< Alumni Success Coach >

Comp Sci High

Comp Sci High opened its doors in 2018 with a unique mission: to use the power of education, technology, and community as an engine of opportunity and a force for economic freedom in the South Bronx. Today, our mission remains unchanged.

CSH is a team of educators dedicated to ensuring that every graduate reaches the median income by the age of 25.

CSH continues to reimagine high school through the lens of economic prosperity with an innovative model, a strong community, and promising results.

What Our Alumni Success Coach Will Do

Strengthening Alumni Success Program (~60%)

As part of our team:

• Track trends and report to PSL Department/school based PSL team

• Use data (check-ins, advice, observations, etc.) from Alumni to influence and impact students PSL experience

• Increase Alumni engagement by 50%

• Identify and thought partner to solve programmatic deficiencies

For Students:

• Connect Alumni to a wide range of professionals

• Visit students on their campus’ and in their workplaces

• Decrease transfer requests and summer melt by 20%

• Lead monthly virtual workshops

• Train and manage Alumni leaders

• Create and execute transition lessons for Seniors

Under your leadership:

• Create and establish new internship opportunities for Alumni (in multiple cities)

• Foster bonds and relationships that allow Alumni to network with one another

• Create networking opportunities between Alumni and other career professionals

• Create systems and tracking methods to support

• Stay current on the trends and advancements in the PSL community

• Build relationships with other professionals in similar fields

Outreach and external partnerships (~30)

As part of our team:

• Build relationships with college and career personnel

• Develop and maintain strong institutional knowledge of college campuses on caseload

• Build strategic partnerships and engage student support systems at each assigned college/university/job training program to cultivate relationships that will support student persistence and increase alumni support investment, and engagement with post secondary plan

For students:

• Become familiar with the academic and social environments at assigned colleges and share information with college counseling teams to recommend suitable matches

• Serve as a thought partner to students. Be the person students have the opportunity to troubleshoot and bounce ideas off. (This may include the following: making summer plans, asking a professor for additional support, picking classes or asking someone on a date.)

• Assist in minimizing potential obstacles

Under your leadership:

• Identify and establish relationships with partners for alumni internships, workforce development and career technical education opportunities

• Provide support to stopped out alumni who are interested in enrolling in college and/or pursuing other opportunities

• Serve as primary contact for all Alumni stopped out and alumni enrolled at assigned colleges/universities from enrollment decision to graduation (beyond)

Alumni Engagement Improvement ( ~10)

As part of our team:

• Plan and execute school-based events to support senior scholars matriculating to their colleges/universities and alumni in workforce/certificate programs

• Establish campus-based initiatives to promote college persistence via workshops, scholarships, life skills, career, and networking opportunities and other resources to support alumni in persisting and connecting to existing campus resources

For students:

• Be knowledgeable on ways to support student development

• Understand, and be willing to further learn about, the nuances of poverty

Under your leadership:

• Collect and analyze data to strategize, prioritize, and discover trends across alumni and colleges/university caseloads

• Track and maintain student data using Group Trail (Check-ins and outreach must be entered within 48 hours)

• Track and complete monthly college and academic report results to share outcomes and results with Managing Director of Post-Secondary Strategy & Succes

Qualifications

To be eligible for consideration, you must have:

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university, OR Tech certification holder OR Trade school certification holder.

• 3 years of relevant work experience

• The ability to travel up to 20% of the time

• Meaningful experience living, working or volunteering in low-income communities

• Launched and/or led a program, club, classroom or business

• An instinct for constructive collaboration: active listening, clear communication, empathy, and an ability of work effectively across lines of difference

• Detail orientation

The most competitive applicants will have:

• Skills applicable to CSH’s college and career counseling model

• Proficient in GSuite

• Knowledge of the labor market

• Connections (or willingness to connect with) trade schools, tech companies, and non-traditional fields

• Extensive knowledge of the college admissions and financial aid process; including an understanding of requirements, forms, and college opportunity programs

• Extensive knowledge of the financial, academic, and social skills necessary to be successful in college

• Strong attention to detail

• Strong networking, presentation, communication, influencing and negotiating skills

• Comfort discussing issues of race and class, as well as an understanding of the obstacles and conditions of at-risk urban youth

• Teaching experience is a plus

• Focused on results – a flexible thinker who understands the chief metric is student achievement

• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment; flexible, able to work autonomously as well as take direction as needed

• Belief in the Comp Sci Highs mission

• Maturity, humility, strong work ethic, sense of humor, and “roll-up-my-sleeves” attitude

• Meaningful experience in similar organizations or roles, potentially including:

• Working on or leading high performing schools or nonprofit organizations

• Working on or leading small teams or start ups

• Management or leadership experience with diverse populations

• Prior work experience working with adolescents and/or families, particularly in traditionally under-served communities.

• Teaching and/or admissions experience will be considered a bonus

Mindset

We believe students succeed when adults build a close, collaborative community and strive relentlessly for excellence. We are also building a new school. With those things in mind, we are looking for educators:

• who strive for excellence--who constantly push themselves, their colleagues, their school leaders, and their students to be better;

• who thinks out of the box to problem solve;

• who see and respect BIPOC students, different cultures, and kids from the Bronx;

• who are willing to learn and grow from students, staff, managers, and coaches;

• who believes in dismantling systems of oppression and rebuilding systems of equity;

• who is excited to assist students in navigating life post high school; and

• who is personable; someone students can relate and confine in.

Compensation

Salary: $85,000 - $95,000. We offer very competitive benefits, commensurate with experience, and great opportunities for professional and career development.

Equity

At Comp Sci High, we are committed to equity in all aspects of our mission and vision. We recognize that structural inequities disproportionately affect Black and Brown students, hindering their ability to achieve economic freedom. Our dedication to addressing these disparities is rooted in our belief that every student deserves an equal opportunity to succeed.

Our approach to equity is comprehensive and proactive. We work to actively identify and dismantle barriers to success, whether they stem from systemic racism, socioeconomic status, or other forms of oppression. Our staff understand that the learning and unlearning must begin with themselves. We aim to foster a culture of continuous improvement, where we regularly assess our practices and policies to ensure they are aligned with our commitment to equity and justice, especially as we are preparing our students for an increasingly interconnected world.

Achieving true equity requires ongoing collaboration, dedication, and courage. We understand that this journey will not be easy, but we are unwavering in our commitment to creating a more just and equitable future in partnership with our students. At Comp Sci High, Equity is not just a goal—it is a moral imperative. We invite you to join us in this vital work as we strive to become an engine of opportunity and a force for economic freedom in the South Bronx and beyond.

To Apply

Submit a resume and cover letter detailing your experience and interest in our work to www.compscihigh.org/join-our-team.

Comp Sci High is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes candidates from all backgrounds.