College Success Manager (CT/RI), KIPP Forward

Company Description

About KIPP NYC
KIPP NYC Public Schools is a non-profit network of 18 free, public charter schools in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Manhattan. We partner with families and communities to create joyful and rigorous schools in pursuit of a more just world. In 1995 we started our first middle school, KIPP Academy, in the Bronx, with a vision that every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities. Today, our network consists of eight elementary schools, nine middle schools, one high school, and KIPP Forward, a comprehensive program to support our students and alumni in choosing and preparing for the educational and career paths that fit their goals and sense of purpose. KIPP NYC currently serves more than 12,000 students and alumni, has a staff of more than 1,000 (8% of whom are alumni), and continues to grow!

About KIPP Forward Postsecondary Success Collaborative

KIPP Forward works with graduates of KIPP, Achievement First, and a growing number of other select high school-serving organizations, to empower them for success in college and their careers. Our program model was formulated utilizing a design thinking approach with our alumni, as well as research of the most effective Comprehensive Approach to Student Success (CASS) and career readiness programs. Utilizing breakthrough college and career strategies, we aim to:

• Help more students from low-income families persist in and graduate from college​ or secure a credential in an in-demand industry

• Help all – those with a BA or a credential – transition to a strong first job and improve pathways to economic mobility

Job Description

Location: This position is based in Connecticut, with 60% of time spent working remotely, 30% traveling to high school and college campuses in Connecticut and Rhode Island (with potential to expand to Massachusetts in future years), and 10% traveling to our NYC central office.

Position Overview

As an essential member of the College Success Team, the College Success Manager closely manages a team of College Success Fellows towards ambitious engagement, advising, and persistence goals for their caseload of students. College Success Fellows are partner organization alumni and recent college graduates who are hired for two year commitments to advise a caseload of approximately 125-150 students through their first two years of college. College Success Fellows are assigned to specific campuses and are expected to spend the majority of their time on …