Bilingual College Access and Success Program Coordinator

Bilingual College Access and Success Program Coordinator

Conexión Américas seeks qualified candidates for the position of College Access and Success Program Coordinator. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong mentoring skills and significant experience in the public education system and working with immigrant and refugee populations.

Experience with high school students and leadership development preferred. The successful candidate must be highly organized, possess a high level of professional initiative and creativity, believe in the potential of every student, and be adaptable to working with people of diverse socio-economic and ethnic backgrounds. Only candidates who can demonstrate total commitment to the mission and values of Conexión Américas should apply.

Fluency in Spanish required and experience
working with immigrant populations is preferred. Please note that part of the interview will be conducted in Spanish.

This is a permanent, full-time staff position that reports to the Associate Director of Education Programs. The College Access and Success Program Coordinator will be responsible for the planning and implementation of the Escalera program at a high school site in Nashville. In 2001, the “Escalera:
Taking Steps to Success Progress” was created by UnidosUS, the nation’s largest Latino advocacy and civil rights organization, to promote economic mobility for Latino youth by increasing educational attainment, career planning, and access to information about professional careers.

Conexión Américas has been implementing the Escalera program since 2014 for 11th and 12th graders in the form of weekly grade-level 2 hour after-school meetings at each high school site. Our goals are to maintain a cohort of 20 students per school site that persists from their junior to senior year and enroll/are prepared to enroll in a post-secondary institution. The program serves primarily Latino students, but targets any first-generation college student.

In addition to after-school programming, coordinators also provide one-on-one case management and organize other enrichment opportunities (college trips, volunteering, FAFSA support, summer learning experiences, etc.)

• Manages the implementation of Escalera after school programming, which serves students in grades 11 and 12. Leads programming for a cohort of first generation college students.
• Plans and conducts recruitment and retention outreach for students in the program.
• Builds and maintains a positive relationship with key staff and administrators at designated school site.
• Reports program success to school staff and other stakeholders through a newsletter, staff presentations, and check-ins with key school partners.
• Leads in-school or after school meetings with students.
• Manages, adapts, and updates the program curricula as needed to fit the needs of the cohort.
• Coordinates wraparound services for students including class selection planning, test prep, career discovery, and leadership and professional development.
• Provides one-on-one individual case management for students regarding their career exploration, college application process, etc.
• Collaborates with other members of the College Access & Success team to coordinate college tours, visits to college fairs, parent workshops, and other supporting events and activities for students and their families.
• Provides college access support for events at the high school site.
• Manages a programmatic budget.
• Conducts accurate and timely outcome & data tracking to measure and report success of the program, including contributing data and programming information for required grant reports.
• Ensures each student meets requirements to…