CAC Adviser

College Advising Corps (CAC) seeks recent college graduates to serve as full-time DCACMembers in low-income high schools. As a DCAC member part of a national access movement, they will help students in underserved communities realize their dream of attending college.DCAC Members will be expected to tailor programs and activities to meet the specific needs of their assigned schools and perform the following primary essential functions:Provide one-on-one admissions and financial aid advice to any student or family seeking assistance. * Encourage each student to consider a broad range of appropriate college choices * Develop for each student a comprehensive college timeline, including application deadlines for admission and financial aid * Help each student complete and submit admissions and financial aid applications * Assist each student in interpreting correspondence from colleges, including offers of admission and financial aidOrganize group events that encourage students and their families to consider, plan for, and apply to colleges and universities. * Visit classrooms, assemblies, and club meetings to offer CAC services and emphasize the importance of college * Work with local community groups-churches, boys' and girls' clubs, social service providers-to offer group events outside the school setting and hoursEstablish productive working relationships with principals, counselors, and teachers in each assigned high school. * Assess, in consultation with the CAC program director and school personnel, the needs of each school, and adapt programs and activities to meet these needs * Actively seek the advice and counsel of the on-site supervisor at each partner high schoolAssist in the assessment and long-term sustainability of the program. * Assist the program director and evaluation staff in identifying, collecting, and interpreting key progress and outcome variables to evaluate the effectiveness of the CAC program * Submit monthly progress reports to the program director documenting progress and outcome data * Meet, as appropriate, with evaluators * Represent CAC, as requested by the program director, to potential supporters and to other interested partiesMaintain expertise in admissions and financial aid advising. * Participate fully in training * In consultation with the program director, seek out and participate in other opportunities for professional developmentRequired Qualifications*

Applicants must have earned or will earn a bachelor's degree by the start of employment in the position.Preferred Qualifications*

An interest in equity and access to education. * Experience working with students through tutoring, volunteering, and/or mentoring. * Experience with organization and/or planning events. * Excellent written and oral communication skills.The following activities are non-essential functions to assist in the efforts of other AmeriCorps college adviser(s) within the service area: * Regularly visit other high schools in their assigned service area during school days * Help organize, provide support for, and attend evening and weekend events organized by other DCAC MemberDCAC Members will report to the DCAC Program Director, Program Coordinator, and an on-site liaison in the schools they will serve. DCAC Members are encouraged to live within their service areas and to involve themselves in the surrounding communities. DCAC Members must consent to a criminal history check as they will have recurring access to high school students, age 17 or younger, considered by the Corporation for National and Community Service to be a vulnerable population. The required background checks include a National Sex Offender check, a North Carolina criminal check, and an FBI check. Appointments will be for one year, with an option for a second year, if mutually agreed upon by the program director and the DCAC Member.PROGRAM DIRECTORVictoria Chavis victoria.chavis@duke.edu Office: 919-668-5953Mobile: 910-734-2063DUKE OFFICE FOR DURHAM & COMMUNITY AFFAIRS MEMBER BENEFITS AND SERVICE TERMSSegal Education AwardUpon successful completion of the DCAC Member's term of service, a full-time DCAC Member is eligible to receive an education award of up to $7,395.00 from the National Service Trust. The education award amount is based on previous terms of service as outlined by the Corporation for National and Community Service. Prorated benefits may be paid only if a participant is released for a compelling personal circumstance after serving no less than fifteen percent (15%)of the contracted time. The DCAC Member will receive a virtual voucher which may be used toward future educational costs or toward repayment of qualified student loans as defined by the Trust and/or the Corporation. A DCAC Member will have seven (7) years after the completion of service to use the education benefit. The education award is taxable in the year that it is used. The DCAC Member understands that his/her failure to disclose to the program any history of having been released for cause from an AmeriCorps program will render the DCAC Member ineligible to receive the education award.Living Stipend * Total living allowance for the term of service equals $37,400. * Living allowances are disbursed in equal monthly amounts throughout the term of service and will total no more than $37,400. Living allowance payments will be made by direct deposit according to the Duke University 2024-2025 payment schedule: (7/25, 8/23, 9/25, 10/25, 11/25, 12/23, 1/24, 2/25, 3/25, 4/25, 5/23, 6/25). * The