What are the responsibilities and job description for the College & Career Ambassador, Woodlake position at ProYouth Expanded Learning?
ProYouth’s VISION is for all students to feel success.
ProYouth’s MISSION is to build the capacity of every student to
achieve their full potential academically, socially, and emotionally.
achieve their full potential academically, socially, and emotionally.
JOB DESCRIPTION
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Job Title:
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College & Career Ambassador
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Classification:
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Part-Time: Non- Exempt
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Reports to:
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Site Director
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Eligible for Benefits:
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No
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Status:
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Active
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Pay Scale:
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$ 23.00 – $ 23.00
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Updated:
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01/01/2026
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Primary Roles:
Responsible for the implementation of ProYouth’ s college-and-career readiness projects at one assigned high school within the ProYouth XL program
- Work in collaboration with Area Program Manager and Site Director to do outreach and create awareness for their services
- Recruit and provide services to students and parents with college and career awareness, advising sessions and workshops
- Please note that the site assignment is subject to change depending on site need
Primary Role and Responsibilities
- Create a physically and emotionally safe environment at site for both staff and students
- Ensure that every student feels known, accepted, valued and respected; communicating in ways that build and maintain high levels of trust
- Maintain awareness of ProYouth Program goals and processes
- Comply with ProYouth Employee Handbook and other Policies and Procedures
- Build positive and professional relationships with coworkers, supervisors, ProYouth executive and administrative staff, site principal, teachers and parents
- Complete responsibilities accurately and on time
- Performs other related duties as necessary or assigned within scope and range of training and knowledge base.
- Support and demonstrate commitment to the ProYouth vision and goals at all times
- Support and engage high school students in post-secondary planning that fits their strengths and interests, increasing awareness and access to various options
- Coordinate programming in areas such as post-secondary education options, financial aid, career exploration through workshops, events, individual and small group counseling and classroom presentation
- Gather relevant dates, timeframes and deadlines for college specific application processes
- Collaborate with high school Guidance Counselors, school-site administration, and ProYouth program staff to deliver college and career readiness services to students that fit the school population’s needs
- Support with coordination of college field trips and college and career fairs
- Develop and maintain collaborative relationships with students, parents, school, community colleges, and partner personnel
- Participate in site staff meetings, and training workshops that relate to the goals and objectives of the program
- Coordinate the collection and input of evaluation data used to measure ongoing program effectiveness of services and program outcome measures
Core Competencies
- Solution-based focus
- Possess the personal characteristics generally recognized as essential for good employees including integrity, initiative, emotional maturity, dependability, courtesy, good judgment and ability to work cooperatively with others.
- Attention to detail and accuracy regarding time and organizational management. Requires multi- tasking and extensive customer service skills, and the ability to handle stress in a fast-paced working environment
- Physically and mentally able to perform essential duties of the position Demonstrate excellent writing skills
- Able to work on teams and independently
- Demonstrated competency with record-keeping, documentation and data management
- Must have independent judgment and problem-solving ability
- Able to work under general supervision, self-starter, ability to multi-task
- Punctual, deadline-driven
Education and Experience
- Bachelor’s degree in education, liberal studies or related area or equivalent required
- Experience in college access, student services, financial aid, or college admissions required
- Minimum 1-2 years of experience providing direct services to students and parents, multicultural populations or under-prepared students
- Bilingual/Spanish strongly preferred
General Requirements
- Must be at least 18 years of age or older.
- Must pass a DOJ/FBI background check.
- Must receive TB clearance.
- Must pass pre-employment drug screening.
- Must have reliable means of transportation which may include alternative means of transportation such as public transit, ride sharing, and or biking.
Physical Demands
- Able to sit, stand, walk, bend, stoop, kneel, perform grasping and handling motions and torso rotations on a continuous basis
- Able to lift and carry 25 pounds of materials
- Able to reach in all directions
- Adequate sight or corrected vision for the purpose of reading directions and printed or written materials
- Able to hear and speak to communicate with coworkers, students and the public
- Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate equipment
- Adequate sight or corrected vision for the purpose of reading directions and printed or written materials.
- Able to hear and speak to communicate with coworkers, students, and the public.
- Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate instructional equipment.
- Work in a classroom and outdoor environment, sometimes in adverse weather conditions
Changes: This job description will be updated if duties and responsibilities change significantly. Job functions are subject to modification based on business necessity.
ADA/FEHA: The Organization will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act.
EEO: The Organization is an equal employment opportunity employer.
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