Career Readiness Associate

Description

ABOUT THE POSITION:
The College and Career Readiness Associate is responsible for meticulous administrative tasks, including record-keeping, database management, and executing Career Readiness events. They play a crucial role in training and coaching, offering Career Readiness guidance, mentoring students, and supervising the HiRisers after school/recess programs. Collaborative work with the HiRisers Site Team is essential to evaluate and support youth staff and participants. This role actively engages with families, keeping them updated on student progress, and manages sessions by setting clear expectations, ensuring student engagement, and maintaining classroom routines.

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION:
Urban Dove Team Charter School (UD Team) is a distinctive network of sports-based high schools catering to over-aged, under-credited youth. We fuse a robust academic curriculum with sports-based youth development, ensuring our graduates receive a diploma, a stepping stone for higher education, and essential job skills.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain and manage accurate records, databases, and equipment.
• Update contact information and log all relevant calls and incidents.
• Lead prepared sessions and provide timely grade feedback.
• Execute and coordinate Career Readiness events, including mandatory Urban Dove events.
• Offer Career Readiness guidance both in formal and informal settings.
• Coach and mentor interns at HiRisers and other internship sites.
• Supervise HiRisers After School and Recess sites, ensuring compliance with guidelines and regulations.
• Counsel students in need, utilizing the Intern Evaluation for feedback.
• Collaborate and provide support to the HiRisers Site Team for evaluations.
• Assist the CCR team as required.
• Engage with families, updating them about student progress and CCR opportunities.
• Conduct outreach and follow-up for UD events and HiRisers sites, recording all communications.
• Set clear session expectations and ensure continuous student support.
• Plan and implement the Career Readiness curriculum.
• Foster teamwork, leadership, and communication opportunities for students.
• Create and uphold classroom routines and structures, ensuring supervision at all times.
• Engage students in learning, ensuring they actively participate throughout sessions.

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor’s Degree Preferred 
• Driver's license / ability to drive 15-passenger van preferred
• Be highly organized, responsible and positive role model for teenagers
• Demonstrated ability to “multi-task” and deliver high quality work
• Experience in college access/retention programs preferred, especially counseling on post-secondary options
• Knowledge of U.S. higher education preferred, particularly NYC/State, financial aid, and college application processes.
• Commitment to the Urban Dove mission and core values of Teamwork, Leadership, and Communication 
• Commitment to the use of restorative practices and a strength-based, youth development approach to student issues
• Ability to function well as part of a team and work independently 
• Must be team-oriented, with a strong work ethic, excellent communication skills, a passion for serving at-risk youth
• Ability to actively engage with students and move throughout the school as needed.
• Ability to navigate stairs and assist with setup or materials as required. Accommodations available per ADA.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS:

Compensation: $45760 to $50,000 annually based on years of experience and education.

Benefits: Urban Dove provides a robust benefits package designed to support employee well-being, including medical, dental, and vision coverage; retirement benefits with employer match; generous paid time off; paid parental leave; and employee wellness supports

OUR MISSION:
Urban Dove energizes, educates, and empowers young people through our network of UD Team Charter Schools serving over-age/under-credited high school students. UD Team's innovative model uses sports, teams, restorative practices and mentoring to create a culture of high expectations and shared responsibility. By instilling our core values of Teamwork, Leadership and Communication, we develop our students into confident young adults ready to reach their full potential.

OUR VISION:
Urban Dove envisions a world where all children receive the high-quality education and support they need and deserve. Through education, they will acquire the critical skills needed to develop into economically, socially, and emotionally independent adults who are empowered to create a more just and equitable society for future generations.

EEOC:
Urban Dove provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.