Alumni Success Adviser (Immediate Opening)

Kipp Inc; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

KIPP St. Louis, part of a national charter school network, seeks an Alumni Success Adviser to lead the post-secondary strategy and provide direct advising to high school alumni.

You will guide alumni through college, CTE, military, and workforce pathways and coordinate with partners to ensure ongoing support and persistence. Reporting to the KIPP Forward Director, the role emphasizes individualized guidance, data-driven progress, and collaboration with families, institutions, and the broader

Qualifications

• Strong relationship-building and advising skills with young adults, families, and external partners.
• Ability to independently manage a caseload, competing priorities, and follow-up.
• Strong organization, project management, and attention to detail.
• Ability to use data to identify needs, monitor progress, and inform student support.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to coach young adults through challenges while building their independence and self-advocacy.
• Track record of taking initiative, problem-solving, and following work through to completion.

Responsibilities

• Advise and coach alumni across college, CTE, military, and workforce pathways through consistent outreach and individualized support.
• Monitor academic progress, enrollment, financial aid, and other indicators that may impact persistence.
• Support seniors and recent graduates through matriculation and summer transition requirements.
• Maintain accurate alumni records, outreach notes, interventions, and outcome data.
• Connect alumni to scholarships, campus resources, internships, employment, and other opportunities.
• Build relationships with postsecondary institutions and community partners that expand support available to alumni.
• Collaborate with KIPP Forward staff on programming, events, FAFSA initiatives, and transition activities.

Job description

• Full-time
• Start Date: Immediate opening
• Department: KIPP Forward
• Compensation: USD 55,000 - USD 70,000 - yearly

Company Description

Who we are: KIPP St. Louis is a part of a national network of free, open-enrollment, public charter schools offering a choice to families and children in St. Louis City. As the largest charter school system in the city, we are driven and committed to our mission, vision, and equity statement.

Mission: Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose - college, career, and beyond - so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

Vision: Every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities.

KIPP St. Louis currently educates over 2,000 students and at full growth, we will educate nearly 3,600 students and hundreds of alumni. Today, our St. Louis network consists of PreK-12th grade.

What makes KIPP St. Louis unique?
We believe that our educators are proving what's possible in urban education each and every day, by inspiring students and helping them discover the joy of learning. KIPP schools support our educators to help students achieve academic excellence, building the skills and confidence they need to succeed.

Together, we are raising the bar for every student, every day.

Job Description

The KIPP Forward (KF) program is responsible for implementing robust programming for KIPP St. Louis students and alumni throughout their high school and post-secondary education, training, and career pathways. KIPP Forward seeks to support all KIPP St. Louis students in becoming successful adults in their academic, professional, and personal lives.

The Alumni Success Adviser is responsible for leading and implementing KIPP St. Louis' post-secondary strategy while providing direct advising and support to KIPP St. Louis High School alumni. The Alumni Success Adviser will provide individualized guidance and ongoing support to alumni as they navigate and persist in college, career and technical education, military service, and workforce pathways, serving as the primary point of contact for alumni success and persistence.

The Alumni Success Adviser will work collaboratively with the Director of KIPP Forward, KIPP Forward team members, students, families, postsecondary institutions, and community partners to ensure alumni are connected to the guidance, resources, and support they need to persist and make meaningful progress toward their postsecondary and career goals.

The Alumni Success Adviser will report directly to the Director of KIPP Forward.

Position type: Full-time, Exempt, 12 Month

Direct Manager: KIPP Forward Director

Direct Reports: None

Key Collaborators: KIPP Forward team members, students, families, postsecondary institutions, and community partners

Autonomy & Decision Making

Independently manage an alumni caseload and determine appropriate outreach, interventions, and follow-up based on student needs and data.

Prioritize alumni requiring additional support and develop individualized persistence plans.

Manage alumni programming and the annual persistence calendar in alignment with KIPP Forward priorities.

Identify when additional support, partnership, or escalation to the Director of KIPP Forward is needed.

Use professional judgment when connecting alumni to postsecondary, financial, career, and community resources.

Inputs: What will I be doing in my day-to-day work?

Advise and coach alumni across college, CTE, military, and workforce pathways through consistent outreach and individualized support.

Monitor academic progress, enrollment, financial aid, and other indicators that may impact persistence.

Support seniors and recent graduates through matriculation and summer transition requirements.

Maintain accurate alumni records, outreach notes, interventions, and outcome data.

Connect alumni to scholarships, campus resources, internships, employment, and other opportunities.

Build relationships with postsecondary institutions and community partners that expand support available to alumni.

Collaborate with KIPP Forward staff on programming, events, FAFSA initiatives, and transition activities.

Outcomes: What will I be evaluated on?

Accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of alumni data and progress monitoring.

Effectiveness of partnerships and resources in supporting alumni success.

Contribution of alumni trends and insights to the continuous improvement of KIPP Forward programming.

Alumni enrollment, persistence, completion, credential attainment, and career progress.

Successful matriculation of graduating seniors and reduction of summer melt.

Consistent alumni engagement and timely intervention for students experiencing barriers.

Successful re-engagement of alumni who are no longer enrolled or connected to a postsecondary pathway.

What skills should I already bring, i.e., what should I already have a track record around?

Strong relationship-building and advising skills with young adults, families, and external partners.

Ability to independently manage a caseload, competing priorities, and follow-up.

Strong organization, project management, and attention to detail.

Ability to use data to identify needs, monitor progress, and inform student support.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to coach young adults through challenges while building their independence and self-advocacy.

Track record of taking initiative, problem-solving, and following work through to completion.

What should I know a lot about already, i.e., what should I have expertise in?

Postsecondary access, transition, and persistence across college, CTE, credential, military, and workforce pathways.

Common academic, financial, social, and personal barriers that affect postsecondary persistence.

FAFSA, financial aid, scholarships, academic standing, and other college persistence processes.

Best practices for supporting first-generation students and reducing summer melt.

Postsecondary and community-based resources that can support students academically,