Temporary Director of College Access and Success at Breakthrough Silicon Valley
About the Employer
Breakthrough Silicon Valley launches talented but underserved middle school students on the path to college, while at the same time inspiring high school and college students to become educators. While ambitious in our goals, BTSV works: 97% of BTSV graduates are accepted into four-year colleges (through the class of 2019) and 87% of BTSV Teaching Fellows (2017-19) are inspired to pursue a career in education as a result of their summer experience. Breakthrough Silicon Valley’s tuition-free program provides year-round out of school time academic support, advising, and advocacy for a diverse group of talented students, most of whom come from under-resourced communities and are first in their family to go to college. Through our students-teaching-students model, Breakthrough also provides a consummate professional development experience in education by providing talented high school and college students the opportunity to design and teach classes under the direction of seasoned education professionals. Located in San Jose, California, Breakthrough Silicon Valley is an affiliate of The Breakthrough Collaborative, a leading national service organization that acts as the national voice for 24 Breakthrough sites across the country.
Job Summary
Job Summary
The Temporary Director of College Access and Success (DCAS) leads the strategic implementation of BTSV’s programming activities for our high school and college students to prepare them to gain admission into and succeed in college. BTSV’s high school program combines college readiness workshops, college counseling, academic support, and family education, to help students get and stay on the college track. BTSV’s college pathways program supports BTSV alumni as they build the foundation of college success through their first year college with programming including a pre-college retreat, peer mentoring, and virtual workshops. As the Temporary DCAS, you’ll develop program strategies and oversee curriculum and workshop material development. You’ll manage a team of four college access and success staff, coaching them to ensure they deliver high-quality, engaging, and impactful programming to accomplish Breakthrough’s mission and objectives, and meet the program’s strategic goals. And for all programs, you’ll own the timely collection of program and student performance data, including attendance, engagement, academic performance, as well as college application and admission data.
Requirements / Qualifications
Resume and Cover Letter is required
Requirements / Qualifications
Resume and Cover Letter is required
Comments and Other Information
Apply online through http://breakthroughsv.org/joinourteam and attach your resume and cover letter as PDFs. Please indicate where you heard about the position in your cover letter. We will review applications on a rolling basis.
Comments and Other Information
Apply online through http://breakthroughsv.org/joinourteam and attach your resume and cover letter as PDFs. Please indicate where you heard about the position in your cover letter. We will review applications on a rolling basis.