College Success Manager

College Success Manager ($70-$80K)

As lead member of the College Success and Alumni Persistence team (CSAP), the College Success Manager works with the Director of College Success & Alumni Persistence to manage the College Success Team in counseling students in grades 9-12 in pursuit of pre-college and college enrollment opportunities. The College Success Manager leads best practices for the College Success Team and works closely with the Director of College Success & Alumni Persistence to continuously improve the processes, functions, and outcomes of the College Success Counseling Office.

They also represent College Success and Alumni Persistence (CSAP) to external partners, students, donors and various other constituent groups. The College Success Manager should have a solid track record in working with college-bound students, a background in college access and/or college success advising, financial aid, experience as a lead counselor and/or managing a team, possess strategic planning skills, provide outstanding direct service, be an enthusiastic professional, and be able to build relationships with internal and external constituents in both secondary and post-secondary fields as part of the College Initiatives vision of the Cristo Rey Network.

They must have a demonstrated interest in serving students of color and low-income.

• College Success Leadership
• In collaboration with the Director of College Success & Alumni Persistence, design programming that challenges, engages, inspires, and supports students, including enhancing and implementing pre-college & college enrollment support to students in grades 9-12, with a special focus on 11th and 12th grade students
• Support the College Success Team in troubleshooting issues with family college support, financial aid, successful student progression in College Prep course to develop strategies for improvement and strengthening these efforts
• Design and execute strategies for serving specific populations of students, such as financially need-based, students of undocumented parents, and First Generation college students
• Ensure students receive stellar college access guidance by collaborating with CSAP team to plan 11th and 12th grade College Prep curriculum annually
• Work with the Finance department to oversee the Summer Scholars pre-college grant disbursement process for awardees annually. This includes verifying amounts, confirming institutional details, and maintaining clear communication to prevent any discrepancies
• Maintain in-depth knowledge of both federal and school-specific financial aid policies and procedures to provide training and support to College Success team, students, and families
• Convene and manage the DBCR Summer Script Program, ensuring high achieving rising seniors have an opportunity to maintain a head start on competitive college application essays and scholarships prior to the start of the senior year
• Convene and manage annual mini college fair ensuring students in grades 9-12 have at least one in-school event for college exposure
• Provide ongoing and consistent support to novice College Success counselors by
• Assessing their experiences in college access quarterly and providing various opportunities throughout the year for feedback
• Planning and attending activities to foster relationships to ensure counselors feel abreast of trends in post-secondary education, and express ideas or concerns through coffee chats, team lunch, etc to increase the novice counselor retention
• Communicating feedback and novice counselor needs to Director of College Success and Alumni Persistence, and Alumni Persistence Manager, and provide suggestions for mentoring improvements and enhancements
• In collaboration with the Director of College Success & Alumni Persistence, convene and manage annual CRN Decision Tracker, Network Scholarships, and highly competitive national scholarship opportunities
• In collaboration with the Director of College Success & Alumni Persistence, evaluate the quality of the College Prep Curriculum, CSAP training, and work with the various external departments to develop strategies for high achieving student…