Graduate Support Coordinator

The REACH Program seeks a Graduate Support Coordinator who demonstrates a sense of mission rooted in faith, leadership, creativity, and passion for the students and families of the program.

The Graduate Support Coordinator is a 12 month, full-time, salaried, position with a flexible schedule that is anchored around school days and the school calendar with Saturday and occasional evening responsibilities. The successful candidate will begin her/his duties in July 2018. There is flexibility for a slightly later start date.

Our Story:

Founded in 2002, REACH (Recruiting Excellence in Academics for Catholic High Schools) is an entirely free educational and leadership enrichment program that prepares Catholic, middle-school aged boys to earn scholarships to Regis, as well as other top Catholic high schools in New York City. Designed as an access program, REACH serves students whose families demonstrate significant financial need. With an understanding of how critical the middle-school age years are in determining the trajectory of secondary as well as post-secondary education, REACH is devoted to making substantial gains in academics, leadership potential, and a commitment to service. In alignment with the founding mission of Regis, REACH strives to attract highly motivated students from predominantly immigrant and disenfranchised backgrounds.

Every year, REACH works in partnership with parochial, traditional public and public charter schools, as well as parishes from the New York City metropolitan area. REACH accepts nominations of boys currently in the 5th grade who display early signs of academic and leadership potential. After they apply in the 5th grade, admitted students begin their REACH journey in the summer before 6th grade. With three years to work with, REACH’s value-added model is set out to cultivate the potential demonstrated in the elementary school years. It is important to note that REACH is not a school; rather, it is a supplementary program designed to work around the student’s normal middle school schedule. Our programming takes place on Saturdays throughout the school year and during the summer. Over our first 16 years of operation, our thirteen graduated 8th grade cohorts have received over $20 million in 4-year high school scholarships. In those years, we’ve graduated approximately 32 students annually. With our recent expansion in 2015-16, REACH promises to graduate approximately 50 students annually by 2019.

Requirements:

  • B.A./B.S. Degree
  • Experience working with students from the 6th grade through college
  • Demonstrate passion for educational access and success for underrepresented and underserved groups
  • Ability to communicate in Spanish

Preferences:

  • Master’s Preferred
  • Be a graduate of an independent, Catholic, or Jesuit high school (or at a minimum, have worked at an independent, Catholic, or Jesuit high school)

Specific Role Responsibilities:

  • coordinates the Alumni/Mentor Program;
  • assists the Director with high school placement for approximately 50 students a year to Regis High School and other highly selective high schools in New York;
  • coordinates services and support for various student issues, including but not limited to, high school success, tutoring, transfers, college admissions advising, crisis management, summer jobs, internships, financial issues, language issues, and summer programs;
  • “super-coordinate” along with the current Assistant Principal for Student Life all student life needs for students most at risk of withdrawing from Regis;
  • provides academic, life skill counseling, and community building activities to the over 400 REACH Program alums in high school, college, and in the professional world;
  • works directly with the REACH Alumni Board organizing social events for graduates;
  • builds and maintains relationships with REACH alumni attending CORE schools;
  • supports REACH fundraising and development goals by maintaining all external communications including social media, video and photography;
  • delivers programs to groups of graduates and parents around admissions, test preparation, financial aid, social and culture adjustment, and other relevant topics;
  • integrates him/herself at Regis High School by coaching, chaperoning trips, or leading an extracurricular;
  • administers along with the REACH administrative staffthe REACH Summer Learning Academies during the July/August summer term

To Apply:

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, resume, statement of educational philosophy, and a list of three references by email to Ms. Donna Stefanizzi, Secretary to the Search Committee, . Materials should be received by no later than April 27th. Qualified applicants, when all their required documents are submitted, will be contacted regarding next steps. Regis is an equal opportunity employer.