Overview

Organization: Latino U College Access (LUCA) is a college access and success nonprofit organization in Westchester County whose mission is to empower first-generation Latino students on their journeys to and through college so they can fulfill their remarkable potential. LUCA’s comprehensive models have reached over 6,000 students and families with resources supporting college admissions, financial aid applications, college transition, college success, and career readiness.

Position:  LUCA is seeking an experienced and motivated manager to join our program leadership team. The College Access Program Manager supports LUCA’s high school Scholars with college search, college applications, and individualized mentorship in selecting the best fit university. The ideal candidate will have a strong commitment to guiding students who are first in their families to attend college and engage with volunteers who serve as College Coaches. 

Reports to:  Director of Programs Status:  Full-Time, Exempt Salary: Starting at $60,000 depending on experience

Key Responsibilities

  • Program Management
  • Recruit annual cohort of Scholars from partner high schools and community outreach
  • Develop curriculum and facilitate workshops delivering programming at the highest level
  • Volunteer Recruitment and Coordination
  • Lead College Coach volunteers to deliver programs to exceed objectives and troubleshoot issues that arise
  • Program Quality and Curriculum Delivery
  • Evaluate program curriculum to effectively serve the needs of our students, families, and volunteers
  • Innovate on program delivery options to ensure successful scaling of Scholar cohort size in 2023 
  • Develop content by researching sources of professional college access information
  • Foster and maintain relationships with Latino U Scholars and partnering school districts
  • Evaluate, Track and Report on Program Progress
  • Conduct evaluations with both qualitative and quantitative data measuring effectiveness and efficiency
  • Incorporate program feedback from mentors, students, partners and volunteers into improvements
  • Utilize Salesforce database to maintain records for required grant reporting

Desired Qualifications

  • Bilingual Spanish / English required to successfully communicate and deliver content to families 
  • Bachelor’s Degree required; graduate degree a plus
  • Minimum three (3) years experience in college admissions or college advising preferred
  • Supervisory experience working with community groups, implementing programs, or managing volunteers preferred
  • Excellent organizational skills, detail-oriented, ability to multitask, and nimbly handle changing priorities 
  • Proven Project Manager, able to monitor workflow independently, and meet multiple goals and deadlines
  • Experienced Facilitator delivering training and workshops for students, families, or volunteers
  • Ability to work well with diverse constituents from high school students to corporate executives 
  • Comfort with technology; including Google Suite, PowerPoint, Excel, and databases (e.g. Salesforce)
  • Flexibility to deliver programming during evenings or weekends as needed 
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