Array Education - College Access Manager
Requirements
• Confidence and strong knowledge of the college application landscape or a genuine enthusiasm to build actionable expertise in this area. • Joy in connecting with young people! This role is a coach - someone who can build trust, actively listen, and feel comfortable providing guidance and critical feedback. • A deep commitment to educational access for all young people! We’re building a new approach to college access and we need teammates who are excited to help! • A love of data and spreadsheets! We believe data tells a story that helps to guide students to the best path forward. You are not just proficient with spreadsheets, but intuitively rely on them to keep track of information and discover interesting trends. • A love of collaboration: You enjoy working alongside your teammates to find creative solutions to complicated challenges in a fast-paced, adaptive, hands-on environment. • Bachelor’s degree required. • 3+ years of experience working with young people in an educational or mentoring capacity. • Strong ability to coach, motivate, and inspire young people to achieve ambitious goals • Proficiency in Google Sheets, Microsoft Excel, and experience with CRM Databases such as Salesforce • Strong attention to detail and aptitude for working with data • Experience coaching college admission and/or financial aid is a plus • Willingness to maintain a flexible work schedule, working evenings and pre-selected weekends as needed in order to accommodate the scheduling needs of Scholars and support one off events
Responsibilities
• Under the Supervision of the Associate Director of Scholarships & Pre-College Advising and informed by the Associate Director of Data Analytics and Insights, the College Access Manager will help to: • Facilitate the college application and decision process for 80+ high school Scholars through development of college lists, conducting one-on-one or group coaching and decision meetings, and reviewing financial aid packages • Conduct conversations and occasional workshops with Scholars to help them understand the college landscape, select a best fit college, and understand the financial viability of enrollment. • Collect and enter college prep program data in order to make real time adjustments to program operations and ensure data-driven results. • Review Scholar data regularly to track student progress, determine where additional counseling or intervention may be required, and support continual improvement in the coaching process • Manage the college prep communication calendar making sure all messages are sent in an accurate and timely manner with follow-up where needed. • Build and steward relationships with College Admissions Counselors via admission representative visits, conferences, counselor sessions, and direct outreach • Track Scholar application activity and outcomes to understand where they ultimately enrolled in college, ensuring deposits are submitted by the national May 1st deadline. • Co-manage in a 3-week summer academy to manage outcomes, facilitate curriculum, and build knowledge of Scholars. • Liaise with Summer Academy Staff and professors to ensure consistency in outcomes on curricula and assigned tasks. • Build and facilitate student workshops on college application strategies and manage Scholars to identified deadlines • Coordinate College Admission Representative visits to the Cooperman College Scholars Offices and Scholar visits to selected College Campuses • Document and transition key information to ensure a smooth handoff to the College Success team
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