Associate Director of Career Exposure - Camden

Heres what you need to know:

At KIPP NJ our mission states that we prepare our students to change the world.  We believe that for most of our students a Bachelors degree is the stepping stone for students to pursue professional and personal success. We also believe that this is not the only path to professional and personal success and are committed to supporting 100% of our students including those who choose a non-college post-secondary pathway. We believe in career exploration and exposure throughout high school so all students leave with a strong sense of their passion purpose and plan for a strong start in college or a progressive professional pathway of their choosing. We know that truly preparing students for college and career requires an intense focus on student GPAs and ACT results experiential learning opportunities such as summer programs and dual enrollment courses excellent college & career counseling and strong relationships with and programming for students and their families.  

The Associate Director of Career Exposures job is to ensure that all students have meaningful quality experiential learning opportunities throughout high school. The AD of CE in collaboration with school and regional leaders builds and maintains strong partnerships with local organizations and programs leveraging the cultural capital of the community and embed partnerships and critical learning experiences in Career Academies within the school. The AD of CE will develop and work toward intentional milestones and experiences by grade level such as career and college fairs shadow days and interview prep workshops as well as ensuring students have individualized experiences at career sites colleges and programs (i.e. internships college dual enrollment and career dual enrollment)

Heres what youll be doing:

ESSENTIAL DUTIES &  RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contribute  and provide direct implementation support of the schools Career Academies and Career Courses ensuring strong academic experiences for students robust and aligned partnerships with community organizations smooth logistics for exposures and experiential learning and school-wide training and awareness of the Academys role within the school.
• Expand develop and maintain school-specific partnerships for internships volunteer opportunities CTE dual enrollment career mentors and job shadowing.
• Support students in learning about and enrolling in experiential learning opportunities and dual enrollment programs and support them toward completion through direct student advising parent engagement and partner management.
• Plan for and execute school-wide career exposure and prep experiences such as fairs workshops and speaker series. Invest and work with other key stakeholders to invest students staff and families in critical events.
• Maintain robust data reporting: Consistently enter data into a system to progress monitor and analyze student participation and enrollment in experiential learning opportunities.

Critical Outcomes

• Students attend college and career exposure events including fairs trips shadow days and workshops
• Students participate in an internship pre-college program in-house CTE program or other experiential learning program during the summer or school year
• Students note an increased awareness of postsecondary options that align with their interests and values from beginning of year to end of year
• Students who enroll in CTE dual enrollment courses complete the course and earn a career certification if applicable
• Student who are enrolled in the Academies pass their classes

As job descriptions cannot be exhaustive the position holder may be required to undertake other duties that are broadly in line with the above essential duties and responsibilities.

Qualifications :

Must Haves:

• Demonstrated experience working with traditionally under-served students and their families from diverse socioeconomic racial and ethnic backgrounds
• Project management experience
• Instructional or advising experience preferably in a high school setting focused on college & career readiness curriculum with a track record of strong outcomes for students

Skills 

• Comfortable using Microsoft Office and Google Suite
• Experience with Salesforce PowerSchool Naviance Overgrad or similar-type student database systems
• Strong written and oral communication skills
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Strong organization skills and meticulous attention to detail
• Superb customer service skills and love and support for families and students 
• Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills 
• Adept at data analysis and strong content knowledge; ability to extract meaningful insights and actions from data

Abilities

• Student Focus: Belief that all students regardless of background have the ability to go to and through college; demonstrated commitment to the schools unique community
• Commitment to do whatever it takes to ensure our teachers and students have what they need to be successful
• Cultural Competence: Demonstrated ability to create inclusive environments that honors and supports a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives  
• Ability to proactively problem solve; anticipate challenges before they occur
• Ability to identify inefficiencies and generate creative solutions
• Ability to develop and manage multiple projects simultaneously and comfortably with ambiguity
• Ability to work collaboratively and maintain focus
• Ability to troubleshoot and manage high stress situations with a calm and positive demeanor
• Achievement Orientation: Demonstrated student achievement results in own work and from counselors that he/she manages  

Nice To Haves

• A car for travel to community organizations and partner locations as needed (mileage reimbursement provided for locations that arent local)

Work Demands

• Occasional nights and weekends 
• Ability to travel to colleges/CTE programs and occasional professional development opportunities both in and out-of-state

Additional Information :

Compensation & Benefits

The salary for this role is $80000 - $90000. In addition to a competitive salary KIPP NJ offers a generous benefits package including but not limited to the following:

• Robust benefits that include medical dental and vision
• Participation in the New Jersey Public Employee Retirement System (PERS) for appropriately classifed roles
• Optional participation in the KIPP NJ 403b retirement plan including matching contributions
• A school-issued laptop
• Transportation benefits for TEAMmates commuting into Newark from the New York City area
• Generous Time-Off including 3.5-4 school vacation weeks (depending on the year) allocated sick and personal days and an extended summer break
• Up to 12 weeks 100% parental leave for primary caregivers
• Employer paid life insurance
• Extensive optional ancillary benefits including short term and long term disability and accident and hospital indemnity

Our organization is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color sex gender age religion national origin citizen status marital status physical or mental disability military or veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Our organization will make a reasonable accommodation to known physical or mental limitations of a qualified applicant or employee with a disability unless the accommodation would impose an undue hardship on the operation of the organization. No questions on this application are asked for any unlawful purpose.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time