College and Career Navigator

The Guadalupe Centers Charter Schools serves 1600 students from PreK-12 and is a free, open-enrollment public charter school. Over 96% of our students are Latinx. Our school system consists of Guadalupe Centers High School, Guadalupe Centers Middle School, and Guadalupe Centers Elementary School. Our system grew out of Guadalupe Centers’ educational programming. Guadalupe Centers is the longest continuously operating agency serving the Latinx community in the US since 1919. Our roots in our community run deep.

There are many benefits to working at GCCS with some of them being:

• Student and Families: GCCS teachers strive to form strong relationships with our students and their families. Our organization grew out of Guadalupe Centers, the longest continuously operating agency serving the Latinx community in the US. These community ties are integral to who we are.
• Staff Autonomy: Teachers at GCCS appreciate having the autonomy to try proven and new approaches in their classroom and are encouraged to innovate. The experience of teachers is valued and they are given space to collaborate and share their best practice.
• Coaching and Development: Staff at GCCS collaborate with their leaders on their growth and development. GCCS teachers set a professional development goal in collaboration with their coaches, colleagues, and district initiatives. All staff are aligned on working on their development over the year.

Additional benefits include but are not limited to Competitive compensation and benefits, a qualifying relocation stipend upon hire, a bilingual (Spanish) stipend upon hire, and tuition reimbursement. GCCS has also expanded our benefits around well-being and mental health.

Summary:

The College and Career Navigator will be responsible for implementing career experiences and Market Value Asset (MVA) opportunities for all students in 9th-12th grades. This dedicated staff would ensure equitable access to new MVA opportunities for all GCHS students, monitor the quality of these opportunities, and provide continued support to GCHS alumni to ensure MVA opportunities are leveraged to their fullest potential in the first two years after high school.

Reports to: High School Principal

Duties/Responsibilities:

Career Navigator

• Manage internship partnerships with a pilot group of approximately 10 organizations in healthcare and business administration available to 11th and 12th-grade students within a GCHS career pathway as they are developed over the next three years.
• Create and monitor an internship and career shadowing transportation plan that removes transportation as a barrier to participation.
• Develop a calendar of college and career experiences for 9th-12th Graders (internships, shadow experiences, career fairs, career panels, college visits, etc)
• Develop and implement an equitable recruitment system for advisory classes for placing students in all 9-12 college/career experiences at GCHS
• Track participation in all college and career experiences to establish a baseline of the involvement in newly created grade-level benchmarks to set growth goals

Alumni Support

• Network and communicate with alumni through phone, face-to-face meetings, email, and

social media a minimum of three times a year (Fall, Winter, and early Spring). Work with our Avanzando Coordinator to determine a roster of alumni to avoid duplication of effort.

• Audit and maintain an alumni database to collect longitudinal alumni data, including information that will help assess the effectiveness of current college and career preparedness and alumni support strategies as well as contact information and a log of interactions with each alum.
• Make sure students are fully aware of college/university resources in both academic and personal advising and counseling as well as student social organizations and clubs available on campus
• Develop, coordinate, and conduct ongoing assessment of college and career retention strategy
• Utilize incentives and targeted outreach including home visits to encourage alumni who have left their careers or college to re-engage
• Organize, promote, and oversee events to support alumni such as reunions, financial aid/FAFSA nights, employer engagement, career networking events, and informational sessions such as career exploration, resume development, college persistence, and fundraisers.
• Provide support during the summer before starting college to ensure alumni attend summer orientations at their respective campuses, enrollment in courses, scholarships, and financial aid has been accepted, and eligible college credits earned during high school are transferred/accepted
• As requested, assist the Director of Communications and Principal with the alumni newsletter and additional information.
• Maintain alumni social media pages and other alumni outreach.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent managerial skills.
• Ability to create, execute, and implement budgets.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in the related field; Master’s Degree preferred.
• Two to four years of experience working with students to successfully transition to college and careers
• Bilingual ability; English required and Spanish preferred.

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to travel between various locations.

Application Process:

Please complete an application which may be found in our Career Portal. If a position requires a degree, please upload a copy of transcripts and/or degree certification to your application. Other attachments such as a cover letter or resume can also be uploaded and attached to the application.

Guadalupe Centers, Inc. conforms to all the laws, statutes, and regulations concerning equal employment opportunities and affirmative action. We strongly encourage women, minorities’ individuals with disabilities, and veterans to apply to all of our job openings. We are an Equal

Opportunity Employer, who fully and actively supports equal access for all qualified applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability status, Genetic Information or Testing, Family and Medical Leave, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, and prohibits retaliation against individuals who bring forth any complaint, orally or in writing, to the employer or the government, or against any individuals who assist or participate in the investigation of any complaint, or otherwise oppose discrimination.