Student Success Center Director

Commonpoint Queens; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading community center seeks a Director for the Student Success Center to enhance youth development and college access in New York City. This role involves leadership, collaboration with schools, and overseeing college awareness programs, aiming to empower adolescents for future educational and career goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, Master's degree preferred (in education, school counseling, social work or related field).
• Significant experience working with adolescents and young adults.
• Workshop implementation experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for all college awareness and access work at the Student Success Center.
• Manage relationships with Richmond Hill High School and develop service plans.
• Oversee recruitment, intake, assessment, ongoing interventions, ensuring compliance with funding obligations.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree (preferred)

Job description

STATEMENT OF THE AGENCY:

Commonpoint is a multifaceted community center dedicated to sustaining and enhancing the quality of individual, family, and communal life throughout New York City, offering services to people of all ages, ability levels, stages of life, and backgrounds. They strive to meet the evolving needs of their community of over 100,000 members, ranging from providing in-school and after-school programs, professional and career development, assistance with food insecurity, legal services, financial counseling, mental health services, senior classes, dementia care programs, and tax preparation assistance, to name a few. Commonpoint has grown tremendously in the last five years and now has a mission-driven staff of 3,000 and over 80 sites in the five boroughs.

STATEMENT OF THE POSITION:
Within our framework of a holistic, strength-focused, and family-supported practice, an individual hired as the Director, Student Success Center will report to the Director of College Access. The positions will take place at Richmond Hill High School.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor Degree required, Master’s degree preferred (in education, school counseling, social work or related field).
• Familiarity with the college admission process and application procedures.
• Significant experience working with adolescents and young adults.
• Commitment to youth development and strength based perspectives.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills.
• Experience working with students on achieving positive outcomes for success.
• Workshop implementation experience preferred.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities:

• Establish a rapport with all program participants. Assist them in identifying their educational and career goals; help them to formulate future plans.
• Provide primary leadership for all college awareness and access work at the Student Success Center.
• Manage collaborative relationships with Richmond Hill High School and develop customized service plan.
• Attend all school-based meetings (e.g. with administration, guidance counselor, teachers).
• Collaborate with school administration and staff on needs of students, families and school community, including facilitating parent workshops and/or staff professional development.
• Outreach to, and network with, colleges and universities.
• Responsible for all aspects of SSC sponsored college trips.
• Ensure the maintenance and growth of the SSC through supporting fundraising activities and tracking SSC student utilization and outcomes.
• Represent the program to funders.
• Directly supervise, hire, and support program staff including youth leaders.
• Facilitate weekly SSC Staff meetings.
• Model development and maintenance of key relationships.
• Create and implement professional development plans for all staff.
• Ensure all student intake forms, sign-in sheets, and demographic data is imported regularly and accurately.
• Oversee recruitment, intake, assessment, on-going interventions, and follow-up to ensure accordance with all funding and contractual obligations.
• Oversee databases and participant files, ensuring timely and accurate record keeping.
• Track progress toward meeting all outcomes and contractual obligations, and develop and execute action plans to address gaps.
• Collaborate with Data Manager around data collection and reporting processes.

General Tasks of All Commonpoint Staff:

• Promote and implement the Core Values of the Community Center.
• Participation in all staff meetings and staff training seminars.
• Participation in agency-wide programs and program committees, as assigned.
• Active involvement, as a supervisee, in the supervision process.
• Support the mission of Commonpoint.
• Other tasks appropriate to Commonpoint staff, as assigned.

Commonpoint is an equal opportunity employer/programs. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to individuals with disabilities.

Commonpoint reserves the right to revise or change job duties and responsibilities as the need arises.

To Apply: Please submit a cover letter and resume as a Word or PDF document only, to Corina Liu, at [e-mail]. Please indicate “Director, Student Success Center” in the subject line.

Due to the high volume of applicants, only qualified candidates will be contacted.