STEP IS HIRING!

Program Manager (Phx)

Program Manager - Position Description

 Objective:  Work directly with high-achieving, low-income, first-generation college-bound high school students and their parents in the metropolitan Phoenix area to facilitate STEP’s College-Prep and Leadership Program. 

 Main Duties:

  • Organize and co-lead STEP’s monthly college-prep workshops.

  • Individually advise students throughout the college preparation and application process from sophomore through senior year.

  • Outreach to high-school students and counselors.

  • Communicate with and educate parents on the financial aid process.

  • Research and develop student/alumni resources.

  • Support the growth and improvement of the program in an innovative and sustainable manner.

Additional Responsibilities:

  • Work with students and parents to ensure full participation in workshops and overall program.

  • Obtain admissions and financial aid information from targeted colleges.

  • Help coordinate admission visits and meetings.

  • Cultivate contacts at high schools for outreach to and recruitment of prospective, qualified students.

  • Arrange and give outreach presentations at high schools.

  • Provide application material and instructions to students, teachers, counselors, and school administrators.

  • Review student applications to STEP and conduct student interviews.

  • Assist with travel coordination for summer programs.

  • Keep and update electronic records of student grades, attendance, homework completion, contact info., etc.

  • Create and utilize documents and forms within the Google suite.

  • Support year-round program projects as needed, including test prep courses and writing workshops.

  • Represent STEP at events in Phoenix/Tucson.

Qualifications:

  • Passion for STEP’s mission to educate and empower low-income Arizona high schoolers to enroll in and graduate from college

  • Bachelor’s Degree

  • Experience in teaching, counseling, and/or mentoring students

  • Excellent computer skills including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Google Classroom and Drive, Zoom

  • Excellent communication, presentation, and writing skills

  • Efficient, self-motivated, and independent worker

  • Ability to work on multiple projects at the same time and stay organized

  • Ability to develop creative strategies to engage students during workshops

  • Ability to work well with teenagers (caring and patient yet firm)

  • Ability to work well with colleagues, teachers, administrators, and parents

  • Highly Preferred: Fluency in Spanish (reading, writing, speaking)

  • Preferred: Experience in teaching, working with high school students, or college admissions.

Additional Info./Benefits:

  • Full-time position

  • Health reimbursement up to $512/mo

  • Generous Paid Time-Off Policy (3 weeks PTO plus holidays)

  • Office from home

  • Workshops/meetings with students at various locations

  • Workshops held on weekends (and occasionally evenings) 

  • Evening work required as needed to individually check in with students

  • Based in Phoenix Metropolitan Area with occasional travel to Tucson

  • Purpose-driven position

Salary Range: $50,000

Start Date:  Mid-September

Applications submitted by Monday, August 17, at 11:59 PM MST will be prioritized for review. Applications will continue to be accepted on a rolling basis until the position is filled.

How to Apply:

E-mail 1) Resume and 2) Cover letter detailing interest in STEP and relevant experience to:

Eileen McLeod:  emcleod@stepexpedition.org

Commitment. Hard Work. College Success.