Upward Bound New Staff Application Summer 2026
Application Deadline: April 22, 2026. Please make sure to answer all questions as best as you can. If you have any questions or concerns please email mhernandez5@oxy.edu or call the office at (323) 259-2744.
Basic Information
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Format: (000) 000-0000.
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Check position/s you are applying for.
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Residential Advisor- Must have completed 2 years of college; 1 year preferred living on campus.
Tutor Position is preferred
Residential Tutor- Must have completed 2 years of college; 1 year preferred living on campus
Residential Advisor is preferred
Night Residential Advisor
If you are applying for the RA Position: (1) What is your own definition of what makes an effective and successful team? (2) What type of leadership skills do you feel you possess that would help contribute to the development of successful team?
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If you are applying for the Tutor position; (1)What role do you see yourself playing as a member of a team with planning and organizing activities? (2) What are the academic needs of the student that you would consider during the planning stages?
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Educational Information
Name of College/University currently attending
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Please upload your Transcript
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Provide the following: Name of high school attended, City/State, and year graduated
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Please list all languages you are fluent in.
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What is the highest level of mathematics you have completed?
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As a tutor, you may be assigned to an English or Science course; however, all tutors are required to be able to tutor Geometry through Calculus.
Please check the courses you are prepared to tutor in.
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English/Writing
Social Science
Physiology
STEM/Computer Science
Algebra/Geometry
Relevant Experience
Please mention any experience with low income, first generation college bound youth in the last three years.
Please list any volunteer experience
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Please list any internships/work experience
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Training and Certifications (Ex. CPR, First Aid, Driver License, etc.)
Please upload your Resume
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References
Please list two (2) references that are familiar with your work life.
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Personal
All questions and sections below must be answered completely.
Why do you want to work for OXY UB?
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What do you know about Upward Bound?
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Identify and discuss your talents/abilities that will help an OXY UB student internalize 'college' as a realistic goal.
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If there is a program policy that OXY UB students do not agree with and wanted to challenge it, how would you respond?
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Would you consider yourself a "morning" or "late night" person?
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Late night
Choose 3 words that represent your personal/life philosphy.
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Application Signature and Date
This is an electronic submission of the Upward Bound at Occidental College application for a Position in the Summer Program of 2023. I certify that the information contained in the application is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and recollection. By submitting this application I grant Upward Bound personnel to review and verify my application.
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Upward Bound Occidental College
Funds for the current cycle 2023-2028 are provided through the U.S. Department of Education, $651,754 (91% of project cost); USDA/SFSP/CDE $10,500 (3% of project cost); and a matching grant from Occidental College, $34,040 (6% of project cost). Participation in the Upward Bound Project at Occidental College is available to eligible students without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, or handicap. Any individual who believes that he or she has been discriminated against in an U.S. Department of Education program, activity or service should write the Secretary of Education, Washington, D.C. 20250
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