Organization Information:

BU PATH (Planning and Advising for Transitions to Higher Education) is a college and career access program at Boston University. Our mission is to build connected postsecondary advising systems across Greater Boston where every student can pursue college and career choices with confidence. BU PATH places well-trained, recent college graduates as full-time advisers in 26 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 andfamilies.
• Organize group events that encourage students and families to create post-graduate plans/apply tocollege.
• Establish productive working relationships with principals, counselors and teachers in assigned partnerschools.
• Assess,inconsultationwith BU PATH andpartnerschool,theneedsoftheschoolandadaptprogramsandactivitiestomeet theseneeds.
• Assist the BU PATH and evaluation staff by collecting and interpreting key progress and outcome variables to evaluate the effectiveness ofprogramming.
• Record service activity data and submit monthly progress reports to documentoutcomes.
• Maintain expertise in admissions and financial aid advising by participating fully in pre- and in-service training and other opportunities for professionaldevelopment.

Marginal Functions:

• Assist in the efforts of the other BU PATH advisers.
• Represent BU PATHto potential supporters and other interested parties.
• Assist with school-based events, such as clubs, field trips or enrichmentactivities.
• Support in facilitating and creating content for college and career planning workshops, events, and training requests from non-partner schools.

Qualifications:

• Tact, diplomacy, and a strong commitment toservice.
• Ability to work independently and collaborate effectively in order to solve problems and reachgoals.
• Excellent organizational and communicationskills
• Associate’s or Bachelor's degree required. Preferably earned in May 2026, December 2025, May 2025, or December 2024, and preferably from a Boston-areacollege/university.
• Boston natives, graduates of the high schools BU PATH serves alsopreferred.
• 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.

Terms of Service:

• Position Start Date: August 17^th, 2026
• Position End Date: June 30^th, 2027
• Full-Time: 40 hours/week, times vary per school placement schedule (average 7:30 AM-4PM).
• LengthofService:Thispositionwillhavetheoptiontoextendforanadditionalfullyearifmutuallyagreeduponbyprogram staff and theadviser.
• Location: Each adviser will be placed at a Boston-area high school. The majority of service hours take place at saidhigh school, with additional service hours completed at BostonUniversity.
• Supervision: Each adviser will report to a BU PATH supervisor and an On-Site Supervisor designated by the highschool.
• Benefits: Semi-monthly living allowance, health and dental, educational award and tuition remission.

Boston University is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, natural or protective hairstyle, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, military service, pregnancy or pregnancy-related condition, or because of marital, parental, or veteran status. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.