What are the responsibilities and job description for the VSAC Gear Up - Outreach Counselor - Windsor County position at Vermont Student Assistance Corporation?
VSAC has an open Outreach Counselor position in our Gear Up program in Windsor County, providing career and college readiness services to students at middle and high schools. The person in this position will work with students at Green Mountain Middle & High Schools, Riverside Middle School and Springfield High School.
The Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) helps students of all
ages prepare and plan for education and training after high school.
VSAC’s Outreach programs encourage and help Vermonters from modest
income backgrounds or who may be first in their family to go on to education
after high school, to pursue education or training beyond high school.
The Outreach Counselor position works with students and their families who
are referred from middle and secondary schools within a specific geographical
region. The Outreach Counselor provides educational, career, and financial aid
information and counseling to aid students in their pursuit of postsecondary
education.
This position is part of VSAC’s Vermont State GEAR UP (VSGU) Grant. GEAR
UP is a grant provided to VSAC through the federal Department of Education
which is designed to increase the high school graduation and post-secondary
enrollment rates for modest-income, first-generation students.
Our work is often focused on the people in our society who benefit from
additional support and information to attain their goals, including members of
the BIPOC community as well as other groups.
Driving a motor vehicle is required as a regular part of this position.
Salary : $51,000 - $54,000