Director, School Partnerships & Coaching

College Success Foundation; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

College Success Foundation is seeking a Director School Partnerships & Coaching to strengthen college and career readiness in high schools throughout the Eastern Washington region. You will lead a team of coaches, collaborate with district leaders, and help ensure equitable access to college pathways.

This role emphasizes data-informed decision making, curriculum implementation, and strategic partnership management to align school-based practices with district goals.

Qualifications

• Experience in leadership, supervision, and coaching of staff.
• Ability to use data to inform continuous improvement.
• Strong collaboration with school and district leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team delivering college and career readiness services.
• Build and manage relationships with school administrators and district leaders.
• Oversee implementation of curriculum and school-wide initiatives.
• Monitor outcomes and drive continuous improvement using data.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Partnership management

Data-informed decision making

Strategic planning

Job description

Our Mission: We coach and support students from low socioeconomic backgrounds to prepare for and graduate from college as transformational leaders in order to forge a just and equitable society.

College Success Foundation believes in respecting, upholding, and reflecting diversity and is committed to becoming an anti-racist organization. By leading with equity, and utilizing an anti-racist lens in our work, we center diversity, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. We believe students win when we have a high-performing culture that is committed to eliminating barriers to student achievement. Our passion is fostering educational equity, making college accessible and affordable to underserved students from low-income families.

POSITION SUMMARY: The Director School Partnerships & Coaching is a pivotal leadership role focused on enhancing college and career readiness in high schools throughout the Eastern Washington School District. This role will provide strategic leadership and effective partnership management to foster collaboration among stakeholders. The Director will collaborate with school and district leaders to foster equitable access to college and career pathways for all students while leveraging data-informed practices for continuous improvement, in decision-making to drive initiatives and assess progress, to ensure continuous improvement practices and integrated into all operations.

In this role, the director will manage a team of direct services coaches while overseeing the implementation of a newly designed school-based curriculum aimed at improving postsecondary enrollment outcomes. The director will bridge individual student advising with comprehensive school-wide strategies to ensure equitable access to postsecondary pathways for all students.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES

The items listed in this section are the primary duties and responsibilities for this job and do not represent an exhaustive list. Our organization is dynamic and therefore duties may change based on business necessity; however, any new duties will remain within the scope of the job.

Leadership and Management

• Provide leadership, supervision, coaching, and professional development to assigned staff, ensuring high-quality implementation of college and career readiness services and support.
• Establish clear performance expectations and accountability measures aligned with student outcomes, program quality standards, and organizational priorities.
• Conduct regular observations, coaching, and performance management aligned to program model fidelity, identify opportunities to improve service quality
• Monitor program implementation and service quality through regular observation, coaching, performance management, and continuous improvement practices.
• Support team in utilizing data and student-centered interventions to improve engagement and postsecondary outcomes.
• Facilitate team meetings, professional development opportunities that strengthen staff capacity, and program effectiveness.
• Support and advise staff through the development of school-based teams, encouraging programmatic changes to support the facilitation of the curriculum and the implementation of school-wide events around college access.

College and Career Readiness (Implementation)

• Lead the implementation of college and career readiness curriculum resources that promote postsecondary enrollment and success.
• Collaboratewithschoolstafftoalignclassroomactivities,studentadvisingservices,andbroaderschool improvement efforts.
• Utilizestakeholderfeedbackandimplementationdatetorefinecurriculumandsupportcareerreadiness
• Providecoachingandtechnicalassistancetoeducatorsandschoolteamsimplementingcollegeand career readiness initiatives.

School & District Partnership Management

• Developandmaintainstrongrelationshipswithschooladministrators,counselors,andeducators,and district leaders to advance shared student success goals
• Serveastheprimarypointofcontactforassignedpartnerschools,ensuringeffectivecommunication, collaboration, and implementation support.
• Collaboratewithschoolanddistrictleaderstoalignprogramimplementationwithschoolanddistrict
• Contributetodistrict-levelconversationsaroundcollegeandcareerreadinessstrategyandsystems change, update MOU's and DSA's to align with requirements and secure sign-off.

Data, Outcomes & Continuous Improvement

• Monitor progress toward student engagement, milestone completion, postsecondary enrollment, and performance outcomes.

• Trackimplementationofcollegeandcareerreadinessinitiativesandutilizeperformancedatatoidentify trends and areas for improvement.
• CollaboratewithResearch,Evaluation&Learning(REL),CRM,andotherinternalteamstosupport data quality, reporting, and organizational learning.
• Utilizedataandstakeholderfeedbacktoinformdecision-making,improveservicedelivery,and strengthen implementation effectiveness.
• Contributetodocumentationanddisseminationofbestpractices,lessonslearned,and successful

implementation strategies across programs and regions.

Administration

• Supportbudgetdevelopment,resourceplanning,andannualworkplanningprocessesrelatedto

assigned programs and partnerships.

• Promoteapositiveorganizationalpresenceandrepresenttheorganizationprofessionallywithin

schools and communities.

• Participateinorganizationalinitiativesandleadershipactivitiesthatadvancethemissionandstrategic

priorities.

• Contributetoanenvironmentthatprioritizesequity,inclusion,andanti-racisminallaspectsofpractice

and service delivery.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT

The position may change based upon the needs of the program and/or organizational needs and available funding. In compliance with federal and state regulations, College Success Foundation maintains a drug-free environment and all successful applicants must pass a drug screen prior to hire.