What are the responsibilities and job description for the Post-Secondary Advisor position at BPE?
Job Description
Job Description
About the Dearborn
Dearborn STEM Academy is a Boston Public School and BPE Teaching Academy serving grades 6-12. Through Dearborn's three Innovation Pathways, Computer Science, Engineering, and Health and Life Science, students are prepared to graduate with the necessary skills required for college and career success. The school bridges rigorous academics with career readiness and leverages Boston's unique position in higher education and industry to provide students with access to authentic ,real-world experiences while cultivating critical thinking and communications skills.
Anti-racism Commitment
At BPE, we are committed to becoming an increasingly anti-racist organization. We lead with race because we operate in a country founded on the genocide of Indigenous people, the enslavement of African people, and the oppression of countless others. We acknowledge the role this history plays in perpetuating inequity and dominant white culture and strive to be an organization whose policies, procedures, practices, and programs move toward racial equity.
About the Role
The mission of the Dearborn Next Program is for all Dearborn students to be engaged citizens prepared to enter a purposeful, wealth-building career six years after high school graduation. To be successful in its mission, the Dearborn Next Program needs to know where each alum is in their trajectory and be able to support them in accomplishing their goals. The Post-Secondary Advisor plays a critical role in
this process by serving as the link between the Dearborn Next Program offerings and an individual alum's needs. The Post-Secondary Advisor is the coach, mentor, connector, advisor, and advocate for their caseload of DSA alumni. This position reports to the Director of Early College and Career Pathways.
Responsibilities
The Post-Secondary Advisor meets regularly with each of their alumni to connect, check in on their progress toward their goals, and problem-solve together. Throughout their relationship, the Advisor listens deeply, offers support wherever possible, and routinely connects their alumni with the tools, resources, individuals, and opportunities that can support them on their journey.
The primary responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to, the following :
Advising :
Conduct regular coaching meetings with alumni to support them toward their educational, financial, professional, and personal goals.
Continuously and relentlessly connect alumni with the specific Dearborn Next programming and resources that meet their needs and support their educational, financial, professional, and personal goals.
Monitor and document, at a high level, each alumni's progress towards their goals.
Collaborate with the Dearborn Next Team to share emerging best practices, wrestle with problems of practice, and collaborate around individual and cohort-based alumni needs.
Programmatic :
Each spring, conduct 1-1 Exit Interviews and small group meetings with all members of the graduating class to discuss their future plans, set goals, introduce them to the Dearborn Next Program, connect them with the Dearborn Next online tools, and capture key information so graduates can stay connected and supported as they and the Advisor enter into their Post-Secondary Advising relationship together.
Plan and execute monthly community-building and professional, personal development events for Grads.
Recruit, train, and supervise a team of Peer Ambassadors.
Represent Dearborn Next at school, community, and HIE-based events.
Collaborate with Dearborn Next staff around programmatic construction (Strategic Plan, MTSS, etc.).
Implement Dearborn Next's tracking and engagement systems in Salesforce.
Engage in quarterly program data reflection.
Qualifications
Alignment with BPE's mission, vision, and core values
Skillful relationship builder with young people and stakeholders
Effective communicator across multiple mediums : text, email, phone, in-person, social media Collaborative
Highly organized and outstanding follow-through
Proficient with Excel, GoogleSheets, and GoogleForms
Eager to learn, grow and solution-oriented
Self-starter
Persistent
Compensation
BPE offers a generous benefits package, including group health, dental, and life insurance,a retirement plan, and a vacation allowance. The salary range for this position is $55,000 - $60,000.
Location
BPE's office is located in Roxbury, MA. Our hybrid work policy for non-school-based staff includes in-person (on-site) and remote days.
To Apply
Please visit www.bpe.org / bpe / careers. Please attach a cover letter and resume.
BPE is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion and becoming an increasingly anti-racist organization. We see this as central to our mission and critical to the well-being of our workforce and the communities we serve.
We strive to create an equitable and welcoming workplace where everyone—regardless of race, color, national origin, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation, marital or parental status, reprisal, genetic information, military service, pregnancy, submission of a complaint, or any other legally protected characteristics—has the opportunity to thrive and contribute.
We are committed to seeking qualified applicants with disabilities and can provide reasonable accommodations during the application process upon request.
Salary : $55,000 - $60,000
