Transition Support Coordinator

CITY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL GIRLS PREPARATORYTransition Support Coordinator Leadership City  University School
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Employer:

City University School Job Type: Full-time Transition Support Coordinator (10.5-month position)

REPORTS TO:

Academic Director TERMS OF

CONTRACT:

This is a 10.5-month position. All contractual information will be outlined in the contract between the Employee and the City University Schools Board of Trustees. JOB TYPE:
Full-time, Contract SCOPE:
The Transition Support Coordinator is engaged in high school graduation assistance activities, including but not limited to working with scholars, faculty and staff, parents/caregivers as well as community and national partners. The Transition Support Coordinator will provide assistance to all high school scholars with a particular interest placed upon Seniors, individually and in groups, regarding high school graduation, completion of high school and transition to adulthood (college, military, and/or workforce) including but not limited to analyzing data for all scholars while prioritizing and identifying scholars (individually) or subgroups (collectively) with potential high school graduation problems;

planning, implementing and tracking individual high school graduation plans; identifying and resolving barriers to graduation; and facilitating next steps including college, military and career choice planning.

PURPOSE:

To strengthen graduation outcomes and increase postsecondary readiness, while increasing the graduation rate, City University Schools with funding support provided by Memphis-Shelby County Schools, with a position to effect such a change for the scholar, school and district. The primary purpose of this role is to identify, support, and monitor all scholars in order to avoid risks of not graduating on time by providing targeted academic, attendance, behavioral and engagement interventions.

The Transition Support Coordinator will serve as the school's dedicated graduation success specialist, using student performance data to identify barriers to graduation and develop individualized support plans that promote persistence, credit attainment and successful completion of all City University Schools requirements. The Transition Support Coordinator will work closely with scholars, families, faculty, counselors (campus and community), administrators, community partners, and other stakeholders to coordinate services, implement intervention strategies, and ensure all scholars remain on track toward graduation.

The position will also support transition planning, credit recovery efforts, mentorship, as well as, career and volunteer opportunities, along with postsecondary planning in order to aid scholars in establishing meaningful pathways beyond City University Schools.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

This position description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, knowledge or abilities associated with this classification, but is intended to accurately reflect the primary job elements. Supports all high school scholars, with a priority interest placed upon Seniors in order to avoid the risk of dropping out while also developing strategies to continue to engage them in learning throughout their high school career and beyond, using relevant academic and behavioral data and other measures.

Develops and implements Individual Engagement and Career Plans for all scholars, especially those who are at risk for not graduating. Such efforts include working with teachers, counselors (campus and community), parents, employers, mentors and other individuals or organizations that have…