
California College Guidance Initiative, Technical Assistance Manager [Central California] at California College Guidance Initiative
About the Employer
The California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI) works to smooth the path to college and career for all California students, especially those who have been underrepresented in higher education. We manage CaliforniaColleges.edu, the State of California's official college and career planning platform, which serves as a crucial component of the state's Cradle-to-Career System tools for students and parents. Through a combination of data-driven tools and infrastructure, student-focused curricula and building districts’ capacity to manage and use student data, we remove obstacles to student success and help create a clearer pathway between K-12 and higher education. To learn more, please visit the California College Guidance Initiative website at CACollegeGuidance.org
Job Summary
Job Summary
Remote within California with occasional travel — Full-Time — All Candidates Must Currently Live Full Time in California. The California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI) is seeking an effective facilitator and collaborator to join our Technical Assistance team in serving K12 school districts in the Central California region. The Technical Assistance Manager role supports K12 partner districts to effectively bring students’ high school transcript data to CaliforniaColleges.edu. The California College Guidance Initiative serves as the State’s official technical assistance provider for supporting K12 school districts in aligning "a-g" courses from their local systems with the UCOP Course Management Portal (CMP) database that is used to determine students’ California State University (CSU) and University of California (UC) eligibility. The Technical Assistance Manager supports K-12 school districts/LEAs in improving the accuracy of transcript data and reconciling issues with CMP. They also provide guidance on how to address issues affecting the data-informed functionality on CaliforniaColleges.edu that impact student accounts. The ideal Technical Assistance Manager has meaningful experience in coaching students, families, and/or educators on the “a-g” requirements for CSU and UC admission. An individual who is working towards fluency in understanding how validation levels, test scores, and college coursework impact admissions eligibility is well positioned to thrive and grow in the role. Our ideal Technical Assistance Manager loves to problem-solve and genuinely wants to strengthen systems that help all 6th-12th grade students across California. You will be part of a team that works to solve large-scale, system-level problems. As such, you must be comfortable working with unknowns and ambiguous solutions, and you should have a passion for promoting public education and advancing educational equity.
Requirements / Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree with 3+ years relevant experience strongly preferred. K-12 PPS or teaching credential preferred
- Letter of Introduction
- Resume
Requirements / Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree with 3+ years relevant experience strongly preferred. K-12 PPS or teaching credential preferred
- Letter of Introduction
- Resume
Comments and Other Information
Benefits
The Foundation’s benefit package currently includes paid holidays, sick and vacation leave; medical, dental, and vision insurance, Employee Assistance Program, a defined benefit retirement plan (CalPERS), and 403(b) and 457(b) retirement plans. Our excellent benefit package also provides $50,000 Basic Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance coverage for eligible employees, Flexible Spending Accounts, Tuition Reimbursement, Voluntary Life Insurance, Pet insurance and more.
Comments and Other Information
Benefits
The Foundation’s benefit package currently includes paid holidays, sick and vacation leave; medical, dental, and vision insurance, Employee Assistance Program, a defined benefit retirement plan (CalPERS), and 403(b) and 457(b) retirement plans. Our excellent benefit package also provides $50,000 Basic Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment insurance coverage for eligible employees, Flexible Spending Accounts, Tuition Reimbursement, Voluntary Life Insurance, Pet insurance and more.