Alumni Success Adviser

Company Description

Who we are:

KIPP St. Louis is a part of a national network of free, open-enrollment, public charter schools offering a choice to families and children in St. Louis City. As the largest charter school system in the city, we are driven and committed to our mission, vision, and equity statement.

Mission:
Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose—college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

Vision:
Every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities.

KIPP St. Louis currently educates over 2,000 students and at full growth, we will educate nearly 3,600 students and hundreds of alumni. Today, our St. Louis network consists of PreK-12th grade.

We believe that our educators are proving what’s possible in urban education each and every day, by inspiring students and helping them discover the joy of learning. KIPP schools support our educators to help students achieve academic excellence, building the skills and confidence they need to succeed.

Together, we are raising the bar for every student, every day.

The KIPP Forward (KF) program is responsible for implementing robust programming for KIPP St. Louis students and alumni throughout their high school and post-secondary education, training, and career pathways. KIPP Forward seeks to support all KIPP St. Louis students in becoming successful adults in their academic, professional, and personal lives.

The Alumni Success Adviser is responsible for leading and implementing KIPP St. Louis’ post-secondary strategy while providing direct advising and support to KIPP St. Louis High School alumni. The Alumni Success Adviser will provide individualized guidance and ongoing support to alumni as they navigate and persist in college, career and technical education, military service, and workforce pathways, serving as the primary point of contact for alumni success and persistence.

The Alumni Success Adviser will work collaboratively with the Director of KIPP Forward, KIPP Forward team members, students, families, postsecondary institutions, and community partners to ensure alumni are connected to the guidance, resources, and support they need to persist and make meaningful progress toward their postsecondary and career goals.

The Alumni Success Adviser will report directly to the Director of KIPP Forward.

Full-time, Exempt, 12 Month

• Direct Manager: KIPP Forward Director
• Direct Reports:
  None
• Key Collaborators: KIPP Forward team members, students, families, postsecondary institutions, and community partners

• Independently manage an alumni caseload and determine appropriate outreach, interventions, and follow-up based on student needs and data.
• Prioritize alumni requiring additional support and develop individualized persistence plans.
• Manage alumni programming and the annual persistence calendar in alignment with KIPP Forward priorities.
• Identify when additional support, partnership, or escalation to the Director of KIPP Forward is needed.
• Use professional judgment when connecting alumni to postsecondary, financial, career, and community resources.

• Advise and coach alumni across college, CTE, military, and workforce pathways through consistent outreach and individualized support.
• Monitor academic progress, enrollment, financial aid, and other indicators that may impact persistence.
• Support seniors and recent graduates through matriculation and summer transition requirements.
• Maintain accurate alumni records, outreach notes, interventions, and outcome data.
• Connect alumni to scholarships, campus resources, internships, employment, and other opportunities.
• Build relationships with postsecondary institutions and community partners that expand support available to alumni.
• Collaborate with KIPP Forward staff on programming, events, FAFSA initiatives, and transition activities.

• Accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of alumni data and progress monitoring.
• Effectiveness of partnerships and resources in supporting alumni success.
• Contribution of alumni trends and insights to the continuous improvement of KIPP Forward programming.
• Alumni enrollment, persistence, completion, credential attainment, and career progress.
• Successful matriculation of graduating seniors and reduction of summer melt.
• Consistent alumni engagement and timely intervention for students experiencing barriers.
• Successful re-engagement of alumni who are no longer enrolled or connected to a postsecondary pathway.

• Strong relationship-building and advising skills with young adults, families, and external partners.
• Ability to…