Hybrid Advisor for Diverse Male Teacher Pathways

Grow Your Own Illinois; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Flexible schedule

Training & development

Wellness resources

Office travel travel reimbursement

Employee discounts

Opportunity for advancement

Job summary

Grow Your Own Illinois (GYO-IL) seeks a Candidate Coordinator for the Diverse Male Teacher Initiative to provide personalized advising and support to cohort members, focusing on teaching pathways from community college to degrees. This role also helps recruit across Illinois and build partnerships with NAACP chapters and colleges.

Hybrid, full-time position with regular Illinois travel, occasional evenings/weekends, and collaboration with the DMTI team to advance partnerships and participant

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in education, higher education, community development, social work, public administration, communications, or related field.
• Three or more years of relevant experience in student recruitment, college access, workforce development, academic advising, community engagement, or related field.
• Ability to work collaboratively with community colleges, four-year institutions, community organizations, school districts, NAACP chapters, and statewide partners.
• Experience facilitating adult training and presentations.

Responsibilities

• Advise and maintain regular communication with an assigned group of DMTI participants as they explore teaching and progress from community college toward bachelor’s degree completion and teacher preparation.
• Support candidates with community college application and enrollment, transfer planning, financial aid, admissions, educator preparation requirements, and other key academic milestones.
• Identify barriers to persistence and connect participants to GYO-IL and partner resources, including tutoring, counseling, case management, and financial supports.
• Collaborate with the Program Director, other Candidate Coordinator, and college partners to support participant engagement, monthly cohort activities, transitions, and follow-up.
• Conduct ongoing outreach and recruitment to identify prospective DMTI participants and strengthen the program’s statewide candidate pipeline.
• Prioritize outreach opportunities with NAACP chapters, community colleges, and community partners in Central and Southern Illinois, while pursuing other high-potential opportunities as they arise.
• Represent DMTI at information sessions, college campuses, conferences, community events, and partner meetings; organize recruitment events and presentations as needed.
• Help cultivate initial relationships with prospective partners, identify opportunities for collaboration, and coordinate handoff to the Program Director for deeper partnership development and formalization.
• Maintain accurate and timely information on prospective and active candidates in GYO-IL’s data systems, including recruitment activity, application progress, enrollment, engagement, and participant outcomes.
• Maintain documentation related to candidate supports and contribute information needed for program, grant, and organizational reporting.
• Share candidate updates, emerging needs, recruitment insights, and opportunities with the DMTI team and support additional team priorities as needed.

Skills

Recruitment

Advising

Community engagement

Partnership development

Public speaking

Travel readiness

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree in education

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Grow Your Own Illinois (GYO-IL) seeks a Candidate Coordinator for the Diverse Male Teacher Initiative to provide personalized advising and support to cohort members, focusing on teaching pathways from community college to degrees. This role also helps recruit across Illinois and build partnerships with NAACP chapters and colleges.

Hybrid, full-time position with regular Illinois travel, occasional evenings/weekends, and collaboration with the DMTI team to advance partnerships and participant