Job Description

Position Overview:

The CPHS Career Counseling Team’s mission is to empower students for success, self-sufficiency and fulfillment in college and their careers through career readiness lessons, professional interactions and exposure. Key components of the career program are 1) strategic summer program placements 2) lessons on networking, marketing yourself, and communication skills 3) industry-specific professional events that expose students to different careers and 4) building self-awareness of interests and aptitudes to align with career goals. Our team consists of five dedicated counselors who work with students throughout high school to help them reflect on their interests, passions and skills and use these insights to develop individual career plans. These career plans help to inform a student’s choice of coursework and extracurricular activities, and most importantly, their choice of colleges/career programs to apply to and attend. Career Counselors report to the Associate Director of Career Counseling.

Duties and Responsibilities:

The Career Counselor is an important part of the College and Career Counseling team serving one cohort of students enrolled at KIPP NYC College Prep from the time they enter as freshman through their sophomore year. The Career Counselor facilitates a career elective class, Careers with Purpose, an introduction to career exploration for 9th-grade students for a third of the cohort (approximately 200 students), along with the second 9th grade Career Counselor. Additionally, the Career Counselor works with students to find and matriculate into summer programs (i.e., pre-college, internships, jobs, volunteer, and enrichment programs) and prepares them through career-readiness lessons and activities, including the creation of an online career plan and resume. By ensuring our students dedicate time and attention to building their resume and gaining great summer experiences, this role contributes to the overall success of the organization by helping students towards the path of high school graduation and college matriculation, as well as successful transition into careers post-graduation.

General responsibilities for the position include (but are not limited to):

• Co-planning and facilitating the freshman Careers with Purpose (CwP) course from September through June, including updating the grade book weekly.
• Providing direct one-on-one or small group career and summer program counseling to a cohort of 600+ high school students.
• Writing curriculum and teaching career lessons and workshops focusing on career readiness skills such as time management, professional communication, resume building, etc.
• Working with students to develop a yearly career plan that includes career assessment, career assessment reflection, and summer plans related to their career interests.
• Planning and executing career exposure events, including career speaker series, summer programs fair, and field trips to professional organizations.
• Meeting programmatic summer placement goals with a cohort from freshman year through junior year (40% of freshman, 60% of sophomores, and 80% of juniors will complete a summer opportunity) by working with students to identify summer programs of interest and support during the application process.
• Acting as liaison between student, families, organizations, and staff to ensure successful student acceptance and matriculation to summer programs. In addition, working with students during the summer to ensure participation and completion of summer programs.
• Constantly assessing student progress, and communicating results to families and staff.
• Researching and developing new partnerships with external organizations to increase support for the career and summer programs team.
• Advising a small group of students through their four years of high school as part of our school-wide advisory program, working to promote academic success, college readiness, career awareness, and self-discovery.
• Performing other duties as assigned by the Associate Director of Career Counseling .
• Actively contributing to the growth and overall goals of the Career Team.

Qualifications

• Zest, grit, hope, love, social intelligence, gratitude, and a sense of humor ☺

• Demonstrated experience working with low-income, first-generation college or career-bound students and their families from diverse socioeconomic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds

• Experience working with teenagers to provide academic or career counseling

• Classroom teaching experience preferred, in addition to counseling in one-on-one or small group settings, i.e. workshop facilitator

• Strong organizational skills and high attention to detail

• Outstanding written and oral communication skills

• Experience with progress monitoring toward goals through tracking and analyzing data over time

• Fluency in all Google Suite (Docs, Sheets, Slides) and Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)

• Ability to work in a fast paced environment that is deadline and goal driven

• Demonstrated ability to work well with others and build relationships within and across internal and external teams

• Fully engage in weekly PLC meeting, including adding to the agenda, analyzing data, and actively brainstorming and action planning for solutions

• Record of achievement orientation with exceptional time management skills and ability to handle multiple priorities

• Extreme flexibility, strong work ethic and an entrepreneurial spirit to accommodate joining a constantly improving team

• Willingness to check email/texts after hours for urgent requests, to successfully meet pressing deadlines/deliverables, or for emergency situations

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year educational institution

Additional Information

KIPP NYC offers a competitive salary ranging from $71,070 - $81,370. Salary ranges at KIPP NYC are standardized based on role level and role function. Individual salaries are determined through a lens of equity, accounting for years of experience relevant to the role and scope of responsibilities, and are benchmarked against others within the same salary band.

KIPP NYC offers a generous benefits package including, but not limited to, the following:

• Robust benefits that include medical, dental, and vision.
• Generous Time-Off including 5 school vacation weeks, sick and personal days, and an extended summer break.
• Up to 12 weeks 100% parental leave.
• Bright Horizon Back-up Child and Elder care.
• Employer paid Life Insurance and Short term/Long term disability.
• Employee incentives including 8 Weeks paid Sabbatical after 10 years, annual professional development funds, and tuition reimbursement

This description is intended to describe the type of work being performed by a person assigned to this position. It is not an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required by the employee.

This role is based in NYC and will require travel to our schools. If you relocate outside of a commutable distance or out of the state of NY, your employment will be subject to review, which may include separation from KIPP NYC. It is important that you notify HR if you move or have plans to relocate.

KIPP NYC LLC does not offer visa sponsorship or work authorization.

KIPP NYC LLC is an anti-racist organization that believes in the importance of being diverse, equitable, and inclusive. We are committed to creating a welcoming environment that includes employees with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We believe that enables us to better meet our mission and values while serving students and families throughout New York City. BIPOC, women, gender expansive, LGBTQIA+, veterans, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

KIPP NYC LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. KIPP NYC LLC is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all employees and applicants for employment.