Director of College & Career Success

About Breakthrough Central Texas

Breakthrough is the leading college access and success non profit in Central Texas. For more than 20 years, we have partnered with thousands of middle and high school students who aspire to be the first in their family to graduate with a degree or certificate. We make a radical, long-term commitment to students, to and through college, unlocking the power of education and a lifetime of opportunity. We support the whole student with personalized services, work closely with community partners, campuses, and employers, and advocate for our students with lawmakers. Breakthrough students attend 60 public schools and persist at nearly 100 colleges and universities. The result is that nearly 60% of Breakthrough students graduate from college, compared to 15% of low-income students in our region. Our work has resulted in more than 350 college graduates, with nearly 3,500 on their way, positively impacting families for generations, our region's educational equity, and the Central Texas economy.

Why Work at Breakthrough Central Texas

By working for Breakthrough Central Texas, you will help hundreds of students achieve their dreams of success and receive the high-quality education they deserve. Breakthrough is an organization committed to its students and recognizes that our greatest resource to support them is our dedicated and talented staff. If you believe all young people deserve the opportunity to achieve postsecondary success and you desire to work at an organization committed to its employees and building the strongest team culture anywhere, then join us!

ABOUT THE COLLEGE & CAREER SUCCESS TEAM :

Breakthrough recognizes the value and need of high quality advising services to students after high school graduation. In this model, we directly serve students through six years of their post-secondary endeavors, with a heavy focus on the first year after graduation from high school. The overall goal of the program is to increase post-secondary attainment rates among students participating in Breakthrough.

ABOUT THE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE AND CAREER SUCCESS ROLE

The Director of College and Career Success oversees the team that supports all of Breakthrough's high school graduates and currently enrolled college students, with the ultimate goal of helping students attain a bachelor's degree, associate degree, or credential / certificate while pursuing their passions and preparing for their career.

To achieve the above, the Director of College and Career Success will :

• Set the vision and direction for Breakthrough's College and Career Success Team to ensure all students benefit from skilled postsecondary advising
• In concert with the team, lead the continuous refinement and improvement of Breakthrough's programs and services to support students towards postsecondary enrollment, persistence, and completion
• Directly supervise the College and Career Success Team's Associate Directors and Specialists
• Lead the team in the creation of performance goals related to our students' college enrollment, persistence, and graduation outcomes, and lead efforts to design the strategy to meet those goal outcomes
• Train, support, supervise, mentor, and evaluate a team of full-time staff and AmeriCorps members to ensure optimal student outcomes
• Build and maintain strategic partnerships with key partner colleges, and train and support the team in the ongoing cultivation and growth of our campus partnerships
• Lead efforts to communicate our team's work with external stakeholders
• Lead the team in developing our protocols and trainings related to our campus visits
• Coordinate and facilitate timely trainings for topics related to college access, student success, and financial aid
• Lead the team in the collection and analysis of college enrollment, persistence, and completion data to determine trends, barriers, and student needs, and utilize learnings to inform and improve our programs and services. Liaise with the Data Team as needed.
• Research and inform staff of state and national data, and effective practices in college access and persistence
• Design and provide timely reports regarding program outputs and outcomes for both internal and external use
• Curate postsecondary advising training and professional development opportunities for staff
• In collaboration with the Director of Talent and Associate Director of AmeriCorps, co-lead hiring and onboarding efforts for new staff members onto the team; including content creation for trainings and coordinating staff to help facilitate content
• Partner with the Director of College Access to ensure alignment of the college team's model with our advising of high school seniors
• Develop strategies and recommendations for effectively supporting growing numbers of Breakthrough college students
• Manage a small caseload of students to support them to take academic and non-academic steps necessary to achieve postsecondary success
• Support colleagues in managing complex student cases that require a high-degree of confidentiality and coordination across multiple stakeholders
• Foster the healthy culture of the College & Career Success team and of the entire organization
• Ensure that the College and Career Success team's advising and programming practices are aligned with Breakthrough's DEI values and priorities
• Perform other job-related duties as required

ABOUT YOU

REPORTING RELATIONSHIP

The Director of College and Career Success will report to the Chief Program Strategy Officer.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS

The salary range listed represents the low and high end of the anticipated salary range for the year in which the position is filled. The actual salary offered for this position will depend on a number of factors including overall years of experience, relevant years of experience, skills and qualifications. At Breakthrough Central Texas, we offer a compelling total compensation packet with additional benefits.

The pay range for this role is :

80,000 - 99,000 USD per year(Austin, TX)

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Salary : $80,000 - $99,000