeks.
• Provide online academic advising to all Scholars in their assigned cohort through academic advising hours, conduct meetings for students and parents, and meet with Scholars 1:1 or in small groups.
• Monitor the performance and engagement of all Scholars in the assigned cohort; track and analyze Scholar attendance, assignment completion, assessments and grades in SEO Scholars classes, high school courses, and standardized test scores.
• Leverage data to develop proactive academic advising strategies that provide socio-emotional guidance, advising, and support to ensure high scholar persistence and retention for SEO Scholars and continued student academic success at their high school.
• Facilitate weekly instructor check-in meetings to gather information about Scholar performance and advise on action plans to support Scholars. Collaborate with instructors to support Scholars successful completion of coursework.
• Tracks progress and manages qualitative and quantitative data to make evidence-based decisions to improve Scholar performance and engagement, including making recommendations and ensuring that Scholars successfully follow through with additional support and services. Engage parents, guardians, and school partners as needed to improve student performance and retention.
• Develop and refine advisory content, including whole group, small group, and one-on-one advising content based on feedback from assigned cohort and in collaboration with the larger team.
• Collaborates with C&I’s Teaching and Learning team on various academic program elements including, but not limited to, grade audits and scholar attendance.
• Manage/update information in Brightspace including but not limited to updating the calendar, posting flyers for community day and community time, advertising instructor office hours, and using Brightspace assignment completion and attendance data to inform proactive academic advising of Scholars.
• Support Scholars by referring Scholars to IT support email as needed.
• Collaborate with the National C&I team. Specifically, work with the Online Learning (OL) team around Brightspace and other E-learning resources and the Teaching & Learning (TL) team for anything instructor-related
• Works occasional evenings, dependent on program needs.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Direct experience working with high school-age students. 2+ years’ public teaching experience strongly preferred.
• A background in student coaching and advising, including direct experience interfacing with parents and families.
• Evidence of progressive career growth within roles increasing in responsibility and autonomy.
• Excellent communication and internal personal skills. Must be comfortable communicating with SEO stakeholders throughout our community via email, chat, phone, or video conference.
• Working knowledge of standard workplace online applications (MSOffice, GSuite, Box.com); proficiency in Zoom and intermediate Excel. Salesforce and LMS experience is a plus.
• Must be available to work a Tuesday through Saturday schedule and some nights as dictated by programming needs.
•  Bilingual Spanish/English preferred; all language skills are welcome!

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

SEO offers a competitive compensation package and comprehensive benefits plan including low-cost health, vision, and dental options, a generous holiday schedule and PTO policies, disability coverage, fully paid time off for new parents, and employer contributions to health reimbursement and retirement accounts. We are constantly working to improve our benefits each year based on the needs of our employees. We value wellness and strive to consistently use a DEIB lens to put people first and foremost.

The compensation listed in this posting reflects what SEO believes it will pay for this position at the time of this posting. Consistent with applicable law, compensation will be determined based on the skills, qualifications, and experience of the applicant along with the requirements of the position, and SEO reserves the right to modify this pay range at any time.

EEOC Policy

At SEO we are committed to cultivating a team that embodies the backgrounds and experiences of the constituencies we serve and the communities we live in, and a workplace that reflects the impact we make in the world. Candidates from all communities – including people of color, women, members of the LGBTQIA+ Community, veterans, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

Equal Employment Opportunity is not just the law, it is our commitment.

Sponsors for Educational Opportunity is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer – M/F/D/V. We will consider all qualified applicants for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, parental status, genetic information or characteristics, or any other legally protected status.

If you need accommodation while applying for a role with SEO, due to a disability, please email SEO Talent.

THE ORGANIZATION

Established in 1963 by Michael Osheowitz, SEO (Sponsors for Educational Opportunity), is an educational non-profit focused on improving outcomes for students from underserved backgrounds. For over 60 years, SEO has been an innovator in education, mentorship, and creating educational programs and opportunities that maximize the full potential of our participants. Each year SEO serves 7,000+ participants nationally, and the organization is widely recognized for developing best-in-class programs with exceptional results.

Not every SEO participant is on the same journey, but all are hungry for opportunity and SEO creates an ecosystem of excellence. Learn more about SEO’s programs here: https://www.seo-usa.org/scholars/program/.