College Access & Equity Coordinator

The Opportunity

We are seeking a dedicated and resilient College Access and Equity Coordinator to join our team at Murrell Dobbins Career & Technical Education High School. This position presents a chance to make a meaningful impact in a community that encounters substantial obstacles yet demonstrates remarkable resilience and potential for growth and positive change.

The College Access and Equity Coordinator is responsible for implementing programming in partnership with School District of Philadelphia principals, administrators and staff. This school-based position coordinates and delivers rigorous academic enrichment, college-readiness and career development activities to middle and high school students. The position maintains hours similar to school-based staff, reporting Monday through Friday, with occasional weekend hours.

You’ll help us to achieve:

• High engagement of students and staff in a college- and career-preparatory culture, supported by high-quality activities and partnerships.
• Increased representation of students of color within high schools in the School District of Philadelphia.

What You’ll Do

• Facilitate college access programming, including college application process, FAFSA completion, and workshops.
• Support school administrators and staff in strengthening college and career awareness among students by sharing actionable student data or professional development to increase student preparedness.
• Implement our online ‘How to Apply for College’ coursework for high school juniors and building buy-in from teachers to utilize in the classroom.
• Increase participation of students in college and career readiness activities, including dual-enrollment and internship programming.
• Coordinate and oversee off-campus field trips that support college exposure and readiness.
• Serve as a point of contact for opportunities offered by external partners, especially those that enrich a students academic, college or career readiness. Collaboration with external partners could also include information sharing with students, supporting applications and monitoring student participation.
• Coordinate with peers and partners to recruit participants for summer, workforce and internship opportunities.
• Develop processes to collect and maintain student data via appropriate tracking documents and/or systems.
• Keep relevant stakeholders up to date along multiple project benchmarks

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor’s degree required
• At least three years of of work experience
• An ability to take initiative and build upon existing initiatives
• A passion for increasing educational access for underserved communities
• Experience working directly with youth through mentorship, teaching or general youth program implementation and project management
• Proficiency in Google Suite
• Experience using a database to collect and store performance data; Experience with data analysis and reporting a bonus

Who You Are

• An organized individual with strong attention to detail and the ability to handle multiple projects
• A strategic thinker with the ability identify potential problems, innovate, and provide proactive solutions
• A relationship builder with strong interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively with families, students, school partners, and external partners
• A strong communicator, able to represent our work both verbally and in writing
• A resilient and adaptable professional who thrives in dynamic urban education environments
• A self-starter who is deeply passionate about making a positive impact on students' lives

In addition to your experience, expertise and strengths, you must meet PA State background check requirements [PA Criminal, PA Child Abuse and FBI Fingerprint Check] at hire and every five years thereafter. You’ll also need to adhere to COVID safety guidelines as required by the Department of Human Services and/or the School District of Philadelphia.

Work Arrangements

Heights Philadelphia currently maintains a hybrid work environment where staff work from home, in our Center City office, and on-site with school partners, as determined by the staff member's or team’s responsibilities. We also prioritize time together as an organization - living in our value of succeeding together. This role is school based for four days out of the week, with one weekly remote day dedicated to data entry. Monthly in-office professional development days are also required.

Compensation & Benefits

The salary for this position, which depends on prior work experience and our assessment of your demonstrated fit for the role, will likely be between $50,000 - $58,000. Heights offers competitive base salaries based on the Philadelphia market among not-for-profit organizations of similar size, with opportunities for salary growth over time. We believe in compensating staff members fairly in relation to each other, their qualifications, and their impact on behalf of the organization, and take internal and external equity seriously. You will have an opportunity to discuss salary in more detail after you begin the application process.

Heights offers a full benefits package designed to support employee wellness. This includes:

• Generous medical, dental & vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents, which cover 90% of costs for employee coverage
• Paid time off including 17 personal days, 6 sick days, 12 federal holidays and 2 floating holidays, and two (2) week-long office closures, one at the end of the calendar year and another in spring.
• Twelve (12) weeks of paid parental leave to support new parents
• Provision of a technology stipend to offset internet and cell phone costs
• Short and long-term disability coverage
• Monthly professional development days and resources for targeted professional development opportunities
• 401(K)-retirement savings plan with an employer contribution