About 716 Squash: 716 Squash empowers youth in the City of Buffalo through education, mentoring, and health and wellness programming to build transformational relationships within our community. Please visit our website: www.716squash.org, and the Squash + Education Alliance website: www.squashandeducation.org for more information.
Position Overview: The High School Education Coordinator supports our current high school students and focuses on preparing them for their next steps, including graduation, college, and/or career.
Start Date: July/August, 2024
Note: This position does not require any previous knowledge of, or experience playing squash.
Job Responsibilities:
- Work collaboratively to ensure all 12th graders develop comprehensive plans for post-high school
- Support some of our 12th graders through the college application and financial aid process
- Lead academic tutoring sessions for up to 20 high school students.
- Adapt/ create impactful and innovative enrichment sessions to prepare students for their transition from high school to post-secondary education and employment.
- Develop relationships with local employers, trade schools, and colleges
- Organize campus visits, job shadows, and field trips
- Recruit, train, and manage volunteer tutors
- Manage applications to summer opportunities for high school students
- Utilize our program management software, Salesforce, to track all student data
- Build meaningful and lasting relationships with students, teachers, families, and volunteers
- Work as a team with other staff members and be willing to help staff as needed
- Assist with summer camp programming
Work Hours:
- School Year: Monday-Friday 10:30-6:30, with occasional Saturday field trips (1x per month) and 2-3 out-of-town trips per year.
- Summer: Monday-Thursday 8:30-4:00; Fridays remote
- Opportunities for remote work outside of direct programming hours.
Qualifications & Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Experience working with high school students preferred
- Experience working with youth from diverse backgrounds
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of the college application process preferred
- Comfortable with high school academic subjects; math and science preferred
- Driving requirements: valid driver’s license, clean driving record, and at least 3 years of driving experience
- Willingness to drive a 15-passenger van.
- Ability to pass a criminal background check and driver record check
Job Benefits:
- Competitive salary starting at $47,000, commensurate with experience.
- Generous benefits package including health insurance, dental coverage, 4 weeks paid vacation, and retirement matching account.
- Opportunity to work in a dynamic, small non-profit and make a difference in the community.
- Opportunities for advancement in a new and growing organization
To Apply: Please submit a cover letter and resume to our hiring committee at apply@716squash.org no later than June 30.
Equal Opportunity Employer: 716 Squash is committed to building a culturally and racially diverse staff and is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.