We are committed to unlocking student success on a large scale by providing more students with equitable opportunities for a quality college education and career success. Our mission is to achieve educational equity and support students from low-income backgrounds through college, enabling them to realize their full potential and positively impact their communities and the world. We envision a world where all students, regardless of race, ethnicity, or socioeconomic background, have the full range of educational opportunities, support, and resources to realize their potential. Joining our team means making a personal commitment to this mission.
Opportunity
Position: Academic Success Coordinator
The Academic Success Coordinator will oversee academic support volunteers in select Marin County high schools. This role involves identifying volunteer needs and opportunities in collaboration with schools, teachers, and administration. Key responsibilities include recruiting, training, and placing new volunteers, as well as providing ongoing support, problem-solving, and evaluating volunteer performance. This is a seasonal position active during the regular school year.
Responsibilities
Screen, train, and match volunteers with appropriate placements, monitor their progress, and provide support as needed.
Conduct orientation sessions and ongoing training to ensure volunteers are well-prepared to support students.
Collaborate with community partners and school administration/staff to identify volunteer needs and opportunities.
Work closely with the Academic Success Team and other departments (Programs, Marketing, Development, etc.).
Assist volunteers in providing college readiness programming and academic support, including 1:1 subject-specific tutoring, college essay workshops, and in-class guidance.
Maintain accurate records of volunteer activities and hours.
Conduct regular evaluations of programming to assess effectiveness and identify areas for improvement.
Address and resolve any issues that arise with volunteer placements or interactions.
Maintain positive and effective communication with volunteers to relay important information (updates, training, workshops, etc.).
Stay up-to-date with training and professional development.
Assist with special events and newsletters.
Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Education, Social Science, or related field.
Knowledge of public high schools in Marin County and the diverse instructional needs of students and teachers.
Familiarity with standard high school courses/curriculum.
Experience with college essay preparation, the AVID program, and other college readiness planning.
Experience coordinating or working with volunteers.
Ability to be flexible and effectively problem-solve.
Knowledge of nonprofit, community-based organizations.
Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with diverse populations, including educators, volunteers, and coworkers.
Excellent collaboration, presentation, and oral/written communication skills.
Ability to assess teacher requests, evaluate appropriateness, and match volunteers with options, then track status and maintain records.
Demonstrated ability to think strategically, act entrepreneurially, and take initiative both with a team and independently.
Experience with primary office software packages (Google Suite, Salesforce, Egnyte).
This position requires some in-person presence and/or travel within the regions served.
Physical/Environmental Requirements
Ability to sit, stand, talk, hear, reach, stoop, kneel, and use hands and fingers to operate a computer, telephone, and keyboard.
Close-vision ability due to computer work.
Engage in moderate, occasional lifting.
Have a reliable means of transportation to attend regular work and off-site business functions.
Equal Employment Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer offering a welcoming and inclusive environment in service to one another as well as the students, families, and communities we support. We recruit, hire, employ, train, promote, and compensate individuals based on job-related qualifications and abilities.
Employment Type: Full-Time
