Lindy Scholars Program Coordinator

Temple University•Philadelphia, PA

18d•Hybrid

About The Position

Temple University's College of Education and Human Development, through the Center for Reimagining Excellence, Access and Transformation in Education (CREATE), is launching a one-year pilot of the Lindy Scholars Program. The initiative pairs Temple University students, through their clubs or organizations, with middle-grade students for after-school career exploration and mentoring. The pilot adapts the established Drexel University program to Temple's student experience and its partnership with the Dr. Tanner G. Duckrey School in North Philadelphia. The goal is a full program launch in the 2027-28 school year. Under the leadership of CREATE's Senior Director of College Access and Pathway Programs, the Program Coordinator manages the day-to-day planning, development, and implementation of the pilot. The Coordinator is the primary point of contact among Temple's Office of Student Affairs, participating student clubs and organizations, Temple liaisons at Duckrey, CEHD assessment colleagues, and Drexel's Lindy Scholars Program. The Coordinator works with Temple student club and organization leaders to prepare them to design and deliver after-school career-exploration content, and collaborates with Duckrey staff—including the staff member responsible for before- and after-school programming—to ensure the pilot runs smoothly and responsively. The role also builds and sustains program partnerships, leads recruitment, training, and ongoing support for participating Temple groups, coordinates pre- and post-session assessment, and helps synthesize pilot lessons into a proposal for the program's long-term continuation and expansion.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and three years' experience in education, human development, social work, or a related field, with experience working with middle-grade youth and/or after-school, mentoring, or enrichment programming; an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
Experience administering an after-school, mentoring, or other youth enrichment program.
Experience working with P-12 learners, particularly students in grades 6-8.
Experience working with youth in urban settings.
Experience working with undergraduate student organizations or clubs.
Familiarity with career exploration or career pathways programming.
Experience with program evaluation or assessment design.
Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and flexibility to take on new responsibilities as they arise.
Ability to work under pressure to meet goals, deadlines, and competing priorities, both independently and cooperatively.

Responsibilities

Manage the day-to-day planning, development, and implementation of the Lindy Scholars Program pilot at Temple.
Serve as the primary point of contact among Temple's Office of Student Affairs, participating student clubs and organizations, Temple liaisons at Duckrey, CEHD assessment colleagues, and Drexel's Lindy Scholars Program.
Prepare Temple student club and organization leaders to design and deliver after-school career-exploration content to middle-grade students.
Work with Duckrey staff, particularly the staff member responsible for before- and after-school programming, to ensure the pilot runs smoothly and responds to participating students' needs.
Build and sustain partnerships that support the pilot.
Lead recruitment, training, and ongoing support of Temple student clubs and organizations.
Coordinate pre- and post-session assessment with CEHD assessment colleagues.
Synthesize lessons from the pilot into a proposal for the program's long-term continuation and expansion.