partner university will reimburse DCAC Members for travel from the service site to mandatory events, training, and professional development sessions using the approved University per-mile rate.Health InsuranceAmeriCorps programs must provide, or make available, healthcare insurance to those members serving a 1,700-hour full-time term who are not otherwise covered by a healthcare policy at the time the member begins his/her term of service. The recipient must also provide, or make available, healthcare insurance to members serving a 1,700-hour full-time term who lose coverage during their term of service because of service or through no deliberate act of their own. CNCS will not cover healthcare costs for dependent coverage.Childcare supportIf a DCAC Member qualifies, the corporation's designated childcare administrator will provide a childcare allowance directly to the AmeriCorps member's childcare provider. As of April 2012, the Corporation's designated Childcare Administrator is Gap Solutions, Inc.As outlined in § 2522.250. an AmeriCorps member is eligible for childcare benefits if he or she:*

Is a full-time member or a half-time member serving in a full-time capacity;* Is the parent or custodian of a dependent under 13 years of age who resides with him/her;* Needs childcare to participate;* Is not receiving childcare from another available source at the time of acceptance into the program; and * Has a family income that does not exceed the state's income eligibility guidelines.Applications and other forms related to AmeriCorps childcare benefits may be downloaded at http://www.americorpschildcare.com/Forms.aspxDCAC will provide further information on childcare allowances upon request.Loan ForbearanceUpon enrollment into the program, the DCAC Member is eligible to place any qualified student loans into forbearance through their MyAmeriCorps account. If the DCAC Member has received forbearance on a qualified student loan during their term of service and successfully completed their term of service, the National Service Trust will repay a portion or all the interest that accrued on the loan during the service term.REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS POLICYBackground and PurposeAmeriCorps encourages individuals with disabilities to participate as national service providers through its programs. AmeriCorps prohibits any form of discrimination against persons with disabilities in recruitment and service. Under Federal law, any program receiving Federal funds is required to comply with the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.No qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason of disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the program, services, or activities of the program, or be subjected to discrimination by the program. Nor shall the program exclude or otherwise deny equal services, programs, or activities to an individual because of the known disability of an individual with whom the individual is known to have a relationship or association.According to the ADA, the term "disability" means, with respect to an individual, a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the individual's major life activities, a record of having such an impairment, or being regarded as having such an impairment. "Major life activities" means functions such as caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working.A "qualified individual with a disability" is an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable accommodations, meets the essential eligibility requirements for the receipt of services or the participation in programs or activities provided by the program. Reasonable accommodations may include modifying rules, policies, or practices, the removal of architectural, communication, or transportation barriers, or the provision of auxiliary aids and services.DCAC shall make reasonable accommodations in policies, practices, or procedures when the accommodations are necessary to avoid discrimination based on disability, unless the program can demonstrate that making the modifications would fundamentally alter the nature of the service, program, or activity, and/or impose an "undue hardship". A reasonable accommodation may include making facilities readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities; job restructuring; half-time or modified schedules; acquisition or modification of equipment or devices, training materials or policies; etc.ConfidentialityInformation provided regarding her/his disability, by a potential DCAC Member or a DCAC Member shall be kept confidential, except that appropriate supervisors, managers, and safety and health personnel may be informed regarding any restrictions in service duties or necessary accommodations. Government personnel may be provided information in compliance with various laws and regulations.Self-IdentificationA potential DCAC Member or a DCAC Member with a disability is not required to disclose information about any physical or mental limitations, whether you believe it will interfere with your capability to perform the essential functions of the position sought or held. If you would like, however, for DCAC to consider any special arrangements to accommodate a physical or mental impairment, you may identify that impairment, describe the functional limitations that result from that impairment, and suggest the type of accommodation that you believe would be appropriate. Medical verification of the condition may be requested by