College Access Coordinator

Mission Graduates is a nonprofit organization that empowers youth and their families on the path to higher education, equipping them for fulfilling careers that will strengthen future generations. We work towards fulfilling our mission through a wide range of after-school support and services that serve over 5,000 children, youth, and families each year. Our vision is to transform the culture of our neighborhoods so that college becomes the expectation for families, rather than the exception. Program Summary: College Connect (CC) is a family-based college access and success program that works with 25 4-year college-bound high school juniors living or attending school in the Mission and Excelsior Districts of San Francisco who will be the first in their family to attend college. CC supports students in getting into and successfully completing a college degree. College success programming provides support through one-on-one coaching, near-peer mentorship, professional development series, and social gatherings to build community. Support is provided through college until graduation to help students navigate higher education systems. Position Overview: The College Access Coordinator (CAC) works directly with students, parents, and volunteers to help students apply to and gain admission to college. The CAC ensures students complete financial aid applications and shares scholarship opportunities with them. They also set the program calendar for the school year, build agendas accordingly, and invite workshop speakers, such as college representatives, to engage with students. The CAC prepares and supports volunteers who help students with personal insight questions and scholarship essays, and collects and organizes student data for grant reporting purposes. In addition, the CAC collaborates with other high school program coordinators across MG's sites on annual activities such as the So Cal College Tour, Writing Partners Workshops, and Mi Pasaje, and supervises an AmeriCorps Member who supports program delivery through the school year and into summer programming. As the face of the program, the CAC regularly interacts with college representatives, school counselors, and other stakeholders, and is expected to represent the program professionally.