Director of College Persistence and College STEPS
Director of College Persistence and College STEPS
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$ 75000 - 75000
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With community residents leading the way the mission of Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation (CHLDC) is to build a strong sustainable Cypress Hills/East New York where youth and adults achieve educational and economic success secure healthy and affordable housing and develop leadership skills to transform their lives and community.
Cypress Hills Local Development Corporation has an opening for one (1) full-time Director of College Persistence and College STEPSto provide leadership program sustainability personnel management data management and direct counseling for youth as part of our College Success Programs. The programs provide a range of youth development services to promote access to and persistence in college. Principal Duties: This role focuses on the persistence services provided to our youth. Each year we work with cohorts of young people to help apply and then enroll in college. Our College Success Programs provide intensive college preparation enrollment and persistence services to support students throughout the transitions from high school to college. Our programs help low-income youth access college by having counselors assist them through the college exploration application and financial aid processes. Counselors further facilitate the necessary matriculation steps from college acceptance to college enrollment ensuring that students successfully start their first day of college. Once students are in college persistence counselors provide direct case management to our youth in order for them to persist through college.
Responsibilities will primarily fall under: leadership & program sustainability staff supervision data management & evaluation and direct services
Principal Duties:
- Assume responsibility for all aspects of college persistence program and College STEPS including direct services for young adults and development of more intentional career pathways for program participants
- Manage all elements of recruitment and hiring of persistence full-time and part-time staff
- Commit to provide scaffolded weekly supervision to a team of full-time persistence counselors to ensure program delivery and promote staff professional development
- Manage all aspects of transfer culture in CSP division and deepen staff competency for transfer advisement; in collaboration with Director of College Success Programs
- Develop and maintain relationships with strategic college campuses for the purpose of advocating for program participants and building base of institutional knowledge
- Coordinate with the Franklin K. Lane Student Success Center and Thomas Jefferson Student Success Center to ensure that students seamlessly transition from college access to college persistence services
- Conduct weekly meetings for persistence teams to review program priorities clarify expectations and share feedback
- Actively manage persistence data: tracking participant progress ensuring timely and accurate input and producing reports for funders and for program evaluation improvement and sustainability
- Participate in fundraising and advocacy for agency programs
- Represent program to funders; meet all reporting requirements for funding sources
- Monitor expenses and assure budget compliance in consultation with Director of College Success Programs
- Attend all required division and agency meetings
- Other duties as assigned
Position Requirements:
- Masters Degree in relevant field preferred
- Significant experience working with adolescents and young adults
- Familiarity with college admissions and student support services
- CUNY experience preferred
- Commitment to the youth development perspective
- Must possess strong teamwork communication (verbal and written) and organizational skills
- Knowledge of college admissions and financial aid process
- Experience in working with young people from the youth development perspective
- Bilingual (Spanish/English) preferred
- Passionate about ensuring young peoples success in college
- Highly computer literate
- Demonstrated ability to engage students on a regular basis with consistent follow up as necessary
Supervision:
- This position reports directly to the Director of College Success Programs.
Compensation:
- $750000 annually.
- We offer a very competitive benefits package.
To Apply:
- Please forward your cover letter resume and three (3) references to Ben Carey Director of College Success Programs at: .
CYPRESS HILLS LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION IS AN EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY/AFFIRMATIVE ACTION EMPLOYER AND IS COMMITTED TO WORKPLACE DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION.
We promote recognition and respect for individual and cultural differences and we work to make our employees feel valued and appreciated whatever their race gender background or sexual orientation.
EOE Minorities/Women/Disabled/Veterans
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
