College & Career Specialist (Bilingual)

Job Type

Full-time

Description

The College & Career Success Specialist (CCS) will provide direct, individualized guidance, coaching, and resources to school age youth and their volunteer mentors to support academic success, career exploration and readiness. In this position, the College & Career Specialist will collaborate with the Site Based Manager to assist mentees in both the Site Based and Community Based components of our Rise Up program.

Requirements

• Serve as direct support to our currently enrolled school age students and their mentors participating in the Rise Up program.

• Development and implementation of new program models; build and optimize support structures for the students and their mentors. 

• Provide both tailored, individualized coaching and guidance as well as delivering workshops and resources to the full group of students and their mentors. 

• Maintain regular contact with matches to assess the strength of mentoring relationships; proactively address barriers and leverage both internal and external resources to support academic success and career exploration. 

• Create & facilitate academic or career-based workshops as needed. 

• Update records on a routine basis; generate mailing labels, assist with statistical reports, demographic and outcome tracking. Input all survey data into the database. Create and maintain department forms.

• Attend external meetings for professional associations and partnerships as needed 

• Contribute to the development of funding proposals and reports 

• Other duties as assigned

Skills and Qualifications:

• Experience working with High school or college students in a formal career success program or in a career advising setting. 

• Demonstrated experience supporting students in navigating FAFSA, TAP, and other scholarships.

• Track record of successfully supporting High Schoolers in navigating jobs, internship, and/or graduate school applications. 

• Experience engaging and managing adult volunteers; comfort building relationships with a variety of stakeholders. 

• Skilled facilitator comfortable delivering programming and curriculum to a diverse set of stakeholders both in-person and virtually. 

• Commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion; understanding of the institutional and systemic barriers to college success faced by first-generation college students. 

• Creative problem-solver; comfort with innovation and establishing new processes. 

• Proficient in MS Office: Word, Excel, & Outlook; Experience using Matchforce and/or Innovative Mentoring systems, a plus.

• Personal code of ethics, integrity, diversity, and project a professional image of trust 

• Ability to work a flexible schedule including morning, afternoon, nights, and two Saturdays a month.

• Must be Bilingual
• Must be available to work 2 Saturdays/month 
• Light travel - must have valid driver's license and reliable transportation.
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Salary Description

$48,000 - $55,000 / Year