Academic Advisor jobs in Wilmington, NC

                                                                                           POSITION DESCRIPTION

Academic Success Coordinator

Part-Time Non-Exempt Position (20 hours per week)

As the Academic Success Coordinator, you will create and facilitate a program that helps youth, at various stages of the learning spectrum, succeed and find fields of study that capture their interests. You will work with elementary and middle school students participating in BGCSENC programs and provide them with coaching and mentorship in a wide array of academic fields, with a specific focus on STEAM and literacy. You will be a leader and subject matter expert in your domain and develop high-quality, results driven educational enrichment programs. Your talents working with young people will be vital to build close-knit relationships that will help youth remain engaged in the programming. These relationships, in combination with reflections from program data, will enable you to  adapt and grow the program to create the best outcomes for young people.

You will be the primary staff member in charge of the Academic Success Program and report directly to the Program Director.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:  

Academic Coaching and Mentoring

• Work with the Program Director and Teen Workforce Specialist to create and implement an overall strategy for academic success  including literacy, homework help, individual academic interventions, and enrichment
• Implement programs focused on developing youth’s foundational learning skills
• Provide day-to-day support for elementary and middle school aged students based on youth’s immediate academic requirements including assisting with homework, school engagement, study skills, etc.
• Partner with local schools to support members academic achievement and to curate program delivery
• Build and maintain relationships with parents and families to better understand individual academic challenges and inform curriculum design
• Facilitate alignment of program execution with any donor grant stipulations where relevant
• Focus on quality and improvement to ensure consistent delivery of high quality programs.

STEAM and Literacy program design

• Deliver STEAM (STEM Arts) and literacy based enrichment programs from various curricula that support members growth
• Create new programs and activities to support literacy and STEAM goals
• Develop relationships with community partners (museums, libraries, corporations, schools, etc.) to facilitate field trips, create volunteer engagement opportunities and build partnerships
• Collaborate with program staff and external partners to implement MindPlay’s Orton- Gillingham structured literacy system 

General

• Manage and provide feedback to assigned volunteers, peer leaders, and part time staff
• Collect & submit youth participation numbers, surveys, and other information  to ensure that organizational decisions and plans are informed by relevant on-ground data
• Collect and track school data
• Track and monitor member engagement and development in academic programming
• Implement/adhere to BGCA membership and safety requirements
• Adopt responsibility for protection and care of program equipment and facility; report all issues in a timely manner to facility manager

WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR:

There are a multitude of ways to learn, grow and excel professionally and we know that people gain skills through a variety of professional, personal, educational, and volunteer experiences. We respect this when we review applications and take a broad look at the experience of each applicant. We want to get to know you and the unique strengths you will bring to the work. With this in consideration, we are most likely to be interested in your candidacy if you can demonstrate the majority of the qualifications and experiences listed below:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred;  equivalent experience considered.
• 3 years of experience in program facilitation or youth development
• Demonstrated familiarity with educational enrichment programming in  STEAM and/or literacy
• Experience with literacy initiatives in disadvantaged communities a plus
• Experience working with youth across various stages of the learning spectrum
• Proven track record of building relationships with diverse stakeholders through empathy and robust communication skills
• Strong classroom management and program facilitation skills
• General project and people management experience is a strong plus
• Demonstrable knowledge of youth psychology is a strong plus