College Prep Program Fellow - South Bronx United
Location: 192 E. 151st St, Fl. 5, Bronx, NY (with potential for remote work as needed)
Dates: May 23 - August 12, 2022
Compensation: $875/week stipend
Deadline: March 27, 2022
COVID-19 Note:
Due to COVID-19, as a fellow you will work in-person, with some work from home available. All SBU staff are required to provide proof that they are fully vaccinated as well as wear masks at all times when indoors. All NYC COVID safety policies are followed. All programming is run in person following our Covid Safety protocols.
FLIA and South Bronx United may move the fellowship entirely remote if there is a spike in cases.
Future Leaders in Action Overview:
Future Leaders in Action (FLIA) cultivates leaders and strengthens youth-oriented nonprofits through a fellowship program. Fellows, individuals interested in entering the social sector, work on-site full-time at a partner nonprofit to develop or implement a pre-determined enrichment program.
Throughout the fellowship, fellows gain various professional skills including time-management, communication, program development, in a fast-paced, hands-on learning environment.
South Bronx United Overview:
South Bronx United uses soccer as a tool for social change. South Bronx United aims to help youth build character, teamwork, and leadership so that they can succeed in high school, college, careers, their community and beyond. South Bronx United strives to promote educational achievement, health and wellness, and character development through activities on and off the soccer field and to unite a diverse group of individuals and an incredibly diverse community toward common positive goals.
Position Overview and Responsibilities:
You will…
Support SBU's College Prep services, a keystone of the SBU’s effort to provide a pathway from middle school to high school to college to careers for primarily first-generation and immigrant youth.
Actively participate in weekly FLIA professional development responsibilities including check-in calls and virtual weekly leadership workshops
Attend virtual leadership training retreat and in-person gatherings with local fellows
By the end of the fellowship, you will have…
Completed 100% of rising senior family meetings explaining of college application and financial aid process (1-2 hour meetings)
Reviewed Rising Senior Summer Guide with students
Collected, uploaded, and organized all necessary documents from these meetings (e.g. contact information student birth certificate, passports, tax forms
Collected, reviewed, and entered 100% transcripts on to Salesforce for all rising seniors
Evaluated school transcripts and graduation credit completion
Developed student folders/files for each senior
Update Senior Summer Guide for the Class of 2023 to best prepare rising seniors for College Prep work
Developed student tracker for grades and other important data
Coordinated and hosted college personal statement workshop
Written two blog articles for FLIA
Completed a final report and video about the fellowship
Position Qualifications:
Demonstrated commitment to working with underserved youth and marginalized communities
Commitment to continuous professional improvement and reflection
Resourcefulness and initiative
Passionate about social sector
Use patience and tolerance to address problems
Demonstrate integrity
Demonstrate ability to work independently and in a team
Note:
The selected candidate will be required to pass a criminal background check and/or fingerprinting.
Future Leaders in Action is an equal employment opportunity employer, and women, people of color, LGBTQ and gender non-conforming people, people with disabilities, and people with unique lived experience or diverse professional or personal backgrounds and perspectives are encouraged to apply.
FLIA may host in-person covenings for fellows. For in-person gatherings, full vaccination or waiver will be required and masks whenever appropriate.