RootEd Missouri Regional Director - Crowder College

job title: rooted missouri regional director - crowder college

department: strategic planning & grant development

salary range: $65,000 - $75,000

flsa: exempt

immediate supervisor: director of programs – rooted missouri

schedule details: full-time/12 month/ grant-funded position

location: crowder college – neosho, mo

rooted missouri is a statewide initiative designed to improve postsecondary outcomes for students from missouri’s rural communities. Rooted supports districts' dedicated college and career advisors through a partnership with the missouri department of elementary and secondary education (dese). Through this partnership, advisors have been placed in rural missouri high schools. These advisors work alongside school counselors and district leadership to ensure every student graduates with a postsecondary plan.

ozarks technical community college (ozarks tech), sponsored by rooted, will work with dese to set the vision and direction of this program, provide training and ongoing support to school-based advisors, collect data to evaluate the success of the program, and increase community engagement and business partnerships to strengthen postsecondary outcomes.

the regional director (rd) will serve as the coach and primary point of contact for all school-based rooted advisors within a given geography with the goal of increasing the number of students within his/her designated schools that leave high school on a path to career success and economic stability. The rd will ensure the success of the school-based advisors providing them with initial and ongoing training, supporting them to build a plan that will reach all students, problem-solving around ongoing challenges, and coaching advisors to use key performance indicators and progress toward goals to inform and adjust their plans.

The rd will support the broader rooted initiative by partnering with advisors and school districts to collect both quantitative and qualitative data on student and advisor success and elevate advising best practices that have been proven to be successful within his/her schools. Additionally, the regional director will maintain strong relationships with partner district and school leadership building investment in the program and provide regular updates on progress within the school.

To further rooted’s mission, the rd will actively promote community engagement and cultivate partnerships with local business and industry leaders, helping to expand access to career opportunities. This is a full-time position, reporting to the rooted missouri director of programs and located on the crowder college campus in neosho, missouri.

• coaches school-based advisors to achieve goals around student career success
• ensures the school leaders, counselors, and advisors have shared goals and a plan to increase career success
• supports school leaders, counselors, and advisors to integrate the rooted model into the existing strategies around college and career success
• provides training and ongoing support to advisors on the rooted model
• ensures that the advisor is collecting and documenting both quantitative and qualitative student-level data on critical student milestones.
• provide crm support to advisors, including login assistance, student transfers, troubleshooting, and ensuring all student records are accurately maintained and up to date.
• engages with the advisor on a review of the key performance indicators, monthly targets and goals to problem solve and adjust plans as appropriate
• maintains relationships at the district level ensuring district leaders are aware of successes and challenges with the program and are invested in partnering with rooted in the long term
• regularly communicates with advisors and district leadership through regular site visits and other established communication systems.
• builds and maintains strong relationships with key stakeholders in partner school districts and local communities.
• promote community engagement through active collaboration with local businesses and industry leaders.
• serve as a liaison between the school and community stakeholders to support student…