Job Description

ROLE OVERVIEW: 

The Career Integration Coordinator will be responsible for managing KIPP TX Austin’s career integration alignment with KTC’s top priorities of College Match and College Persistence.  This role is aimed at supporting high school KIPPsters and alums through exploring their interests and abilities, career options and college majors, along with organizational partnerships to create career exposure and internship opportunities and requires managing both internal and external stakeholders including members of our state and regional leadership.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES: 

The Manager of Career Integration will: 

1. MANAGE AND PROGRESS MONITORING ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER KEY CAREER INTEGRATION INDICATORS THROUGH THE COLLEGE COUNSELING TEAMS ON EACH HIGH SCHOOL

   • Collaborate with the college counseling managers and their teams to develop a timeline for the critical moves necessary to achieve career integration into the college match process.

   • Manage the development and implementation of Career exploration and pathway development initiatives

   • Motivate buy-in from school leaders, along with state and regional leadership on access and opportunities of all KIPPsters in experiential learning opportunities based on career assessment data

   • Lead training on utilizing career interest assessments and surveys and results analysis for all KTC staff in collaboration with Match and Foundational metrics and tools 

   • Develop curriculum for integrating career exploration and exposure in the college match process

   • Utilize assessment, survey results and student interest to develop relationships with organizational partners, college partners and government entities for career exposure and summer of learning opportunities

DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT CAREER INTEGRATION INITIATIVES 

• Lead trainings and workshops for faculty and staff on the soft skills necessary to be successful in the work environment

• Schedule and manage logistics for programming and event logistics involving district-wide participation in career focused events

• Support college counselling teams in guiding and informing students on potential career pathways and goal setting based on both quantitative and qualitative data assessments

• Support counselors in hosting family meetings on internship and summer of learning opportunities available to students

• Work with faculty and staff to support career integration in other content courses and as a critical piece of the college match process and college persistence process

WORKING WITH ALUMNI

• Work with the Persistence Managers and the Alumni Advisors to promote career pathways and opportunities with KIPP alumni

• Work with board members, staff, the development team and employed alums through job opportunities that may become available for students

• Create and Develop the training and support of alumni advisors to counsel students who are not engaged in work or education and support their successful transition to a positive path 

• Develop internship opportunities both internally and externally to engage alums in career experiential opportunities

• Implement region-wide special events for alums aimed at developing college and career goals including career assessments, survey, job searching, creating a career plan, etc.

DEVELOP AND ENGAGE PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS AND COLLEGE PARTNERS IN CAREER DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES

• Work with partner organizations to develop internships and career opportunities for alums

• Develop a robust knowledge of local vocational training programs and maintain relationships 

• Develop and execute the recruitment and application process through counselor and advising teams for Career Programming at partner institutions

• Cultivate, solicit, and develop matching internship opportunities  and full time employment opportunities with businesses and organizations for current KIPPsters and alumni

• Support Career Partner Orgs during internships and managing evaluations

Qualifications

EDUCATION AND KNOWLEDGE:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year institution. 

• Experience managing career development and programming for students 

• Experience working with underserved youth in urban populations

• Ability to manage others in implementing and aligning new and developing initiatives

SKILLS:

• Comfort with working in a fast-paced, non-profit environment

• Articulate, professional demeanor with strong self-confidence and initiative

• Excellent interpersonal skills; Ability to work with a wide-range of people including teachers, parents, students, and admissions personnel

• Intelligent, driven self-starter with a demonstrated track record of success in developing and executing  on a long-term, multi-tiered strategy

• Extremely detail and process oriented, able to develop and implement internal systems necessary to build capacity and organizational structure

• Proven written and verbal communication skills

• Outstanding project management skills, with an ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously

• Proven ability to collaborate and build relationships with stakeholders across functional and organizational lines

• Proficiency in Google Docs and Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)

• Proficiency using computers, printers, copy machines, fax machines, scanners, and telephones

• Excellent driving record and reliable transportation

• Experience using the internet and social media websites

• Strong work ethic and entrepreneurial spirit

• Bilingual (English/Spanish) preferred, but not required

Additional Information

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

In addition to a competitive salary scale, a part of KIPP Texas’ competitive benefits options, KIPP offers all employees an $0 HMO plan for the employee only. In addition to our $0 plan, KIPP provides a $600 employer contribution towards a Health Savings Account and a variety of other supplemental benefits such as Dental, Vision, Short and Long-Term Disability, Pet Insurance, Life, etc.