The Baruch STEP Academy is an academic enrichment program focusing on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education and providing college preparation. Managed through the CUNY Research Foundation, we serve 200 middle and high school students throughout the city annually.

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Summary of Responsibilities

The postsecondary counselor will provide individual counseling to juniors and seniors, assist staff with Saturday programming, and lead workshops on college preparation, career readiness, and soft skill development for all high school students and provide support and advocacy training for parents.

Schedule: October 4 through November 22 from 10am - 2pm

Salary: $1280 | $40 per hour (4 hours x 8 sessions)

• Discuss individual academic plans and career aspirations during 1-on-1 counseling sessions
• Lead student workshop sessions on college preparation, soft skill development, and career readiness
• Develop and facilitate parent workshops to provide support for college bound aspirations and internship readiness
• Assist with the advisory committee and parent group
• Collaborate with staff on assessing program's college readiness offerings
• Other duties as assigned

Required:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Availability from 10am – 2pm each scheduled Saturdays session
• Experience providing student counseling sessions and facilitate parent workshops
• Background in high school academic, college, and/or career counseling
• Possess good interpersonal skills with teenagers and parents

Preferred:

The Research Foundation of The City University of New York (RFCUNY) is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1963 to provide post-award fiscal and administrative support for CUNY’s research and sponsored programs. RFCUNY’s services allow CUNY researchers, faculty, and staff to focus on their intellectual curiosity and scientific discoveries, on projects and programs that serve our local and global communities, proposing concrete solutions to society’s most pressing challenges.

RFCUNY serves as a fiscal agent and works closely with all the CUNY campus Grants Offices to perform the core functions of post-award financial management for CUNY research projects and sponsored programs. These functions include legal assessment and signing of agreements where RFCUNY is named as a fiscal agent; setting up award accounts; preparing sub-awards and assisting PIs in monitoring the work of the recipients of sub-awards; supporting project directors with hiring and managing research project and sponsored program staff; supporting the purchasing and paying for goods and services with grant and program funds; managing financial aspects of projects including accounts receivable, financial reporting, invoicing, budget monitoring, and cost compliance with uniform guidance; ensuring that sponsor financial requirements are met; monitoring compliance with applicable project and financial management rules and laws; supporting the management of independent and external audits and financial reviews; and providing data, information, management expertise, and other supports to CUNY’s research and sponsored programs.

The Research Foundation of the City University of New York is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Americans with Disabilities Act/E-Verify Employer. It is the policy of the Research Foundation of CUNY to provide equal employment opportunities free of discrimination based on race, color, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, childbirth, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, domestic violence victim status, arrest record, criminal conviction history, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.