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Mission Graduates is a nonprofit organization that empowers youth and their families on the path to higher education, equipping them for fulfilling careers that will strengthen future generations. We work towards fulfilling our mission through a wide range of after-school support and services that serve over 5,000 children, youth, and families each year. Our vision is to transform the culture of our neighborhoods so that college becomes the expectation for families, rather than the exception.

Program Summary: College Connect is a family-based college access and success program that works with 25 4-year college-bound high school juniors living or attending school in the Mission and Excelsior Districts of San Francisco who will be the first in their family to attend college. College Connect supports students in getting into and successfully completing a college degree. College success programming provides support by coaching students one-on-one, offering near-peer mentorship, conducting professional development series, and holding social gatherings to build community. Support is provided through college until graduation to help students navigate higher education systems.

Position Overview: The College Success Coordinator (CSC) works directly with college students to ensure a smooth transition from HS to college. They meet with families to review financial aid awards, make recommendations, and ensure students renew their financial aid applications yearly. They also connect students to our near-peer mentorship and career development series while in college. The CSC ensures the program calendar is set for the school year by coordinating with other College Success staff to create a schedule of online academic success workshops, college visits, and student deadlines. They collect and organize student data for grant purposes and work closely with the Director of Program Impact to deliver and analyze student progress reports and surveys. One of the most important responsibilities of the CSC is to provide one-on-one counseling services once per semester for all students in their caseload, which means persistently using different avenues of communication to keep in touch with students (phone calls, Zoom, emails, texts, campus visits, etc.). They are the face of the college program, often interacting with college admins, parents, and other stakeholders, and should represent the program professionally.