Description

We are seeking an engaged and energetic addition to our team. Read below for more information about this opportunity to work with our amazing scholars!

Position Description

Objective: Work directly with high-achieving, low-income, first-generation college-bound high school students and their parents in the metropolitan Phoenix and Tucson area to facilitate STEP’s College Prep and Leadership Program.  

Main Duties: 

•       Organize and co-lead STEP’s monthly college-prep workshops.
•       Individually advise students throughout the college preparation and application process from sophomore through senior year.
•       Outreach to high-school students and counselors.
•       Communicate with and educate parents on the financial aid process.
•       Research and develop student/alumni resources.
•       Support the growth and improvement of the program in an innovative and sustainable manner.

Additional Responsibilities:

•       Work with students and parents to ensure full participation in workshops and overall program.
•       Obtain admissions and financial aid information from targeted colleges. 
•       Help coordinate admission visits and meetings.
•       Cultivate contacts at high schools for outreach to and recruitment of prospective, qualified students.
•       Arrange and give outreach presentations at high schools.
•       Provide application material and instructions to students, teachers, counselors, and school administrators.
•       Review student applications to STEP and conduct student interviews.
•       Assist with travel coordination for summer programs. 
•       Keep and update electronic records of student grades, attendance, homework completion, contact info., etc.
•       Create and utilize documents and forms within the Google suite.
•       Support year-round program projects as needed, including test prep courses and writing workshops.
•       Represent STEP at events in Phoenix and Tucson.

Qualifications:  

•       Passion for STEP’s mission to educate and empower low-income Arizona high schoolers to enroll in and graduate from college
•       Bachelor’s Degree
•       Experience in teaching, counseling, and/or mentoring students 
•       Excellent computer skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Classroom and Drive, Zoom
•       Excellent communication, presentation, and writing skills
•       Efficient, self-motivated, and independent worker
•       Ability to work on multiple projects at the same time and stay organized
•       Ability to develop creative strategies to engage students during workshops
•       Ability to work well with teenagers (caring and patient yet firm)
•       Ability to work well with colleagues, teachers, administrators, and parents
•       Highly Preferred: Fluency in Spanish (reading, writing, speaking)
•       Preferred: Experience working with high school students or in college admissions.

Additional Info./Benefits:

•       Full-time position 
•       Health reimbursement up to $512/mo
•       Generous Paid Time-Off Policy (3 weeks PTO plus holidays)
•       Office from home
•       Workshops / meetings with students at various locations
•       Workshops held on weekends (and occasionally evenings)  
•       Evening work required as needed to individually check in with students
•       Based in Phoenix Metropolitan Area with occasional travel to Tucson
•       Purpose driven position

Salary: $50,000

Desired Start Date: Mid-September 

Requirements

Qualifications:  

• Passion for STEP’s mission to educate and empower low-income Arizona high schoolers to enroll in and graduate from college
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Experience in teaching, counseling, and/or mentoring students
• Excellent computer skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Classroom and Drive, Zoom
• Excellent communication, presentation, and writing skills
• Efficient, self-motivated, and independent worker
• Ability to work on multiple projects at the same time and stay organized
• Ability to develop creative strategies to engage students during workshops
• Ability to work well with teenagers (caring and patient yet firm)
• Ability to work well with colleagues, teachers, administrators, and parents
• Highly Preferred: Fluency in Spanish (reading, writing, speaking)
• Preferred: Experience working with high school students or in college admissions.