Work Schedule: This is a full-time position: Monday - Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm; exempt position. This position is eligible for benefits. This is a temporary appointment expiring on or before August 31, 2024, with the possibility of renewal, contingent upon the availability of funds.
Position Overview: Under the supervision of the Upward Bound Program Director, the Academic Advisor will perform services at four target area high schools in the Pasadena Unified School District. The incumbent will be primarily responsible for providing academic, career, and personal advising to 60-111 high school participants of low-income and educationally disadvantaged backgrounds: assist the Director in the development, coordination, and evaluation of the program's objectives and activities; coordinate and maintain the academic tutorial component (study hall); recruit students, prescribe individual academic programs for each student.
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Please attach a resume and cover letter.
The incumbent must demonstrate an interest or ability to work in a multicultural/multiethnic environment. A background check (including a criminal records check) must be completed satisfactorily before any candidate can be offered a position with the UAS. Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or the continued employment of current UAS employees who apply for the position.
Review of applications/resumes will begin on May 13, 2024, and will continue until the position is filled; however, the position may close when an adequate number of qualified applications/resumes are received. A cover letter and resume are required.
UAS hires only those individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States. Americans with Disabilities (ADA) requested accommodations should be made in advance to the UAS Human Resources Department.
Cal State LA University Auxiliary Services, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, including sexual orientation and gender identity, national origin, disability, protected Veteran Status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.