College and Post-Secondary Program Coordinator, Summer Search Philadelphia

Posted by on August 26, 2013

COLLEGE AND POST-SECONDARY PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Summer Search Philadelphia

Why Work at Summer Search
Summer Search is a dynamic national non-profit organization that finds resilient low-income high school students and inspires them to become responsible and altruistic leaders by providing year-round mentoring, life-changing summer experiences, college advising, and a lasting support network. Summer Search started in 1990 in San Francisco and currently operates seven sites serving over 1,600 students and 1,700 alumni nationally. Since 2008, we have been in an aggressive growth campaign to deepen our reach in each community we serve.

Summer Search Philadelphia was launched in September 2006 encouraged by the School District of Philadelphia and other civic leaders to bring more opportunities for low-income students. Since then, the program has grown to serve 100 high-potential students annually. We serve as a partner to the Mayor’s Office of Education. The current operating budget is roughly 1 million dollars. For more information about Summer Search visit our website at http://www.summersearch.org.

Job Summary
The College and Post-Secondary Program Coordinator will contribute to the success of the organization by
collaborating with the Program Manager, key Philadelphia Program staff, and a national cohort of college and
post-secondary advisors to coordinate the College and Post-Secondary program elements. Ensures students meet short, intermediate and long term outcomes including high school graduation, college readiness, post-secondary matriculation and completion of a bachelor’s degree or equivalent.

http://hosted.uwsepa.org/newsletter/summer.pdf