ORGANIZATION INFORMATION:

BU PATH (Planning and Advising for Transitions to Higher Education) is a non-profit organization that works to increase opportunities for students by making education beyond high school more accessible and equitable. BU PATH places well-trained, recent college graduates as full-time advisers in 24 Greater Boston area high schools (Boston, Malden & Somerville Public High Schools) to help students navigate the complex processes of college admissions, matriculation and securing financial aid.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

BU PATH seeks to select recent Boston-area college graduates for a year of full-time AmeriCorps service as college advisers in partner high schools. AmeriCorps member college advisers will report to program staff and to an on-site supervisor in each of the schools they will serve. They serve for 1-2 years in a paid AmeriCorps service position and receive a living allowance as well as a benefits package including health and dental, educational award and tuition remission.

Essential Functions:

• Provide one-on-one admissions and financial aid assistance to students and families.
• Organize group events that encourage students and families to create post-graduate plans/apply to college.
• Establish productive working relationships with principals, counselors and teachers in assigned partner schools.
• Assess, in consultation with BU PATH and partner school, the needs of the school and adapt programs and activities to meet these needs.
• Assist the BU PATH and evaluation staff by collecting and interpreting key progress and outcome variables to evaluate the effectiveness of programming.
• Record service activity data and submit monthly progress reports to document outcomes.

• Maintain expertise in admissions and financial aid advising by participating fully in pre- and in-service training and other opportunities for professional development.

  Marginal Functions:

• Assist in the efforts of the other BU PATH advisers.

• Represent BU PATH to potential supporters and other interested parties.
• Assist with school-based events, such as clubs, field trips or enrichment activities

Required Skills

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Tact, diplomacy, and a strong commitment to service.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively in order to solve problems and reach goals.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills.
• Bachelor’s degree required. Preferably earned in May 2025, December 2024, May 2024, or December 2023, and preferably from a Boston-area college/university.
• Boston natives, graduates of the high schools BU PATH serves also preferred.
• Due to AmeriCorps requirements, applicants must be U.S. citizens, nationals, or lawful permanent resident aliens and consent to a National Service Criminal History and SORI check process.

• Provide one-on-one admissions and financial aid assistance to students and families.
• Organize group events that encourage students and families to create post-graduate plans/apply to college.
• Establish productive working relationships with principals, counselors and teachers in assigned partner schools.
• Assess, in consultation with BU PATH and partner school, the needs of the school and adapt programs and activities to meet these needs.
• Assist the BU PATH and evaluation staff by collecting and interpreting key progress and outcome variables to evaluate the effectiveness of programming.
• Record service activity data and submit monthly progress reports to document outcomes.
• Maintain expertise in admissions and financial aid advising by participating fully in pre- and in-service training and other opportunities for professional development