Transitional Coach-100% College Prep
About The Position
Young Community Developers (YCD) is a nonprofit organization established in 1973, serving residents of all ages in San Francisco's most underserved communities. YCD employs a holistic approach through a service ecosystem designed to empower residents towards economic mobility, fostering positive community development via education, workforce training, and social services. YCD believes in the right to sustainable, generational economic mobility and aims to break the cycle of poverty, serving approximately 1,200 community members annually through programs and partnerships. YCD has been recognized as one of the top 50 best nonprofits of its size to work for in the United States by Non-Profit Times. The 100% College Prep Institute (100%) is a college preparatory organization for middle school, high school, and college youth, dedicated to providing underserved students with the academic and leadership skills needed to enter and complete post-secondary education. 100% utilizes a holistic approach, with staff collaborating with students, teachers, counselors, and parents to achieve academic goals and develop college plans.
Requirements
- Minimum of 2 years of college, B.A./B.S. preferred and two years of relevant experience.
- Ability to work with youth who perform at different levels in either a classroom or after-school program setting.
- Strong ability to demonstrate 3 teaching modalities: visual (presenting information using graphs, tables, videos etc.) auditory (by explanation and discussion), and tactile (having the student use their hands, i.e., constructing a model or having them work out a problem or it’s concepts on the board.
- Ability to meet the needs of the community by working nontraditional hours as needed, which may include evenings, weekends and some holidays.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate with schools and work in partnership with administrators, teachers, and community partners.
- Passion for mentoring young people, promoting youth development practices and working towards social change.
- Familiarity with student loan types (subsidized vs. unsubsidized), federal/state grants, and financial aid award letters
- Strong working knowledge of the FAFSA process
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, written communication, patience, diplomacy, and a high level of customer service skills.
- Ability to think critically, problem solve and be resourceful.
- Embraces cultural differences and is willing to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion.
- Self-motivated individual who has a passion to ensure that program goals, objectives, and tasks are completed in a timely fashion and exceed standards.
- An efficient multi-tasker who demonstrates effective time management and the capacity to meet competing deadlines.
- Must have proven ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
- Ability to manage a 1:20 student caseload
- Strong commitment to the mission of Young Community Developers Inc./100% College Prep and to individuals from diverse populations.
- Continuous commitment to improve occupational knowledge.
- Demonstrate competency with using Microsoft Office Suite, Google platform, Zoom and other technology platforms.
Responsibilities
- Counsel, motivate, advise, and provide caring mentorship to help all students meet their educational and life goals through monthly (or more as needed) transitional sessions
- Regularly review each student's progress toward meeting goals outlined in the ISSP (Individual Student Success Plan)
- Proactively engage students on-campus and virtually to ensure they meet critical financial aid deadlines and loan acceptance windows.
- Recruit and sustain youth participants throughout the program
- Establish a professional and supportive relationship with students
- Attend meetings with program and school site staff as necessary
- Submit daily, monthly, quarterly, and annual progress reports for students and families
- All other duties as assigned
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
Associate degree
