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Summary:
AdviseMI, in close partnership with Michigan colleges and universities, seeks to help more Michigan students pursue postsecondary education. College graduates (bachelor's degree or higher) will serve as AdviseMI AmeriCorps advisers in selected high schools across Michigan, particularly high schools that are located in communities with low college-going rates and low adult educational attainment rates.
Serving alongside high school counselors and other school professionals, advisers will support students as they explore postsecondary options, complete the college-going steps, and make the transition from high school to college. Advisers serve full time and focus on students who are first-generation college-going students, students from low-income backgrounds, and/or students of color. Advisers will provide students and their families with relevant information regarding the benefits of a postsecondary education, selecting a best match/fit institution, and the admission and financial aid processes. Advisers will receive robust straining in all the areas; no previous experience is necessary.
Three Quarter Time members will serve a minimum of 1,200 service hours over a eight-month service year. Advisers will commit to an AmeriCorps term of service from fall, through June 20, 2025. Candidates that are not willing to make a commitment to a full year of service with the program should not apply.
This position includes mandatory training in Lansing, in fall of 2024, before advisers can begin working with students. All Lansing-based training expenses (including room, board, and travel) are covered by the program. Note: No more than 20 percent of the aggregate of all AmeriCorps member service hours in the program will be spent in education and training activities per 45 CFR §2520.50.
Successful advisers are fully enmeshed in the fabric of the local communities and, as such, advisers are required to live within 45 minutes of the community in which they are placed. Upon successful completion of the first-year commitment, advisers may be invited to return for an additional year of service with the AdviseMI program if they choose.
* Primary Responsibilities:*
Interact daily with high school students and families in the assigned high school to
provide relevant information about postsecondary education and the college choice/financial aid processes, with a particular focus on cohort students:
Encourage each student to consider a broad range of appropriate college choices while providing regular reminders and follow through
Develop a plan with each student that includes postsecondary pathways, application deadlines for admission and financial aid for each student
Help each student complete and submit admissions and financial aid applications
Assist each student in interpreting correspondence from colleges, including offers of admission and financial aid
Balance a whole-school approach with specific focus and emphasis on serving a priority group of students who are first-generation college-going students, students from low-income backgrounds, and/or students of color
Organize group events that encourage students and their families to consider, plan for, and apply to colleges and universities: