College Access & Success Coordinator

As a student-focused and driven position, the College Access & Success Coordinator is responsible for supporting first generation and students from low-income backgrounds who are attending Wentworth. This position will collaborate with staff to develop, maintain, and execute a robust and thoughtful student support system for Boston youth involved in Wentworth’s College Access and Success programming through the Center for Community & Culture (CCC).  

Reporting to the Director of College Access and Success within the Division of Inclusive Excellence, the position will assist the Director of College Access and Success in documenting, evaluating, and assessing success programming, partnerships, and participants. This position will work in tandem with an Assistant Director of Student Success and an existing College Access & Success Coordinator to be the Institute's face for all Boston and Greater Boston youth.  This position is grant funded. 

Essential Functions: 

Student Support (60%): The College Access & Success Coordinator will be responsible for developing, executing, maintaining a comprehensive and holistic student support system for Boston High Schools’ youth participating in the CLP’s Boston Pipeline Initiative including, but not limited to, Dual Enrollment and Beacon Pathways. The coordinator will be responsible for outreach to and support for Dual Enrollment and Beacon Pathways students, including those with academic alerts. The coordinator will work across departments to increase the students’ access to on-campus and off-campus resources, ensuring students are better prepared to address any barriers. The coordinator will collaborate with CLP’s College Access and Success Team to develop, execute and maintain a comprehensive student support system for Boston and Greater Boston youth (grades 9-16).  

Supporting Program Development and Execution (20%): In collaboration with CCC's College Access and Success Team, the College Access & Success Coordinator will be responsible for supporting the execution of Wentworth’s Success programming for interested Greater Boston residents attending Wentworth as undergraduate students. The position will focus on supporting the following Boston Pipeline programming: RAMP, Wentworth’s pre-college summer transition for Boston youth; our Industry Mentor Program. 

Documentation (10%): The College Access & Success Coordinator will assist with the documentation, evaluation, and assessment of success programming, partnerships, and participants in collaboration with the CCC’s leadership. The coordinator will be responsible for tracking student touch points, access to resources, success and challenges facing each student and the cumulative population. The coordinator will maintain clear and detailed qualitative and quantitative practices regarding Boston students and yearly programming to help the CCC with grant reporting, community impact, and promoting Wentworth’s Boston Pipeline.   

Collaboration (10%): The College Access & Success Coordinator will collaborate and communicate with internal partners (Admissions, Success Studio, Student Affairs, etc.) to give students the best opportunity to succeed in higher education. The successful coordinator shall intend to have a deep understanding of the institute and the resources available to all students. 

Required Qualifications: 

• Bachelor’s degree. 

• 1-3 years' experience in education, youth services, or community-based organizations. Part-time work and internships can count towards experience. 

• Demonstrated commitment to inclusive excellence. 

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Experience working with and supporting high school and/or college students from urban and culturally diverse environments. 

• Crisis management/support experience. 

• Experience developing and delivering programming. 

• Experience collaborating with internal and external stakeholders. 

Mission Alignment: 

• You are committed to addressing racial and economic inequity in education. 

• You work effectively in a team environment and are motivated by a shared goal of facilitating student success. 

• You are a creative thinker, willing to problem-solve, and seek feedback for your own professional growth and improvement. 

We encourage applicants who share points of intersection with our student population to apply. These include, but are not limited to: 

• Immigrant background. 

• Multilingual. 

• From a resource restricted background. 

• First generation college student. 

• Graduate of an urban public school system. 

Position Details: 

This position may be eligible for a hybrid work schedule subject to business needs. 

At this time, the university is unable to sponsor applicants for H-1B visas. 

The job grade for this position is Grade 5.    

The expected wage range for this position is between $58,000 and $70,000, which reflects what we reasonably expect to pay for this role. 

This position is also contingent on the availability of external funding and is subject to annual performance reviews and funding renewals.  The incumbent may be separated from employment with notice if funding is reduced or discontinued.