Student & Partner Success Coordinator

All qualified applicants are invited to submit a resume, cover letter, and three professional references to Director of Student & Partner Success, Daniel Zundel at [email protected].

Mission

Christ the King Jesuit College Prep, a Catholic school on Chicago’s West Side and a member of the Cristo Rey Network, challenges and inspires its young women and men through the integration of academics, work experience, and extracurricular activities to lead lives of integrity, faith, and servant leadership for the greater glory of God.

Vision Statement

Expanding corporate, community, and university partnerships, Christ the King Jesuit College Prep will be a top choice for young people and their families of the greater West Side. Developing essential skills for a thriving future career through academic excellence, professional opportunity, the promotion of justice, and Gospel-centered values, our students will flourish in a safe and loving environment.

Corporate Work Study Overview

Christ the King Jesuit College Prep, through the Cristo Rey Network model, prepares young men and women from Chicago’s West Side to be leaders and agents of change through the integration of college preparatory study, work experience, extracurricular activities, and service. Through participation in the Corporate Work Study Program (CWSP), our students earn up to 60% of their education costs and they develop the skills and gain the experiences necessary for college and career success.

Over 100 Chicagoland businesses and non-profit organizations partner with CTK by hiring students to work in entry level positions in their organizations. One position is filled by a team of four students who each work one day per week and rotate on the fifth workday. CWSP provides a dedicated liaison to ensure a successful work placement for both corporate partners and students.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Director of Student and Partner Success, the Student and Partner Success Coordinator (Coordinator) supports students in their educational development and growth as career-ready young professionals. The Coordinator oversees a portfolio of student work study placements and is responsible for both student learning outcomes as well as corporate partner retention. Through the development of high impact relationships with students, partners, and families, the Coordinator facilitates student learning and job performance success as well as the success of corporate partners in employing CTK students.

The Coordinator helps students develop and maintain a growth mindset as it pertains to work and utilizes regular performance feedback to help students continuously grow in their work. The Coordinator helps students make meaning of their work experience, understand the opportunities available through work, and connect their work experiences to their future college and career goals. Similarly, the Coordinator receives regular feedback from students on their work placements and works with corporate partners to continuously grow and improve their work with students with the goal of developing partnerships that are successful for both CTK students and our corporate partners.

The Coordinator facilitates job setup and orientation with corporate partners and students, manages student performance, identifies and implements strategies for continuous improvement, responds and facilitates resolutions to student, partner, and family concerns, recognizes student and partner accomplishments, and supports the operation of the CWSP program.

Key Responsibilities

Student Workplace Success

• Meet regularly with an assigned portfolio of students to build rapport and support students in their work placements. Facilitate students in building and maintaining a mindset of growth, continuously setting and evaluating their progress toward goals. Identify and support students in navigating workplace challenges.
• Foster student mastery of career readiness skills, identifying gaps within specific students and supporting supervisors in differentiating their support.
• Identify responsive and age-appropriate onsite interventions which support the success of students in their workplaces, collaborating as necessary with the Student Development Coordinator.
• Serve as the liaison between student, partner, and family.
• Help students understand that school policies such as behavior expectations, dress code, and attendance contribute to their success at work.
• Address and enforce all school policies with an emphasis on ensuring students meet CTK expectations and present their best selves at work.
• Collaborate with the Student Development Coordinator in facilitating an education focused reemployment program for students who have been terminated from CWSP jobs along with managing students through the reemployment process.
• Coordinate and assist in the formation of student teams and job assignments based on student and business partner requests, student skills and personality assessments, sponsor job descriptions, personal knowledge of the jobs, and students’ previous performance to ensure successful jobsite placements.
• Teach and facilitate learning through Summer Business Training and coordinate successful company specific onboarding to ensure students enter their employment with tools to engage, learn, and grow.

Business Partner Success

• Collaborate with business partners and supervisors to design company specific job descriptions for students which are age-appropriate, student-centered, and, when appropriate, connect the students’ personal goals with the needs of the company.
• Ensure supervisors provide timely, direct, and supportive feedback to their students.
• Provide impeccable customer service to business partners.
• Meet regularly with students’ supervisors to assess student performance, troubleshoot challenges, and ensure continued student growth.
• Help supervisors grow in their understanding of, and effectiveness in, supervising CTK students through supervisor coaching/mentoring and through engagement in business partner related activities, including annual orientation, trainings, and appreciation events.
• Collaborate with the Director of Student and Partner Success to ensure job partner retention.

Operational Support

• Support the daily CWSP morning check-in process and afternoon route return.
• Maintain student and partner portfolio data within Salesforce, ensuring accuracy of records and notes for historical legacy.
• Manage CWSP daily attendance, prepare attendance reports, send daily timecards to students at their workplaces, and coordinate student make-up days.
• Collaborate with the CWSP operations manager to ensure the completion of student compliance documents – including all Department of Labor requirements and individual business partner onboarding requirements.

Other Duties

• Drive/chaperone morning/afternoon transportation routes on an as needed basis when primary drivers are unavailable.
• Participate in parent/teacher/administrator conferences and new student orientation events.
• Support professional development classes, student development training, and other related classes in collaboration with the Student Development Coordinator, as necessary.
• Participate in Cristo Rey Network conferences and trainings as requested.
• Perform other CWSP duties as assigned by the Director of Student & Partner Success and/or the Vice President of CWSP.

Position Requirements

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree, with a Master’s degree preferred.
• Three to five years of experience within a fast-paced, demanding professional work environment with multiple, competing priorities – such as a high school or higher education institution.
• Passion for education and the mission of Christ the King Jesuit College Prep including CTK’s Jesuit Catholic identity and the model of the Cristo Rey Network.
• Demonstrated success teaching, counselling, coaching, and/or advocating for young people from under resourced communities.
• Cultural competence in addressing complex issues and a demonstrated commitment to promoting inclusion, equity, diversity, and accessibility.
• Strong technology skills including proficiency with MS Office Suite (excel, word, ppt).
• Flexibility to adjust hours as needed and to meet deadlines and school needs.
• Flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends as needed.
• Valid Driver’s License, proof of insurance and clean driving record.
• Successfully complete and pass PACE certification, including a criminal background check.
• Proof of full COVID vaccination required.

Application Procedure

All qualified applicants are invited to submit a resume, cover letter, and three professional references to Director of Student & Partner Success, Daniel Zundel at [email protected].

For more information about Christ the King Jesuit College Prep and our Corporate Work Study Program, visit our website - www.ctkjesuit.org