Our Mission
Fueled by the belief that talent is ubiquitous, the Academy Group unlocks opportunity for young people from the most resilient communities to realize their full potential.
Program Model
The Academy Group is a fourteen-year journey that develops students’ core understanding of wealth creation, business, leadership, and justice topics. We accept rising fourth-grade and tenth-grade students. Their journey begins with summer and school year programming that includes experiential learning, high school, college and career awareness. Also, the students have access to academic acceleration and differentiated enrichment experiences.
The Academy Group Elementary School Advisor Summary:
The Elementary School Advisor is an instrumental member of the Academy team. The advisor provides highly individualized, small and large group support to Academy students as they progress from 4th grade through college. The advisor engages with students, families, school partners, Academy team and others to ensure every student experiences exceptional social, emotional and academic support, and builds the agency and belief to excel in school, work and life.
The advisor is assigned a caseload of students and are responsible for executing the Academy advisory structure and pedagogy and working in close partnership with the Lead Advisor to ensure every Academy student receives support necessary to succeed. The advisor reports to the Lead Advisor.
Success will require deep knowledge of advising systems and student development; leadership aptitude and ability to harness the assets of diverse teammates; consciousness of social justice and systemic inequity; willingness to create and modify programming based on evidence, new ideas, and individual student needs; incorporating empathy and trauma informed interventions within programs and structures; and always being authentic.
The Advisor’s approach to work should reflect the core values and habits of the Academy staff: tireless focus on excellence, determination in spite of obstacles, impeccable integrity, willingness to work hard, ability to learn from multiple sources, relentless focus on results, constant reflection and self-awareness, zest, social intelligence, and pertinacity.
Duties and Responsibilities
Additional shared accountabilities/duties
Education and experience requirements of the ideal candidate:
Additionally, the Advisor will have a proven track record demonstrating the following capabilities:
Location
This position will be based in Chicago.
Compensation
The Academy offers competitive benefits and salary for this role. aligned to senior administrative staff of a top tier education program.
To Apply
Send your resume to gjones@theacademygroup.com