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Virtual College Success Coach
The Virtual College Success Coach position is a paid, part-time position for current undergraduate college students (preferred) and graduate college students. Reporting to a Program Manager, a Success Coach works remotely to provide virtual support by text, phone/video, and email to support a cohort of current college students as they enter college or move through their second year of college. A Coach should be comfortable creating meaningful relationships with students all via virtual means.
Full training and supervision provided.
This position runs from August 2023 through May 2024.
Virtual College Success Coach
Virtual College Success Coach
Employment Type: Paid, Part-Time Remote Position
Hours: 6-8 hours/week
Schedule: Varies; must commit to the position for a full academic year from August 2023 through May 2024. Flexibility will be offered for school breaks/personal breaks as appropriate to meet program objectives and in consultation with your manager.
Hourly Wage: Hourly wage is at least $12.00/hour or your work location’s minimum wage – whichever is highest
Number of Openings: Multiple
Position Description:
Organization Overview: Let’s Get Ready (LGR) envisions a future when students from all socioeconomic backgrounds have the support they need to attain a college education. Through an innovative program model that stands apart from other college access and success programs, LGR serves more than 15,000 students annually and engages more than 150 college students as paid near-peer coaches, most of whom are former participants in the program. There is no nomination process or academic requirements for participation in Let’s Get Ready programs. Any student who expresses interest is eligible for services, with students from low-income backgrounds or who are first-generation-to-college given priority. Overall, 89% of LGR students are students of color, 80% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and 71% are the first in their family to attend college. All components of the organization’s programs are designed with this population and the requisite cultural competence in mind.
Position Overview: Reporting to a Program Manager, a Success Coach works remotely to provide virtual support by text, phone/video, and email to support a cohort of current college students as they enter college or move through their second year of college. Our near-peer Success Coaches build relationships with their students and provide mentorship, encouragement, resources for support, accountability, and help students stay on track toward degree attainment. A Coach should be comfortable creating meaningful relationships with students all via virtual means. Full training and supervision provided.
Position Responsibilities & Qualifications:
- Responsible for developing relationships with a caseload of students to increase College Success program engagement and support persistence in college.
- Work to meet organizational goals around student engagement and milestone assessments
- Sending weekly individualized text messages to students through LGR’s Mainstay texting platform
- Conducting monthly check-in calls with students via phone/video
- Provide responsive support for students based on individual needs, including but not limited to: finding academic support on their respective campus, achieving school-work-life balance, navigating home-sickness, engaging in campus life during the pandemic
- Tracking communication with mentees using our Salesforce data platform
- Collect student information to share with LGR, including key milestones to ensure students are on track.
- Attending a weekly supervision meeting (by phone/video) with a program manager to discuss progress towards goals; flagging and notifying Program Manager of urgent/sensitive situations
Training:
- Virtual Success Coaches are responsible for attending required trainings, including but not limited to: virtual kickoff orientation training and monthly virtual team meetings with the larger coach community
- Initial kickoff training will happen virtually over Zoom during the second week of August.
Qualifications:
- Students must be currently in their junior or senior year of college and be in good academic standing.
- Be extremely comfortable building relationships virtually via phone calls, email, text messaging, live video streams, etc.
- Have exceptional rapport-building ability, communication skills, time management, attention to detail, and organizational and problem-solving skills
- Able to navigate multiple, new technology platforms
- Balance result-driven work with a personable approach
- Be comfortable working independently and collaboratively in a virtual environment.
Preferred Characteristics:
- Former Let’s Get Ready alumni and coaches are strongly encouraged to apply
- Dedicated and passionate about Let’s Get Ready’s mission and helping students reach their goals.
- In good academic standing and plan to be enrolled in college in school year 2023-2024
- Previous experience serving as a mentor to first-generation college students
- Excellent self-motivation skills
- Current or previous involvement in campus (student club/organizations, tutoring, orientation leader, work-study, etc.)
- Experience with data entry is a plus
This position runs from August 2023 through May 2024
How to Apply: Apply using this platform. Interviews will begin in May. Applications received before May 15, 2023, will receive priority.
Let’s Get Ready is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building and maintaining a culturally diverse workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment of any kind. We encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.
Virtual College Access Instructor
The Virtual Access Instructor position is a paid, part-time position for current undergraduate college students (preferred) and graduate college students. Reporting to a Program Manager and working closely with our SAT provider, Virtual Access Instructors are responsible for effectively teaching SAT prep lessons virtually, helping students understand concepts and test-taking strategies, and building meaningful relationships with high school students all via virtual means.
Full training, curriculum, and supervision provided.
