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Company Name : Chicago Public Schools
Location : Chicago, IL 60602
Position : College and Career Coach

Job Description : College and Career Coach (220000JF)
Description:
Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is the third largest school district in the United States, serving over 360,000 students in 600+ schools and employing nearly 36,000 people, most of them teachers. CPS has set ambitious goals to ensure that every student, in every school and every neighborhood, has access to a world-class learning experience that prepares each for success in college, career and civic life. In order to fulfill this mission, we make three commitments to our students, their families and all Chicagoans: academic progress, financial stability and integrity. Five core principles are embedded within these commitments – high quality, rigorous instruction, talented and empowered educators, safety and support, financial stability and collective impact.
The College & Career Coach is responsible for driving college and career preparation strategy and activities within a designated high school, as well as monitoring and managing OSCPA key performance metrics. The Coach is responsible for implementing strategies that prepare Chicago Public School students for postsecondary opportunities. Chief among the responsibilities is to provide direct service to every high school student using a set of curricular and enrichment strategies delivered through the domains of awareness, readiness, access and success to promote long-term preparation for postsecondary transition.

Principal Duties
Direct School Support
Spearhead and support College and Career exploration and awareness activities
Educate students on a comprehensive set of college and career options (college & career, in & out of state, 2-year & 4-year, corporate and entrepreneurial) through college & career exploration activities.
Facilitate meetings between college representatives and students
Serve as school-level point person for district-wide exploration and awareness activities.
Establish and oversee school-based college and career resource centers – includes scheduling, publicizing open hours (office hours), events
Spearhead and support College and Career readiness activities
Coordinate Work-Based Learning (WBL) activities with counselors, teachers, students, Partnership Development Team, Central Office
Identify work-ready students and facilitate work-based learning experiences (site visits, job shadows, internships, guest speakers) during the school year and summer months
Coordinate job shadow, career speaker and career service events that promote college and career preparation
Support supplementary soft skill workshops
Coordinate workshops that focus on writing, time management, technology and study skills
Associated monthly metrics:
% of students participating in soft-skills training
Identify and connect students to enrichment activities (e.g., Summer Transition, TRIO)
Conduct ongoing college access workshops and coordinate college access activities for all grade levels that advises students about college and career opportunities
Meeting with students individually and in groups to discuss individual college and career choices and college and career access activities.
Drive financial aid access activities school-wide.
Conduct monthly workshops that inform and prepare students in 9-12 for financing their college education including the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA)
Drive scholarship activities school-wide.
Prepare and process scholarship materials; establish, organize and meet with scholarship committees, make scholarship applications available, guide through the process
Maintain information on institutions that offer scholarships
Track scholarships received
Associated monthly metrics:
% of students completing at least 1 scholarship application
Working with counseling team to track applications and maintain records on seniors, including GPA’s and transcripts
Marketing and Outreach
Facilitate parent outreach
Keep parents, students and staff informed through regular communication (i.e. newsletter for parents, letters/emails/phone calls about test dates, application deadlines, college events, and financial aid)
Conduct and/or coordinate college and career informational presentations to parents
Educate students and parents about career exploration and choice as well as colleges, the college admissions process, trends, procedures
Support school in recruiting efforts
Promote college and career going culture (share best practices and lead related PD for school-based staff)
Establish productive relationships to ensure a common understanding of OSCPA objectives and achieve shared goals at each school
Support the Naviance College and Career Planning/ Implementation and Usage
Conduct comprehensive workshops preparing students for Naviance goal setting
Monitor Naviance utilization at the school level
Teamwork and Integration
Participate in ongoing coach and counselor integrated support strategies using the American School Counselors (ASCA) implementation plan
Participate in scheduled school planning sessions to develop key tools and strategies that promote the departments work
Attend monthly OSCPA Coach professional development meetings
Qualifications for Job:
College graduate from an accredited college or university with a minimum bachelor’s degree in related field, supplemented by three years of relevant work experience. Candidate must have access to reliable transportation, and availability to work occasional evenings and weekends.

Skills and abilities:
Candidates possess the knowledge, principles and practices of academic and career development; must maintain the ability to establish effective working relationships with students, parents and school personnel as well as representatives from universities, businesses, government and community-based organizations.
Be proficient in Windows Operating System and MS Office; ability to develop and maintain partnerships; must be a team player.
Conditions of Employment:
As a condition of employment with the Chicago Public Schools (CPS), employees are required to:
Establish/Maintain Chicago Residency – Employees are required to live within the geographic boundaries of the City of Chicago within six months of their CPS hire date and maintain residency throughout their employment with the district.
Be Fully Vaccinated or Submit to Weekly COVID-19 Testing – Employees are required to be fully vaccinated within 30 days of their hire date. Full vaccination is defined as at least two weeks after your second shot of a two-shot vaccination course, or at least two weeks after a one-shot vaccination course. Unvaccinated staff must submit to weekly testing.

Primary Location: Central-42 West Madison Street (CW-Counseling & Pstsecondry Ad)

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