Postsecondary Transition and Career Advisor

Caseload Management

Manage a caseload of approximately 110 1st year alumni starting second semester of senior year in high school to support the transition from high school to their postsecondary pathway.

Provide 1:1 advising, guidance, and coaching services focused on transition to postsecondary programs, postsecondary enrollment, college persistence, the transfer process, college completion, and career readiness.

Track enrollment and persistence steps of alumni to ensure persistence in their selected postsecondary pathways (i.e. financial aid applications, course enrollment, etc.).

Analyze and reflect on student data to develop strategies to best outreach and support caseload.

Provide alumni with consistent information on college scholarships, internships, and organizations focused on college persistence and completion.

Leverage KIPP Galaxy, ADB, and Advisor/Team trackers to track alumni data and analyze student data [contact information, financial aid, internships, etc.] using the Alumni Services database.

Strong Transition Programming

Collaborate with the Match Team such as Director of College Counseling, Senior Counselors and the Postsecondary Match & Career Managers and other KIPP Forward teammates to plan for and execute Strong Transition for 12th grade students attending KIPP San Francisco College Preparatory and KIPP Esperanza High School in East Palo Alto.

Manage the Tier 3 caseload of current seniors that focuses on guidance preparation to prevent summer melt.

Track matriculation steps of current seniors in collaboration with the Match Team to ensure students enroll in the fall to their selected postsecondary pathway.

Support with college essay submissions, financial aid nights, college and CTE tours, and other tasks as needed.

Alumni Events & Programming

Join a committee that leads an Alumni Project to support in the planning and executing of that project.

Actively participate in college and career partnership working groups.

Develop and maintain contacts at local colleges and universities in order to provide outstanding alumni support and potential alumni clustering.

Provide KIPP Forward with feedback regarding academic rigor, school culture, and counseling services of the various colleges alumni attend.

Cross-Team Collaboration and Operations Support

Serve as a member of the Postsecondary Success team, modeling stellar performance and healthy communication.

Attend and participate in all KIPP Forward team meetings, including Postsecondary Team Meetings, Professional Development, Regional Support Office team meetings.

Respond to emails, calls, and texts from staff and students within 48 hours during work week.

Other duties as assigned.

Physical, Mental and Environmental Demands

Ability to navigate office and school campuses, and hold meetings in different spaces. Traditionally, much of the day involves sitting. Ability to access and utilize technology. Occasional lifting/carrying of equipment 1-20 lbs. Physical agility to move self in various positions in order to execute duties effectively, which may include kneeling, walking, pushing/pulling, squatting, twisting, turning, bending, stooping and reaching overhead.

Stress of deadlines and normal work standards, ability to analyze problems and generate alternatives, work with interruptions, concentrate for long periods of time, read, calculate, perform routine math problems, memorize and recall objects and people.

Office and classroom environment subject to constant interruptions and distractions. (Occasional/frequent) classroom/school environment and travel.