DCAC for the DCAC Member to be protected under the ADA.Any requests for reasonable accommodation should be directed to the AmeriCorps Program Director using the DCAC Reasonable Accommodation Request Form. All approved requests for reasonable accommodation will be expedited within a "reasonable amount of time".ProceduresThe reasonable accommodation process begins when a DCAC Member with a disability makes a written request, using the DCAC Reasonable Accommodation Request Form, to the DCAC Director. The DCAC Director will notify the HR Department that a request has been made. The DCAC Director and HR Department will ensure that an expeditious decision is made whether the DCAC Member is a qualified individual with a disability.The DCAC Director or the HR Department will explain to the DCAC Member the process as soon as possible and, barring extenuating circumstances, this will occur, no later than five days following receipt of the request.A written request form may not be required every time an individual needs reasonable accommodation on a repeated basis, e.g., obtaining assistance of sign language interpreters or readers. In these circumstances, the written form is required only for the initial request; however, advance notice must be given each time the accommodation is needed.Following a request properly made, the requesting individual, the DCAC Director and the HR Department will discuss the request, the process for determining whether accommodation will be provided and potential accommodations.The DCAC Director and the HR Department will have the principal responsibility for identifying possible accommodations and will take a proactive approach in seeking out and considering possible accommodations, which includes consulting the North Carolina State Commission andother appropriate resources for assistance. The DCAC Member requesting the accommodation should also participate, to the extent it is possible, in helping to identify an effective accommodation.DCAC shall make reasonable accommodations in policies, practices, or procedures when the accommodations are necessary to avoid discrimination based on disability, unless the program can demonstrate that making the modifications would fundamentally alter the nature of the service, program, or activity, and/or impose "undue hardship". A reasonable accommodation for this role may include making facilities readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, job restructuring; part-time or modified schedules; acquisition or modification of equipment or devices, training materials or policies; etc.The DCAC Director after receiving information in connection with a request for reasonable accommodation may share information connected with that request with other DCAC officials only when the information is necessary to decide on a reasonable accommodation request. For example, the IT Department will typically be consulted in connection with requests for adaptive equipment for computers. However, the IT representative shall not be informed about the medical condition of the person seeking the accommodation. They only need to know his or her functional limitations insofar as these limitations affect technological needs.Public Notice of NondiscriminationThis program is available to all, without regard to race, color, national origin, disability, sex, age, political affiliation, or, in most instances, religion. It is also unlawful to retaliate against any person who, or organization that, files a complaint about such discrimination. In addition to filing a complaint with local and state agencies that are responsible for resolving discrimination complaints, you may bring a complaint to the attention of the North Carolina State Commission and/or Corporation for National and Community Service. If you believe that you or others have been discriminated against, or if you want more information, contact:Office on Volunteerism and Community Services 801 E. Main Street North Carolina Office of the Governor20301 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-0301OROffice of Civil Rights and Inclusiveness Corporation for National and Community Service 1201 New York Avenue, NWWashington, D.C. 205251-800-833-3722 (TTY and reasonable accommodation line)(202) 565-3465 (FAX); eo@cns.gov (e-mail)Duke University Equal Employment and Affirmative Action PolicyDuke University prohibits discrimination and harassment and provides equal employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. Duke is committed to recruiting, hiring, and promoting qualified women, minorities, individuals with disabilities, and veterans.Pursuant to Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972, Duke prohibits discrimination based on sex in any of its educational programs or activities.Minimum QualificationsEducationBachelor's degree earned by date of hire.ExperiencePreferred work or volunteer service experience in educational outreach to youth and families from diverse backgrounds, near peer advising and counseling to adolescents, or event planning.Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas-an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.Essential Physical Job Functions: Certain jobs at Duke University and Duke University Health System may include essentialjob functions that require specific physical and/or mental abilities. Additional information and provision for requests for reasonable accommodation will be provided by each hiring department.Nearest Major Market: DurhamNearest Secondary Market: Raleigh