Program Coordinator, Student Success Center

F/T Program Coordinator, Student Success Center.
Richmond Hill High School.
High School and College Success.

STATEMENT OF THE AGENCY:
Commonpoint is a non-profit, multi-service agency with flagship sites in Little Neck, Bayside, Forest Hills, East Elmhurst, Jamaica, and Crotona ( Bronx), with 80 additional sites throughout the community that provide a diverse array of programs and services to over 85,000 individuals. The mission is to sustain and enhance the quality of family and individual life for all members of our community, regardless of religion, ethnic or cultural background, national origin, gender identity or expression, sexual preference, age, or disability, within a pervasive and inclusive environment that
facilitates individual growth, meets individual needs and builds community. We accomplish this mission through a broad range of social, educational, and recreational services that reach community members of all ages and backgrounds.

STATEMENT OF THE POSITION:
Within our framework of a holistic, strength-focused, and family-supported practice, an individual hired as the Program
Coordinator, Student Success Center in the High School and College Success portfolio of services will report directly to
the Director of the Student Success Center.

Qualifications:

• Master’s Degree in Psychology, Social Work, School Counseling, or related course of study with bilingual extension strongly preferred.
• At least three years’ experience working with adolescents in an urban environment, providing services that reduce barriers and facilitate educational success and social-emotional wellbeing.
• Demonstrated ability to establish strong rapport with an urban adolescent population and their families.
• Prior workshop/seminar development and implementation experience preferred.
• Prior college counseling experience strongly preferred.
• Must have excellent organizational, teamwork, verbal and written communication skills.
• Must have a commitment of work from a strength-based and/or youth development perspective.
• Experience working with a diverse group of students and ability to support students and hold them accountable as appropriate.
• Strong relationship-building and group facilitation capabilities, incorporating cross-cultural sensitivity.
• Deep understanding of positive youth development, education learning standards, and issues facing immigrant and first-generation youth in the U.S.
• College guidance experience and strong knowledge of the college application, financial aid and scholarship process.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with administration and staff to offer college readiness activities to the broader student population and to create a culture of college anticipation in the school.
• Participate in regular meetings with school-based and agency staff on college and career readiness.
• Create engaging and relevant activities for all students and their families connected to college.
• Develop activities that enhance exploration of college as a post-secondary choice and option.
• Work with support staff and program staff to ensure that each student creates a clear, attainable postgraduate plan.
• Provide direct individual and group college advisement.
• Foster and manage relationships with college personnel, including college administrators, professors, and staff who provide student support services.
• Arrange for student participation in college fairs, tours, and retreats.
• Arrange speakers and panels related to college issues.
• Provide information on financial aid and planning, and assistance with FAFSA and scholarship applications, as well as applications to SEEK, EOP, HEOP, and College Discovery programs.
• Provide assistance with college choice, exploration, and completion of college applications in a timely manner.
• Provide workshops for parents on financial aid and the college choice and application process to inform and to attain their support for a college option.
• Regularly update student contact information.
• Provide parent orientation for students proceeding on to college in collaboration with school staff.
• Plan and implement regular outreach and meetings for alumni in collaboration with school leadership to ensure overall success through the transition after high school.
• Act as a liaison with admission offices in collaboration with school leadership as we develop deeper connections with institutions.
• Conduct periodic surveys of school alumni and prepare statistical reports.
• Maintain all required statistical and narrative documentation.
• Ability to work evenings, as needed.
• Participate in staff training and meetings, including school retreats and professional development.
• Other duties assigned by supervisor.

General Tasks of Commonpoint Queens Staff:

• Promote and implement the Core Values of the Community Center.
• Participation in all staff meetings and staff training seminars.
• Participation in agency-wide programs and program committees, as assigned.
• Active involvement, as a supervisee, in the supervision process.
• Support the mission of Commonpoint Queens.
• Other tasks appropriate to Commonpoint Queens staff, as assigned.

Commonpoint Queens reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

Commonpoint Queens and the Samuel Field Y are equal opportunity employers/programs. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

To Apply: Please submit a cover letter and résumé, as a Word or PDF document only, to Elizabeth Kugelman at [email protected]. Please indicate “Program Coordinator, SSC RHHS” in the subject line. Due to the high volume of applicants, only qualified candidates will be contacted.