Job Announcement: COOL Higher Education Coordinator
MIFA’s mission: Supporting the independence of vulnerable seniors and families in crisis through high-impact programs. Our vision: Uniting the community through service. Our values are to welcome and respect all people, act with integrity, value individual initiative and ability, serve individuals and the community as an act of faith, and balance humanitarian goals with sound business practices.
Job title: COOL Higher Education Coordinator
Reports to COOL program manager; full-time, exempt, $16-18/hour
Closing date: March 23, 2015
To apply, mail resume and cover letter to MIFA Human Resources, 910 Vance Ave, Memphis, TN 38126 or email to hrcoordinator@mifa.org. No phone calls, please.
Position Summary
The COOL program promotes and supports higher education attainment for first-generation, low-income students of average academic performance. The higher education coordinator is responsible for the daily functions of the in-school program for 11th and 12th grade students. This includes participant recruitment, selection, and retention in the program; development and implementation of a higher education attainment curriculum; and database management of student records including academic progress and evaluation.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required (social services, social work, education or a closely related field)
- In-depth knowledge of higher education system and admissions
- Strong and proven background in the financial aid process and scholarship applications
- Must be a self-starter with proven project development experience
- Three years of experience in customer service, preferably in social services or education
- Must have excellent interpersonal and oral and written communication skills and be able to relate and respond to teens
- Ability to build relationships and effectively track volunteers
- Proficient operating communication systems (computers, email, laptops, telephone, faxes, scanners, and presentation equipment), Microsoft Office, and various database systems
- Flexible hours, evenings, some weekends, and some travel required
- Transportation and insurance required
- Ability to welcome and respect people of diverse ages and races with sensitivity to civic and cultural issues
- Ability to handle client and donor information confidentially and discreetly
Major responsibilities and related tasks
Supervise classes to ensure student performance and success in attaining higher education
- Maintain a student case load of at least 100 students per year
- Recruit students; encourage participation and maintain enrollment
- Develop appropriate grade-level higher education attainment curriculum
- Conduct weekly higher education attainment classes, utilizing staff and volunteers to present specific college readiness information
- Conduct mandatory weekly one-on-one and/or small group meetings with each 12th grade student to track college/higher education enrollment progress; provide encouragement, and deal with any issues or challenges
- Coordinate ACT preparation and testing sessions
- Maintain contact with various organizations/corporations for career learning opportunities (i.e. internships or summer jobs)
- Conduct quarterly meetings with parents; provide program updates, and encourage active support of their student’s higher education goals
- Maintain accurate records and/files and databases of each student for
Coordinate college tours, career learning opportunities, and field trips to present students with the opportunity to experience college environments and make career choices
- Contact local, state, and out-of-state colleges and universities to schedule various campus tours
- Book hotel rooms and make room assignments
- Make appropriate travel arrangements for each tour
- Schedule campus events during tours
Coordinate and facilitate the mentoring component through the recruitment, screening, training and partnering of volunteers and for-profit/nonprofit partners with students to provide career learning opportunities
- Recruit and appropriately screen adult mentors and career coaches
- Conduct mentor orientation and continuous training
- Coordinate all mentor/mentee events
- Maintain contact with various organizations/corporations for career learning opportunities (i.e. internships or summer jobs)
Other responsibilities
- Attend community-based organization meetings representing MIFA and COOL as needed
- Work with the COOL Advisory Council to develop and implement ideas for program enhancement
- Work closely with the MIFA development team to ensure funder compliance through active and engaged relationships and communication
- Other duties as assigned
Supervisory responsibilities
N/A
Physical demands and work environment
The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand, walk (or means to transport oneself); sit; use hand to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; climb stairs; balance; stoop, kneel, crouch; talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move 15 to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision.
Work environment: The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to high. Position may also require ongoing or periodic exposure to high crime environments. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to moderate to high levels of stress during peak periods, and atypical work hours are periodically required.
MIFA benefits: (if part-time) MIFA employees are eligible to receive paid time-off (PTO), and paid holidays.
MIFA employment guidelines
MIFA is an equal opportunity employer.
MIFA is a non-smoking facility.
Employment documents: (1) Application and/or resume; (2) I-9; (3) Form W-4; (4) Official transcripts verifying education if education is a requirement of the job.
Employment authorization and identification: Current federal law requires that documents be presented which verify both employment authorization and identification. One or more of the following documents must be presented before employment: Social Security card, state driver’s license/identification, U.S. birth certificate, U.S. passport, other U.S. government document.
Please note that it is the practice of MIFA not to allow the employment of relatives or of those living at the same address other than in the job classifications of special, temporary, or substitute.
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