LOCATION AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS

Work hours are Mon-Fri 10am-6pm with occasional weekend and evening special events. This position will be hybrid remote/in-person. The Bay Area site currently has a once-a-week minimum in-office expectation every Tuesday in Oakland with the intention of increasing in person connection in the coming months. In-office requirements are subject to change due to the needs of the site or position.

Build relationships and provide 1:1 support and advising to a caseload of high school seniors and participants in their first year out of high school, approximately 70 students.

• For High School Seniors:
• Conduct engaging 1:1 monthly meetings and group mentoring sessions with participants supporting socioemotional learning and critical consciousness.
• Continue mentorship beyond high school graduation.
• For participants their first year out of high school: Provide mentoring and support towards transitioning to a new environment and career guidance as needed. Specifically, this will include:
• Advising participants on academics, financial aid and money management, engagement on campus and in the community, and career exploration.
• Applying the Summer Search depth mentoring model to coaching participants to navigate challenges and focus on problem-solving, particularly around situations commonly faced by first-generation, low-income college students.
• Engaging regularly with all participants, adapting to meet their needs in challenging situations and/or seeking greater support.
• Preparing participants to gain familiarity with and access to the range of supports offered by Summer Search.
• Consistently utilize Salesforce to record contact with participants and their progress toward/in a post-secondary pathway. Analyze data in collaboration with the Post-Secondary Program Manager to adapt approaches and supports as needed.
• Collaborate with other Summer Search program staff to identify and address the best supports to ensure post-secondary success

Specifically, the Post-Secondary Program Coordinator will:

Build relationships and provide 1:1 support and advising to a caseload of high school seniors and participants in their first year out of high school, approximately 70 students.

• For High School Seniors:
• Conduct engaging 1:1 monthly meetings and group mentoring sessions with participants supporting socioemotional learning and critical consciousness.
• Continue mentorship beyond high school graduation.
• For participants their first year out of high school: Provide mentoring and support towards transitioning to a new environment and career guidance as needed. Specifically, this will include:
• Advising participants on academics, financial aid and money management, engagement on campus and in the community, and career exploration.
• Applying the Summer Search depth mentoring model to coaching participants to navigate challenges and focus on problem-solving, particularly around situations commonly faced by first-generation, low-income college students.
• Engaging regularly with all participants, adapting to meet their needs in challenging situations and/or seeking greater support.
• Preparing participants to gain familiarity with and access to the range of supports offered by Summer Search.
• Consistently utilize Salesforce to record contact with participants and their progress toward/in a post-secondary pathway. Analyze data in collaboration with the Post-Secondary Program Manager to adapt approaches and supports as needed.
• Collaborate with other Summer Search program staff to identify and address the best supports to ensure post-secondary success.

Support, deliver and attend other programmatic components as needed.

• Connect high school and post-secondary participants to events, stakeholders, and resources that will support them in their educational attainment, career readiness and sense of financial well-being
• Participate in trainings related to practical supports, including college access and persistence, career exploration, and financial well-being
• Coordinate other program pieces related to educational attainment, career readiness, SEL and financial well-being such as: scholarship processes, mass communications, college visits, high school and Community Based Organization partnerships, student retreats and other special projects as needed
• Support the ongoing growth and development of post-secondary access and success program at the local and national level
• Attend Signature Events and other events relevant to the role (i.e., Alumni Events)
• Support site Outreach efforts, i.e., conducting student interviews, preparing interview packets, etc.