College & Career Readiness Navigator

Scottsdale Unified School District; Scottsdale (AZ); On-site; USD 51,577,000 - 80,231,000; Full time

Job summary

Scottsdale Unified School District is seeking a College and Career Program Support Specialist to assist students with post‑secondary planning, applications, and essays while coordinating college and employer visits. The role also involves presenting information to students and families and drafting materials to support informed choices about college and career opportunities.

The position requires preparing communications for parents, guiding college testing and planning, and maintaining

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s and/or Master’s in related field of study preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience acceptable for essential duties.

Responsibilities

• Prepares communications on college and career planning for parents and students.
• Advises students and families on college testing and planning; administers career assessments.
• Plans daytime and evening presentations about college resources and career planning.
• Maintains scholarship information; participates in scholarship review and reporting.
• Attends college/university meetings to stay updated on admissions.
• Maintains career/college reference materials and resources.
• Oversees honors awards ceremony logistics and invites families.
• Plans field trips to colleges, trade schools, and career opportunities.
• Gathers senior post‑high school data and publishes school profile statistics.

Skills

Customer service

Computer skills

Campus coordination

Scholarship search

Internet research

Career inventories

Data analysis

Student interests matching

Group presentations

Researching colleges

Information consolidation

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s/Master’s in related field

Job description

Scottsdale Unified School District is seeking a College and Career Program Support Specialist to assist students with post‑secondary planning, applications, and essays while coordinating college and employer visits. The role also involves presenting information to students and families and drafting materials to support informed choices about college and career opportunities.

The position requires preparing communications for parents, guiding college testing and planning, and maintaining