Organization Overview

Hunts Point Alliance for Children (HPAC) is a non-profit organization transforming the lives of children and families in Hunts Point, a vibrant South Bronx neighborhood with significant opportunities to improve child well-being. Founded in 2006 in response to the low education outcomes of at-risk students in Hunts Point, HPAC pursued the bold mission of expanding the hopes and potential of the neighborhood and its families. The organization accomplishes this by nurturing children and youth along their path to college or career. Since its founding, HPAC has grown to become a central community leader and currently directly serves approximately 300 children across programs that target early learning all the way through college.

HPAC’s work falls into four program areas:

● Early Childhood Education focuses on building early learning and executive functioning skills for children ages 0-4.

● Youth Development and Scholarship Support includes HPAC’s Community to Career Pipeline for children in grades 4-12.

● The Family Project helps Hunts Point families to achieve household stability so that they can provide their children with a nurturing, secure, and supportive environment.

● Alliance and Community is a partner of 7 schools and 17 local organizations meeting the needs of children and families in Hunts Point.

Position Overview

The College Access & Success Consultant will be responsible for providing support to ten students in their final year of high school. For each student, the College Access & Success Manager will ensure they successfully graduate from high school and identify the next steps in their educational paths. The Consultant will also facilitate at least 2 one-hour post-secondary workshops for high seniors and their parents/guardians.

Responsibilities

● Provide individualized monthly support for ten high school seniors and their families throughout the college application and financial aid process, including helping them to build balanced college lists, complete college and financial aid applications, develop personal and well-written essays, and submit all necessary paperwork to colleges and universities that they choose to apply for.

● Organize and facilitate two workshops on college access, financial aid, and the college application process for students and families.

● Collaborate with the Student Success Associate to establish succinct programming to ensure the development of key post-secondary success skills.

● Track admissions decisions, statistics, scholarship awards, and generate reports for leadership and Board of Director meetings

● Collaborate with the Executive Director to support high school seniors navigating their post-secondary pathways and internship and summer opportunity applications.

Core Qualifications

● Bachelor’s degree - a minimum of five 2-5 years’ experience in college counseling.

● Knowledge of the college application and financial aid process, including CUNY, SUNY, and New York State opportunity programs.

● Knowledge of higher education and employment industry trends.

● At least three years’ experience working with families and children; experience in urban communities preferred.

● Great at building meaningful relationships with stakeholders such as parents, school administrators, and community members.

● Extremely organized and detail-oriented.

● Creative and a problem solver that shows good judgment.

● A strong and effective communicator who is comfortable conveying information verbally, in written form, and electronically.

● Capable of creating and documenting systems and processes.

● Is well-versed in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Publisher, etc.) and Google applications (Docs, Sheets, Drive, etc.).

● Bilingual English and Spanish are strongly preferred.

Compensation

Compensation is $50 per/hr.

Position: College Access & Success Consultant

Reports to: Executive Director

Location: Remote

Commitment: Non-Exempt

Duration: October 2023 - June 2024

Hours: 3-5 hours weekly

To Apply:

Please send a cover letter and resume to jobs@hpac10474.org. Resumes will be reviewed on a rolling basis.

Hunts Point Alliance for Children is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, national origin, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by relevant national and state law.