Coordinator, College Access & Equity

The Opportunity

The College Access and Equity Coordinator is responsible for implementing programming in partnership with School District of Philadelphia principals, administrators and staff. This school-based position coordinates and delivers rigorous academic enrichment, college-readiness and career development activities to middle and high school students. The position maintains hours similar to school-based staff, reporting Monday through Friday, with occasional weekend hours. 

You’ll help us to achieve: 

• High engagement of students and staff in a college- and career-preparatory culture, supported by high-quality activities and partnerships. 
• Increased representation of students of color within high schools in the School District of Philadelphia.

What You’ll Do

• Facilitate college access programming, including college application process, FAFSA completion, and workshops.
• Support school administrators and staff in strengthening college and career awareness among students by sharing actionable student data or professional development to increase student preparedness.
• Advise and support academically prepared middle school students of color and their families through the High School Selection process, and as they transition to select-admit or city-wide high schools.
• Implement our online ‘How to Apply for College’ coursework for high school juniors and building buy-in from teachers to utilize in the classroom.
• Increase participation of students in college and career readiness activities, including dual-enrollment and internship programming.
• Coordinate and oversee off-campus field trips that support college exposure and readiness.
• Serve as a point of contact for opportunities offered by external partners, especially those that enrich a students academic, college or career readiness. Collaboration with external partners could also include information sharing with students, supporting applications and monitoring student participation. 
• Coordinate with peers and partners to recruit participants for summer, workforce and internship opportunities.
• Develop processes to collect and maintain student data via appropriate tracking documents and/or systems. 
• Keep relevant stakeholders up to date along multiple project benchmarks

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree required
• At least three years of of work experience
• A passion for increasing educational access for underserved communities 
• Experience working directly with youth through mentorship, teaching or general youth program implementation and project management 
• Proficiency in Google Suite
• Experience using a database to collect and store performance data; Experience with data analysis and reporting a bonus 

Who You Are

• An organized individual with strong attention to detail and the ability to handle multiple projects 
• A strategic thinker with the ability identify potential problems, innovate, and provide proactive solutions 
• A relationship builder with strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with families, students, school partners, and external partners
• A strong communicator, able to represent our work both verbally and in writing 

In addition to your experience, expertise and strengths, you must meet PA State background check requirements [PA Criminal, PA Child Abuse and FBI Fingerprint Check] at hire and every five years thereafter. You’ll also need to adhere to COVID safety guidelines as required by the Department of Human Services and/or the School District of Philadelphia.

Work Arrangements

Heights Philadelphia currently maintains a hybrid work environment where staff work from home, in our Center City office, and on-site with school partners, as determined by the staff member's or team’s responsibilities. We also prioritize time together as an organization - living in our value of succeeding together. This role is school based for four days out of the week, with one weekly remote day dedicated to data entry. Monthly in-office professional development days are also required.