Overview

Position

Under the supervision of the College Access Director, the College Access Coordinator (CAC) will specialize in supporting 9th-11th grade students in preparing for success in college admissions, financial readiness, and college completion. The CAC will also support the team in 12th-grade financial aid and college applications and play a key role in matriculation outcomes.

 

Primary Responsibilities

  • Program planning and implementation: Utilize existing curriculum and resources to implement advisory sessions and events with the support of the College Access Director
  • Direct Practice: Teach College Access Advisory Workshops and work with students on a one-on-one basis.
  • Individual Student Planning and Monitoring: Ensure students complete College Access requirements, which include college applications, scholarships, financial aid, and attendance at weekly Advisory Workshops, college fairs, college representative visits, and college field trips/tours.
  • Management of Services and Resources + Financial Readiness Program: Manage and update scholarship database and College Access Events, as well as the coordination and implementation of the financial affordability program (which includes applications to FAFSA/CADAA).
  • Data Management: Collect, track and update databases around student progress to outcomes
  • Program Performance and Reporting: Assist the College Access Director with assessing the quality of program operations according to the College Access standards and report on progress against College Track Student Requirements.
  • Managing Resources for Undocumented Youth (DREAMers): Assist the College Access Program with gathering and tracking resources for undocumented students, including scholarships, local events/resource fairs, and legal assistance/DACA.
  • New Projects: Projects as assigned by the College Access Director.

 

Qualifications

The College Completion Coordinator must embrace the College Track vision of transforming low-income communities into places where college readiness and college graduation are the norms.

Additionally, candidates must possess the following qualifications:

  • Minimum 4-year college degree;
  • Minimum 2 years of experience working directly with under-resourced high school students of color;
  • General knowledge of California State University and University of California applications;
  • General knowledge of FAFSA/CADAA applications;
  • Prior teaching and curriculum development experience;
  • Ability to build strong rapport with high school students;
  • Superior organizational and project management skills with strong attention to detail;
  • Exceptional reliability and follow-through

College Track requires that the holder of this position be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, as defined by the CDC. College Track will review and consider requests for reasonable accommodation to this requirement. College Track will review all requests for reasonable accommodation and determine whether an accommodation can be provided based on the essential functions of the job. College Track may require information or documentation from an employee and reserves the right to request additional information or documentation in consideration of the request for accommodation

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