Associate, College and Career Access

Who We Are

DC Prep is a network of public charter schools serving over 2,100 preschool through 8th grade students across six campuses in Wards 5, 7, and 8. The Prep Next Alumni Support program serves DC Prep alumni for ten years after middle school graduation, through high school and college and into career. While we’re proud to be one of the highest performing public charter networks in Washington, D.C., we recognize that how we support our students to be successful is as important as the results we achieve.

That pushes us to reflect on questions such as how we can facilitate our students’ academic, social, and emotional development; how we can support our team members’ professional growth and personal ability to do this work long‑term; and how we can engage our students’ families as our own. While this work is hard, it’s worth it-- we believe in the transformative power of education, the agency of our students and staff, and the joy that comes from engaging in meaningful work with people we care about and trust.

Full‑Time

Washington, DC

Exempt

In order to deliver on DC Prep’s mission and commitment to students and families, the Prep Next team provides holistic support to graduates of DC Prep as they pursue success in high school and college. Beginning in the spring of students’ 8th grade year, Prep Next works with students and families to support a strong transition to 9th grade; continued academic and personal success through high school;

and robust college access counseling. Prep Next’s post‑secondary team then continues to support students’ success through college. We are successful if our students build the knowledge, skills, and confidence to lead self‑sufficient, choice‑filled lives. Achieving this goal requires an incredible team, and we need a dynamic Associate of College and Career Access with a wide set of skills and passions to support our team as we evolve as a program.

Sound like a team you’d like to join? Check out our website to learn more!

The Associate will provide holistic support to a caseload of 11th and 12th grade students at high schools across the DC region, working closely with the Associate Director to deliver evidence‑based college access interventions and programming. The Associate will think creatively and proactively about how to best reach and impact our students, while leveraging college access experience to ensure that all advising is nuanced, accurate, and effective.

Together, the Associate and Associate Director will deepen our students’ understanding of their higher education options and support our students in developing strong, financially feasible, and individualized post‑secondary plans to be implemented upon high school graduation.

• Providing intensive, individualized college and career counseling, as well as high school graduation support, to a caseload of approximately 120 seniors and juniors, primarily in person through high school visits and at various locations accessible to families, requiring ability to move easily through the area.
  • Support provided to juniors and seniors should result in a strong, financially feasible, and individualized post‑secondary plan upon graduation that continues to build their skills and provides a solid foundation for their future career aspirations.
• Building trust and engaging with parents and guardians as partners throughout the college application process.
• Tracking and analyzing caseload data consistently in Salesforce to build weekly action plans that maximize student impact and lead to strong student outcomes.
• Collaborating with school‑based partners to ensure students receive effective support as they work toward high school graduation and their post‑secondary plan.
• Planning and delivering college and career access group programming grounded in a research‑based approach and reflecting current trends, including the facilitation of key workshops for students and families on topics such as financial literacy and FAFSA, college essays, and the broader post‑secondary landscape.
• Staying up to date on current college admissions and financial aid…