TITLE:  Lead College and Career Coordinator

 

LOCATION: Washington High School

 

The Kansas City, Kansas Public Schools (KCKPS) is a nationally recognized urban school district that serves approximately 22,000 students and 60+ different languages are spoken in the homes of our students. KCKPS is home to Sumner Academy, the #6 highest rated High School in the Nation and #1 High School in Kansas according to the US News rankings.

 

With Head Start/preschools, 28 elementary schools, 7 middle schools, and 5 college and career academies/high schools, we are the fifth largest district in the state of Kansas and our student population is approximately 56% Hispanic, 24% African American, 9% White, and 6% Asian. To serve our students, the district employs approximately 4,000 employees including more than 1,800 teachers.              

 

JOB GOAL: 

To support the school district's college and career readiness culture by ensuring all Diploma+ staff work in concert to implement all department goals and initiatives associated with Diploma+ successfully. 

 

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:  

• Ensures students are on track to fulfill the goal of being college and career ready
• Works with several internal and external entities to ensure students complete FAFSA and other college-funding forms as well as scholarship opportunities 
• Ensures all 12th-grade students have applied to and planned for post-secondary learning 
• Serves as the liaison for community-based organizations, Postsecondary Institutions, and the Armed Forces 
• Coordinates college visits and college fairs
• Assist students in the college application process, including transcripts, letters of recommendation, and essays  
• Promotes and assists with ACT
• Guides students as they make college and career decisions
•  Performs data collection for college process:
• Naviance Completion
• Number of college applications
• Scholarship money awarded to students
• Percent of students completing the FAFSA or scholarship forms
• Collaborate with local College Access Programs:
• KU Trio Programs
• Upward Bound 
• Talent Search
• Gear Up
• Wichita State Trio Programs
• Participates in professional growth and development activities, including staff meetings and in-service and staff development activities as required or assigned
•  Assists in the documentation of student progress by efficiently maintaining and submitting appropriate records and reports.
• Ensures that the College and Career Center is a warm and welcoming environment for parents, students, and partners.
• Keep an attendance log for all visitors in the college center, including parents, students, and all visitors.

QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Teaching Certificate Preferred but not required
• Experience with the National College and Career Readiness Standards
• Good knowledge of the college and career readiness curriculum used by Diploma+.

• Good knowledge of the school’s program of studies related to mission, goals, and organization. Continually study and learn current research and theory.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, parents, and peers.
•  Skilled and effective in oral and written communication.
• Excellent human relations skills.
• Physical and emotional ability and dexterity to perform required work and move about as needed in the fast-paced, high-intensive work environment. Possess the patience, caring and desire needed to work with the students and parents to see that each student has the opportunity to succeed.
• Know and follow Section 504 and IDEA amendments. 
• Be courteous and professional at all times.
• Maintain a neat and appropriate appearance.

COMMUNICATION / ORGANIZATION: Maintains communication with school personnel and parents/guardians to enhance cooperative action, which will meet the educational needs of students. Utilizes existing technology effectively in the performance of duties. Performs other related work as required. 

 

REASONING ABILITY:  Ability to solve practical problems and deal with various concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret various instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. 

 

LANGUAGE SKILLS:  Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, general curriculum and learning theories, correspondence, and protocols. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of administrators, staff, parents, students, and the general public. 

 

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to successfully perform this job's essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, walk, stand and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. In addition, the employee must occasionally push items of 50 pounds, such as pushing on a bike or wheelchair or moving/rearranging furniture. While performing the job duties, the employee occasionally may visit a child’s home. This job's specific vision abilities include close vision, distance vision, and depth perception. 

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here represent those an employee encounters while performing this job's essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud and is a standard acceptable level for this environment. Is directly responsible for students’ safety, work output, and well-being. 

 

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:  Ability to apply knowledge of current research and theory to instructional programs; ability to plan and implement lessons based on division and school objectives and the needs and abilities of students. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with students, peers, parents, and community; ability to speak clearly and concisely in written or oral communication. 

 

Contracted Days: 226

SALARY: Level 14

Classified Salary Schedule:

https://www.kckschools.org/hr/classified-salary-schedule-work-page

 FLSA STATUS:  Exempt  

REPORT TO:  Diploma+ Director and Building Principal

EVALUATION: This position's performance will be evaluated per Board of Education policy. 

 

For more information regarding Title IX please contact:

 

District Compliance Coordinator

2010 N. 59th Street

Kansas City, KS 66104

913-279-2262

Title IX@kckps.org