Readiness Coordinator

The Life Readiness Coordinator supports middle and high school students (Grades 7–12) in the Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance program as they prepare for life after high school. Building on SVMA’s long-term school-based mentoring model—where students are matched with a mentor in elementary school and remain paired through 12th grade—the Coordinator provides tailored guidance to empower mentees in career exploration, college planning, trade/vocational options, and essential life skills.

The focus will be on connecting mentees with existing programming.

Working directly with students, school counselors, mentors, families, and local community partners, the Coordinator creates equitable pathways to post-secondary success, fostering self-advocacy, confidence, and readiness for adulthood.

Location: Sonoma, CA (School-Based, primarily SVHS & SVMS)

Work Year: Mid-August through mid-June (aligned with Sonoma Valley Unified School District academic calendar)

Reports To: Executive Director / Program Director

Compensation: $30 - $38/hour depending on experience and qualifications + Benefits Package

• Build strong, trusting, and culturally responsive relationships with mentees in grades 7–12.
• Deliver individualized post-secondary planning guidance, help students map out academic, career, and personal goals.
• Assist mentees in identifying personal strengths, values, interests, and transferable skills.
• Facilitate essential life-readiness skill development, including communication, self-advocacy, financial literacy, time management, and decision-making.
• Monitor student academic progress, engagement, and milestone achievements across program years.

• Design and coordinate experiential career exploration opportunities, including job shadowing, campus visits, guest speaker panels, and career fairs.
• Guide high school seniors and families through college access and financial aid processes, including FAFSA and CADAA (California Dream Act Application) support.
• Promote diverse post-secondary options, including 4-year universities, community colleges, vocational/trade technical certifications, apprenticeships, and direct workforce entry.
• Facilitate interactive workshops and student cohorts focused on resume building, interview practice, scholarship searches, and financial basics.
• Support students in creating and updating a personalized Post-Secondary Transition Plan before graduation.
• Partner regularly with SVMA Mentor Facilitators to share relevant student progress and post-secondary goals with mentors.
• Equip volunteer mentors with tools, conversation prompts, and resources to effectively support their mentee’s college and career planning.
• Ensure alignment between mentor-mentee activities and the student’s individualized readiness goals.

• Maintain strong collaborative working relationships with SVUSD school counselors, teachers, administrators, and student support staff.
• Connect mentees with existing campus-based resources, tutoring, clubs, extracurriculars, and leadership programs.
• Build and nurture partnerships with local employers, trade organizations, community colleges (e.g., Santa Rosa Junior College), universities, and youth-serving non-profits in Sonoma Valley.

• Maintain accurate and timely student records, participation tracking, and milestone outcome data using SVMA database software.
• Collect data to evaluate program effectiveness, student growth, and post-secondary outcome tracking post-graduation.
• Participate in staff meetings, SVMA team events, organizational training, and professional development related to youth development and college access.

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