Alumni Advisor

ALUMNI ADVISORCRSJ VISION Through a culture of joyful learning, Cristo Rey San José celebrates and develops students’ unique gifts as they encounter God’s love and become leaders who shape society with and for others.

CRSJ MISSIONCristo Rey San José is a Jesuit, Catholic college-prep high school where students of any faith commit to a rigorous curriculum and professional work experience. Students realize their inherent potential and prepare to complete a post-secondary education that will set them on a path toward a sustainable, fulfilling future. Through the Ignatian charism of cura personalis, students facing barriers to opportunity become leaders filled with passion, purpose, confidence and conscience.

PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AND VALUES - VISION FOR EDUCATORSCristo Rey San Jose Jesuit High School Alumni Advisors will consistently work with the counseling team to model and help all students reach the characteristics of the Cristo Rey San Jose Graduate at Graduation:
Loving, Intellectually and professionally engaged, Open to growth, Nurturing faith, and Striving for justice (LIONS).Personally modeling and simultaneously empowering students to live out Ignatian values of faith, service, and commitment to social justice

Guiding our students to understand what having a growth mindset means

Promoting and assessing student ownership of learning by developing students’ self-discipline, study skills, persistence, and delayed gratification

Fostering a classroom culture of respect, honesty, and integrity

Developing meaningful opportunities in class for student leadership and growth of self confidence

Creating opportunities for students to utilize complex reasoning strategies and problem solving skills

Consistently engaging in work with positivity and adapting to student and institutional needs with openness

Reinforcing professionalism and Corporate Work Study Program skills like precision and accuracy, computing, and time management

Teaching key content knowledge for given subjectALUMNI ADVISOR DESCRIPTION The Alumni Advisor will collaborate with the administration and college counselors to maintain and expand a comprehensive to-and-through college counseling program that focuses on the academic, financial, and social health and well being of all students.

The Alumni Advisor is responsible for outreach and advising for Cristo Rey graduates in an effort to improve the degree attainment rate of our first generation, low income students. CRSJ seeks to educate and foster in our students meaningful college readiness and life skills to support the transition to higher education. Additionally, the Alumni Advisor will help to develop and maintain Cristo Rey partnership agreements with 4-year and 2-year institutions to create bridges for successful student transitions and undergraduate degree completion.

ROLE RESPONSIBILITIES – ESSENTIAL DUTIES Reporting to the Director of Student Success, the specific responsibilities for the Alumni Advisor include:

Senior Preparation Plan & facilitate Spring Break College Tours to engage junior class with alumni on campuses

Support the planning/designing of College and Career Readiness (CCR) curriculum for 12th graders; push into those classes to support instruction and work with students, especially during the spring semester. This class introduces financial literacy, time management and executive function techniques, self advocacy skills, race/identity awareness, how to manage family relationships, and specific college resources for academic success and personal wellness.

Introduce alumni support program and provide transition orientation for alumni parents

Facilitate “family decision meetings” as needed

Alumni Support Work one-on-one with alumni entering their first year as they transition to college through summer meetings to confirm orientation and registration requirements, and ensuring that health insurance coverage is transferred or waivers are confirmed (which may include some travel to visit them on campus)
Engage and document alumni progress through campus visits, email, and social media interactions, including coordination of incentives to encourage participation

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