Trainer, Arts Posse

The Posse Foundation; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Posse Foundation in New York, NY is seeking a Posse trainer to recruit, train, and support Posse Scholars through senior year and college. The role includes outreach to high schools and community organizations, interviewing candidates, and guiding the college application process.

Trainers lead weekly workshops on leadership, cross-cultural communication, team-building, and academic excellence; schedule four campus visits annually; monitor academic progress; collaborate with Posse mentors and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• Experience working with youth; facilitation and counseling; two years' work expected.
• Virtual-space facilitation is a plus.
• Experience mentoring high school and college students one-on-one.
• Arts college admissions knowledge is a plus.
• Excellent writing, communication, presentation, and time management skills.
• Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment.
• Diversity awareness and ability to relate to diverse backgrounds.
• Be enthusiastic, a strong work ethic, independent and a team player; a positive role model.
• Spanish language proficiency preferred; Puerto Rico Spanish required.
• Salesforce knowledge is a plus.
• Willingness to travel; driver's license preferred.
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel, internet research, and email.
• Demonstrated belief in Posse's mission and values.

Responsibilities

• Recruit, train, and support Posse Scholars.
• Outreach to high schools and community organizations during recruitment.
• Interview candidates and guide through college applications.
• Follow scholars from senior year through college graduation.
• Facilitate weekly workshops on leadership and academic excellence.
• Schedule four campus visits annually to meet scholars.
• Track scholars' academic progress and address retention issues.
• Collaborate with Posse mentors to provide scholar support.
• Report to the Program Director and work with other staff.

Skills

Youth experience

Facilitation

Counseling

Virtual facilitation

Mentoring

Arts admissions

Writing

Communication

Presentation

Time management

Diversity engagement

Team player

Spanish fluency

Transcript knowledge

Salesforce

Travel willingness

MS Word

Excel

Internet research

Email

Mission alignment

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce

MS Word

Excel

Job description

Job Details: Job Location: Posse National / New York - New York, NY 10005, Position Type: Full Time, Education Level: 4 Year Degree, Salary Range: $50,000.00 - $55,000.00 Salary/year, The Posse Arts Program

The Posse Foundation has announced a new program to connect students who are focused on arts and culture from cities/regions across the country to top arts-oriented colleges and universities. Conceived in partnership with the Miranda Family Fund, the Posse Arts program seeks to create a diverse pipeline of leaders in the creative arts. Posse is hiring the inaugural program team to implement this new initiative and is seeking individuals passionate about working with young people and the intersection of leadership, diversity, equity, access, and the arts.

Job Description

The role of the Posse trainer is to help recruit, train, and support Posse Scholars. During recruitment, trainers assist with outreach to high schools and community-based organizations. Trainers also interview candidates and guide them through the college application process. Once the Posse Scholars are selected, trainers work closely with them beginning in their senior year of high school and continuing to their graduation from college. In Pre-Collegiate Training, trainers facilitate weekly workshops for Posse Scholars that focus on leadership, cross-cultural communication, team-building, and academic excellence. To support the Campus Program, trainers will schedule four visits to partner campuses annually to meet with Posse Scholars individually and as a group. Trainers track Scholars academic progress and help develop strategies to address any potential retention issues. Additionally, trainers work closely with Posse mentors (usually college faculty/staff members) to ensure that Posse Scholars on campus receive the support they need. The trainer will report to the Program Director, Posse Arts Program work in close collaboration with other staff.

This position is based in New York City and requires travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required
• Experience working with youth; facilitation experience; counseling experience; and two years previous work experience desired
• Experience facilitating in a virtual space a plus
• Experience working one-on-one with high school and college aged students
• Knowledge and understanding of arts college admission landscape a plus
• Excellent demonstrated skills in writing, communication, presentation and time management
• Ability to organize, manage, prioritize and complete multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to relate to and interact with high-school and college-aged participants from diverse backgrounds
• Must be enthusiastic, possess a strong work ethic, be able to work independently and as part of a team, and serve as a positive role model for Posse Scholars and staff
• Knowledge of public high school transcript data is a plus
• Bilingual a plus; strong preference for Spanish fluency
• For Puerto Rico- Spanish language proficiency is required
• Proficiency/Knowledge of Salesforce a plus
• Willing and able to travel throughout year (current drivers license strongly preferred)
• Computer skills (MS Word and Excel, internet research, email, etc.)
• Demonstrated belief in Posses mission and values