Director of College Prep & Success
A Call to College is hiring a full-time Director of College Prep and Success and we are looking for a perfect fit with our growing A Call to College family!
Are you organized, flexible, detail-oriented, energetic and compassionate? Do you love working with Newark’s youth and are you excited by the prospect of helping them pursue and complete their education after high school? If so, you might be who we are looking for to join our team as a Director of College Prep & Success! Overarching responsibilities of this position include: implementation, management and evaluation of projects and programs; spokesperson for A Call to College; developing student relationships and providing informed advising; and leading and collaborating with multiple teams. Some more specific responsibilities are listed below.
Please see attached general job description and A Call to College employment application. Interested candidates should email Tara Houdeshell at thoudeshell@newarkcityschools.
Director of College Prep & Success Needs and Primary Responsibilities
Needed Skills and Character Traits: Organized, Comfort with Technology, Good oral and written ability, Detail-oriented, Ability to multi-task, Flexible, Passionate, Compassionate, Maturity or social awareness, Sense of Humor
Desired Skills and Character Traits: Higher Ed Experience (Fin Aid, Admissions, Student Life), some exposure to K-12, Comfort with teaching/presentations, Quantitative, Tech Savvy, Community-minded, energetic, positive attitude, will commit a period of time to ACTC
Employment Details: Ideal Start date as soon as possible. Full-time, year-round position. A Call to College highly values employees having a healthy work/life balance and offers a generous allowance for time off. Approximately 5 weeks of vacation including NCS observed National Holidays, winter and spring breaks and ten work days of personal time (generally over summer months.) There is no formal sick leave or personal leave but employees are able to take time off when needed, understanding the responsibility of completing all work. Health, Dental and Vision for which ACTC covers 78% of individual premiums and 73% for families. PNB 401(K) which ACTC matches 100% of employee's contribution up to 4% of employee's salary. Starting Salary $45-60K, depending on experience and education level.
Estimated Leadership Responsibilities Include:
PEAK Coordinator and Scheduling
I Know I Can Go To College Week (2nd)
Reading Rocks (2nd)
College and Money Savvy Wildcats (4th) (includes teaching)
Wizard at The Works (4th)
Start Your Story (Fr) (includes teaching)
ACT Prep/Testing: Boosters, Methodize, Multiple Registration, Practice Test, Test Day, Turbo Camp (Jr, Sr)
Class Visits – (Jr, Sr)
Advising, Training, Communication (Jr, Sr)
Diversity Professional Development
Social Media (Facebook, Twitter, Remind)
Advising - Remind Texting Implementation -STRATEGIC PLAN
Summer Melt (Newark Campus focus, but all students) -STRATEGIC PLAN
Retention (Newark Campus focus, but all students) -STRATEGIC PLAN
Various Other Events and Programming
