College and Career Coach - AmeriCorps Washington

SUMMARY:
In the College and Career Coach (CACC) position, the CSF AmeriCorps member works with middle school staff to provide college readiness programming to designated Washington State school districts. The CACC partners with schools to implement college readiness curriculum, College Bound awareness, academic enrichment activities, mentorship, and social skills/leadership development. The AmeriCorps member's efforts will contribute toward the development and growth of the school's college-going culture and strengthen students' college aspirations for low-income, underserved students.

Positions are available in the following school districts:

• Auburn School District
• Highline Public Schools
• Kent School District
• Seattle Public Schools
• Tacoma Public Schools
• Spokane Public Schools
• Yakima School District

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Directly support middle school students by developing and delivering college and career readiness curriculum and support services to 8th grade middle school students in one of CSF's partner schools to strengthen students' college aspirations. Administer pre and post assessments to students receiving the college and career readiness curriculum to assess the program's efficacy.
• Support parent/guardians and school staff efforts to build and strengthen the school's college-going culture to provide the best opportunity for students to be college ready.
• Participate in mandatory statewide member development meetings to receive ongoing training and career development to prepare for life after AmeriCorps.
• Participate in regional CSF college and career readiness events.
• Collaborate on activities with school staff, community partners, out-of-school time providers and CSF staff to keep youth and families engaged in college readiness programming.
• Coordinate and participate in approved community service activities for National Days of Service and other CSF AmeriCorps special events.
• Complete required and timely reporting and administrative duties as assigned.
• Adhere to the expectations and conditions as outlined by the CSF AmeriCorps Member Service Agreement.
• Promote AmeriCorps program and civic engagement.
• Uphold CSF's organizational code of conduct, policies, and procedures.
• Participate in CSF's anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion learning opportunities.
• Occasional travel and visits to the College Success Foundation's home office in Bellevue as well as CSF's regional office are required.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Commit to a term of service for a minimum of 1700 hours of service.
• Serve the standard hours of service: Monday through Friday, 8 hours a day (40 hours per week) with a minimum 30 minute lunch break in the service day; this break does not count as service time. Specific hours will be based on the individual needs of the individual assigned school and CSF AmeriCorps.
• Serve flexible hours to include out of school time activities with community partners, pending prior approval from regional site supervisor. May include nights and/or weekends, various hours based upon individual middle school hours and planned events.
• Outstanding interpersonal, oral and written communication skills.

• Excellent organizational and project management skills, with a desire to learn multi-tasking and time-management.
• Experience using Microsoft Office Suite to complete various projects and tasks.

• Growth mindset that prioritizes learning and updating knowledge and behaviors.
• Desire to take initiative and work both independently and collaboratively with multiple stakeholders. Stakeholders include CSF staff, colleagues, community resource agencies, and school district personnel.
• Commitment to understanding and complying with all CSF and partner school standards.

• Commitment to learning and embracing anti-racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion.

• General knowledge and passion for Knowledge of college readiness, awareness and planning.
• Commitment to learning about the communities at the middle school service delivery sites and recent effective involvement with students in those schools and communities.

• Access to reliable transportation to service site and all meetings outside of the assigned service site.
• Collegial, respectful, ethical, and kind approach to working with young people, particularly between the ages of 12-14, and colleagues within CSF and school district.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR THE POSITION:

• College degree (Bachelor's or Associate's degree) required. Bachelor's preferred in education, sociology, psychology, social work, public service or a related field.
• Clearance with required AmeriCorps and CSF background checks (Washington State Patrol criminal registry, FBI fingerprint check, National Sex Offender Registry background check, drug screening).

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by a member to successfully perform the essential functions of this service successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of service, the Member is regularly required to; place objects or operate office equipment such as a computer or other productivity machine and to communicate information and ideas so others will understand as well as exchange accurate information in these situations. The member is required to frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific perspective abilities required by this service include the ability to perceive, inspect and access information at close range.

Service is generally conducted in a school and classroom. May require physical effort associated with using the computer to access information, or occasional standing and lifting needed to carry out everyday activities.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Members must be able to use collaborative software to communicate with others and attend virtual meetings. Members must be able to handle stress that is involved in meeting strenuous deadlines and be flexible and able to interact with CSF employees and school staff at all levels. Work is generally conducted in a school environment with minimal exposure to excessive noise or adverse environmental issues.

The work environment characteristics described are representative of those a member encounters while performing the essential functions of this service. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

CONDITION OF POSITION:

The position may change based upon needs of the program and/or organization needs and available funding. Members must reside in the state of Washington. College Success Foundation maintains a drug free environment and all successful applicants must pass a drug screen prior to hire . Members of College Success Foundation and its subsidiaries must be able to successfully work in and promote a multicultural and diverse work environment.

The statements contained herein reflect general details as necessary to describe the principal functions of this job, the level of knowledge and skill typically required and the scope of responsibility but should not be considered an all-inclusive listing of work requirements. Individuals may perform other duties as assigned,

including work in other functional areas to cover absences or relief, to equalize peak work periods, or otherwise to balance the workload.