Position Type:
Student Support Services/Other

Date Posted:
2/6/2024

Location:
Christ the King Jesuit Collge Prep
(High-Needs School)

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to Daniel Zundel, Director of Student & Partner Success at dzundel@ctkjesuit.org.

Position Type: Full-time, Salaried, 12-months
Salary: Based on years of experience and qualifications. Salary Range - $50,000-65,000
Date Available: Immediately or prior to start of 2024-2025 academic year. Start date no later than July 1, 2024.

Christ the King Corporate Work Study Overview
Christ the King Jesuit College Prep, through the Cristo Rey Network model, provides a college preparatory education to high school students from under resourced communities on Chicago's West Side. At CTK, we prepare students to achieve their fullest potential through the integration of academics, work experience, extracurricular activities, and service. We are proud that, for every year CTK has been open, 100% of our graduates have been accepted to college.

Through the Corporate Work Study Program, all CTK students work 5 days per month at a leading Chicago area company. The wages students earn through their jobs fund a substantial portion of the cost of their education - making quality, college prep education possible for students who otherwise would not have access. The resulting work experience, career exploration, mentorship, and networking students gain are invaluable in positioning them to succeed in college and beyond.

Job Summary - Career Readiness Curriculum Coordinator
Reporting to the Director of Student and Partner Success, the Career Readiness Curriculum Coordinator (Coordinator) leads the development and implementation of curriculum, programs, and initiatives to increase/improve:

• Students' performance in their CWSP jobs
• Corporate partner's satisfaction with students' work
• Students' personal growth and satisfaction derived from their CWSP jobs
• Connections students make between CWSP work and their academic, career, and personal goals
• Advantages students take from the opportunities their CWSP experiences provide
• Correlations students make between college and career
• Post high school career opportunities

The Coordinator is responsible for the four-year career readiness curriculum and instruction, summer training for new students, coaching and reemployment programs, career readiness classes for students not deployed to jobs, and programs for students to earn credentials (e.g., certificates, licenses, endorsements).
Key Responsibilities

Career Readiness Curriculum Development & Lead Instructor

• Lead the development and implementation of a four-year career readiness curriculum that aligns with the continuous growth needs of students and the work skill needs of corporate partners.
• Define and implement desired learning outcomes and assessment metrics, tools, and schedules.
• Create, implement, assess, and continuously improve an effective plan for instruction that includes rigorous, engaging, high-impact lessons.
• Serve as the lead career readiness instructor.
• Recruit, select, train, and assess additional teachers.
• Coordinate instructor grading for all sections, ensure grading practices meet CTK standards, collaborate with the Student and Partner Success Coordinators on final grades and grade submission.
• Ensure classrooms are compliant with the CTK classroom checklist and students adhere to the student code of conduct and dress code.

Career Readiness Curriculum & Instruction for Non-Deployed Students

• Coordinate career readiness courses for students not assigned to a CWSP job.
• Establish learning outcomes and create a curriculum and syllabi for each grade level that expands on the career readiness curriculum and builds students' technology skills.
• Serve as the lead teacher for the career readiness courses.
• Hire, train, schedule, and assess teachers.
• Ensure grading meets CTK grading practices and all grades are entered and finalized on schedule.
• Ensure classrooms are compliant with the CTK classroom checklist and students adhere to the student code of conduct and dress code.

Summer Business Training (SBT)

• Coordinate CTK's annual Summer Business Training for all incoming students.
• Collaborate with the Director of Student and Partner Success and the VP for Corporate Work Study to establish the learning outcomes, outline the curriculum, and develop the schedule.
• Build curriculum to meet desired student learning outcomes.
• Identify internal, Cristo Rey Network, corporate partner, and third-party content and instruction resources, incorporate them into SBT and oversee and evaluate their work.
• Hire, schedule, train, and evaluate instructors.
• Coordinate the recruitment, selection, training, integration, supervision, and evaluation of the Student Ambassadors for SBT.

Coaching

• Coordinate an effective coaching program that facilitates learning and growth for students who are not meeting the expectations of their CWSP jobs.
• Collaborate with the Student and Partner Success Coordinators to develop a coaching plan for each student placed on an employment contract or reemployment, and to identify other students who would benefit from coaching.
• Develop topic-based group coaching.
• Manage and schedule the volunteers who provide coaching.
• Establish desired learning outcomes, assess the program, and implement continuous improvement.

Reemployment Program

• Oversee the reemployment program curriculum ensuring learning outcomes are defined, curriculum aligns with desired outcomes, outcomes are assessed, and the program is continuously improved.
• Collaborate with the Student and Partner Success Coordinators to understand the circumstances of each student entering reemployment and tweak the curriculum to meet the individual learning needs of each student.

Credentialing

• Collaborate with academic leadership and the VP for Corporate Work Study to identify and implement opportunities for CTK students to earn career credentials and/or college credit through their CTK education.
• Collaborate with credentialing partners and corporate partners to develop opportunities for students to gain work experience that aligns with the credential they pursue (e.g., develop opportunities for students who are enrolled in or have completed a CNA program to gain experience as a CNA at a hospital).

Qualifications

A successful candidate will possess the following knowledge skills and abilities:

• A bachelor's degree in education, counseling, or related field
• At least 3-5 years of professional work experience as a teacher and/or counselor in a high school, higher education setting, or adult learning context.
• Experience successfully defining learning outcomes, developing curriculum aligned with learning outcomes, and assessing curriculum in relation to learning outcomes.
• Exceptional organizational, time management, attention to detail, and administrative skills.
• Passion for education and the mission of Christ the King Jesuit College Prep including CTK's Jesuit Catholic identity and the model of the Cristo Rey Network.
• Cultural competence in addressing complex issues and a demonstrated commitment to promoting inclusion, equity, diversity, and accessibility.
• Demonstrated success teaching, counseling, coaching, and/or advocating for young people from under resourced communities.
• Strong technology skills including proficiency with MS Office Suite (excel, word, ppt).
• Flexibility to adjust hours as needed and to meet deadlines and school needs.
• Flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends as needed.
• Pass a background check and complete pre-employment training.

For more information on CTK, please visit www.ctkjesuit.org.

To apply, please send a cover letter and resume to Daniel Zundel, Director of Student & Partner Success at dzundel@ctkjesuit.org.