Dean of College and Career Counseling

  • Full-time
  • Grade Level: High
  • Subject: College and Career Readiness
  • Start Date: Immediate opening
  • Department: School Leadership

Company Description

About KIPP Nashville Public Schools 

KIPP Nashville Public Schools is a network of high-performing, free, open enrollment K-12 schools that has been committed to positively affecting student outcomes in Nashville since 2005. KIPP Nashville is part of the acclaimed KIPP Network, which educates 100,000+ students nationwide and supports students from Kindergarten through college, career and beyond. Through the KIPP Forward program, our team helps students identify their career of highest aspiration and develop the skills and confidence to chase their dreams.
  
KIPP Nashville currently operates 3 elementary schools, 3 middle schools, and 1 high school and we are excited to open our doors to a 2nd high school in 2023. Our student community consists of over 3,000 students in North, East and South Nashville. 94% of our students identify as Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) and 26% are identified as diverse learners. We are excited to continue our growth to ensure all students in Nashville have access to an excellent education and the resources necessary to push past any boundaries that may stand in their way.

The mission of KIPP Nashville is to together with families and communities create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence they need to pursue the paths they choose - college, career and beyond - so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world. If you share in this belief, if you have a proven willingness to do what it takes for students to be their best, if you thrive in an environment that is both collaborative and entrepreneurial, then you are already a KIPPster.

Job Description

Position Overview
The Dean of College and Career Counseling assumes the primary responsibility for
supporting a school culture that sets high-expectations and empowers students to
develop the knowledge, skills, and character traits necessary to pursue a choice-filled
life. As a college and career coach, the DCCC will drive the schoolwide plan, alongside
the Principal and Assistant Principals, regarding grade point average and
standardized testing goals and programming in support of postsecondary planning.


Responsibilities of the Dean of College and Career Counseling will include, but
are not limited to:

College and Career Knowledge and Skills

  • Maintain current knowledge on policies and updates on postsecondary education, financial aid, and special populations (undocumented students, students with special needs, IEPs) and share implications and changes that impact our students
  • Be knowledgeable to advise and coach all students, including all postsecondary pathways and students with unique circumstances through the postsecondary planning and application process
  • Create access to postsecondary resources and opportunities available to support underrepresented populations
  • Organize family engagement workshops related to postsecondary education options

Team Management

  • Develop an inclusive, positive, and effective team culture by developing ambitious team goals, building the team’s competencies
  • Create a collaborative team with consistent communication with key stakeholders, teammates, and families
  • Directly manager junior and senior college and career teachers, supporting with:
    • Lesson planning, lesson internalization and execution, and classroom management
    • Student postsecondary guidance, coaching, and goal setting to define success for the semester/year and beyond
    • Conduct weekly one-on-one check-ins with direct reports and participate in weekly one-on-one check-ins with the Principal and the Director of KIPP Forward along with mid-year and end-of-year evaluations
    • Progress monitor all postsecondary access goals
    • Oversee KIPP Forward campus team expenditures

Data Management

  • Maintain constant and consistent communication on the data progress of students with key stakeholders including but not limited to: KIPP Foundation, College personnel, CBOs, Career Partners, school and regional leadership, and state leadership, along with students and families
  • Plan and lead cyclical data at Monthly Match Meetings with leadership to compare progress against milestones, assess areas for improvement and adjust plans to achieve intended outcomes
  • Set up, utilize, train, and support counselors with various student management platforms to track, progress monitor, and submit student data, including, but not limited to Salesforce, Overgrad, Google suite, etc.

Project Management

  • Effectively plan the organization and time management of the team in planning parent nights, college visits, guest speakers, career exploration trips, and other postsecondary access programming
  • Delegate and manage various projects while progress monitoring key projects
  • Develop innovative and creative solutions through programming and one-on-ones that problem solve gaps in postsecondary knowledge for students and families
  • Develop efficient processes that support Seminar Counselors in coaching and empowering students to accomplish their postsecondary goals
  • Establish and maintain relationships/partnerships with colleges and universities, summer programs, and scholarship organizations

School Leadership Team Responsibilities

  • Participate on the School’s Leadership Team and grade-level leadership team to share crucial college and career knowledge and keep leaders aware of students’ goals and progress towards graduation and their postsecondary plans
  • Lead department meetings and professional development related to KIPP Forward
  • Manage credit recovery process and communication for senior students and their families
  • Facilitate standardized testing goal setting and execution with Principal
  • Manage credit tracking for students

Qualifications

Desired Qualifications

  • Evidence of significant and consistent personal and professional achievement
  • Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred
  • 1+ year(s) experience leading and/or coaching teachers, including but limited to roles such as Assistant Principal, Principal, Dean of Instruction, Dean of Academics, Instructional Coach, Teacher Coach, etc.
  • Clear understanding of the landscape of higher education and the labor market
  • Experience teaching and/or in college admissions, preferred

Desired Characteristics

  • Unwavering commitment to KIPP Nashville’s mission, students, families, and community

  • Excellent communication skills with diverse constituents; clear writer, facilitator and speaker and eagerness to collaborate

  • Demonstrate commitment to continue their professional development individually, eager to offer and respond positively to feedback

  • Passionate about data-driven instruction

  • Passionate and committed to being a leader for racial justice and equity, and working in an organization committed to anti-racism

  • Ability to tackle multiple projects and initiatives at once with a strong sense of organization, prioritization, follow through and results orientation

  • Possess an entrepreneurial spirit, be flexible, and willing to go above and beyond to meet the varied needs of students

Additional Information

Our comprehensive compensation package includes life insurance and long-term disability coverage provided by KIPP Nashville, voluntary medical and dental plans, in addition to retirement benefits and an annual salary increase. To establish equitable salary practices, the compensation package is derived from the regional KIPP Nashville Public Schools pay scale. This position is exempt and will follow a 12-month schedule.

Please contact [email protected] with any questions.

KIPP Nashville is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual preference, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, pregnancy, or veteran status.

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