ROBERT GUTSCHNEIDER
Tel.: 516-***-****
Email: *************@*****.***
OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position as a Financial Aid Advisor
SKILLS: I have excellent math skills and knowledge of
scholarships and grants available to
high school students which help them
receive maximum financial aid.
EXPERIENCE: Queens Public Library- Queens Library for Teens: Youth
Counselor
(Guided 412 high school students with their college
searches, admissions
applications and financial aid forms
(Three high school Guidance Counselors referred students
to me for in-depth
college search advice and
application assistance.
(Provided community outreach through college and financial
aid workshops
.
NYC Administration for Children's Services:
Educational Coordinator
(Developed and supervised an Adolescent Service Program in
Queens County
which helped guide over 700 foster care adolescents with
their college
admissions process.
(Provided financial aid and college application assistance
for over 700
high school students
AWARDS: (Queens Library On The Spot Award:
For Outstanding Work at the Queens Library College Fair
(New York State Foster and Adoptive
Parent Association:
Social Worker of the Year
(Hunter College:
Independent Living Award - "Above and Beyond" for Excellent Work
With Teens
(A.C.S. Golden Heart Award:
For helping over 700 Foster Care adolescents apply to and
get accepted into college
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
(F.Y.I.-Essential Info for Queens Library Staff: Interview
and Photo
For outstanding work in helping 412 high school
students with their college and financial aid applications
(Children and Youth Clinic at the University of
Miami School of Law: Law Students as Advocates for South
Florida Foster Care Youth, Guest Speaker
(New York State Foster Parents Association~ Annual Conference:
Educational Workshop: College Admissions and Financial Aid,
Guest Lecturer
(High School of Law Enforcement:
College Admissions, Guest Lecturer
EDUCATION: Seton Hall University: Juris doctor degree
Hofstra University: Bachelor of Arts Degree