This is a paid, semester-long position that runs from May 24th, 2023 through August 23rd, 2023
Virtual College Access Instructor
Virtual College Access Instructor
Employment Type: Paid, Part-Time, Remote Position, Temporary
Hours: Approximately 10-15 hours/week
Schedule: Monday/Tuesday or Wednesday/Thursday. Must be available to teach evenings from 5-7 PM and for team or individual meetings twice a week (time TBD). Must commit to the position for a full academic year from August 2023 through May 2024. Flexibility will be offered for school breaks/personal breaks as appropriate to meet program objectives and in consultation with your manager.
Hourly Wage: Hourly wage is at least $12.00/hour or your work location’s minimum wage – whichever is highest
Number of Openings: Multiple
Position Description:
Organization Overview: Let’s Get Ready (LGR) envisions a future when students from all socioeconomic backgrounds have the support they need to attain a college education. Through an innovative program model that stands apart from other college access and success programs, LGR serves more than 13,000 students annually and engages more than 150 college students as paid near-peer coaches, most of whom are former participants in the program. There is no nomination process or academic requirements for participation in Let’s Get Ready programs. Any student who expresses interest is eligible for services, with students from low-income backgrounds or who are first-generation-to-college given priority. Overall, 89% of LGR students are students of color, 80% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and 71% are the first in their family to attend college. All components of the organization’s programs are designed with this population and the requisite cultural competence in mind.
Position Overview: The Virtual Access Instructor position is a paid, part-time position for current undergraduate college students (preferred) and graduate college students. Reporting to a Program Manager and working closely with our SAT provider, Access Instructors are responsible for effectively teaching SAT prep lessons virtually, helping students understand concepts and test-taking strategies. All meetings and classes are held virtually.
Full training, curriculum, and supervision provided.
Position Responsibilities & Qualifications:
Position Responsibilities: Ensure a meaningful and productive program experience for students.
- Prepare for and deliver engaging math and/or verbal SAT test-prep instruction virtually to groups of high school students using an established SAT curriculum
- Assign, monitor and encourage homework completion
- Respond to student homework questions via our student learning platform and email
- Satisfactorily capture and submit student attendance
- Build a warm and welcoming virtual classroom environment
- Demonstrate virtual classroom management skills, including navigating between whole-group instruction and small-group and individual support
- Attend weekly coaching meetings with Instructional Coach and Supervisor
Required Working Hours:
- SAT Teaching Dates/Times:
- June 12th – August 15th (9 weeks); 5-7 PM (Monday/Tuesday or Wednesday/Thursday)
Training :
- A prerequisite for this role is all hired instructors MUST be able to attend each of the following virtual training sessions prior to program launch:
- Wed, May 24 – 4:00pm – 7:00pm
- Thurs, May 25 – 4:00pm – 7:00pm
- Wed, May 31 – 4:00pm – 7:00pm
- Thurs June 1 – 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Qualifications: Let’s Get Ready seeks individuals committed to supporting high school students achieve their college goals. Candidates should:
- Have a high level of comfort/expertise with SAT Reading/Writing or SAT Math content
- Be a current undergraduate student (preferred) or graduate student.
- Must have a schedule that allows for teaching classes at the same time for the duration of the program (9 weeks).
- Have a passion for supporting student success, with a specific interest and comfort working with high school students from underserved communities.
- Have exceptional communication, time management, and problem-solving skills.
- Have reliable access to a computer with a webcam, mic, and a reliable internet connection for virtual instruction. Please alert us ASAP if this is a challenge.
- Demonstrate commitment to diversity, inclusion, and educational equity.
- Be comfortable working independently and dependently in a virtual environment.
- Consider applying if they are a former Let’s Get Ready alumni or coach/instructor.
Preferred Characteristics:
- Former Let’s Get Ready alumni and coaches are strongly encouraged to apply
- Dedicated and passionate about Let’s Get Ready’s mission and helping students reach their goals.
- In good academic standing and plan to be enrolled in college in school year 2023-2024
- Previous experience serving as a mentor to first-generation college students
- Excellent self-motivation skills
- Current or previous involvement in campus (student club/organizations, tutoring, orientation leader, work-study, etc.)
- Experience with data entry is a plus
This position runs from May 24th, 2023 through August 23rd, 2023
How to Apply: Apply using this platform.
Interviews will begin in March. Applications received before March 15th, 2023, will receive priority.
Let’s Get Ready is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building and maintaining a culturally diverse workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment of any kind. We encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.
Virtual Transition Coach
Reporting to a Program Manager, a Transition Coach works remotely to provide virtual support by text, phone/video, and email to support a cohort of current high school seniors as they apply to college and make the important decision about where to attend school. Our near-peer Transition Coaches build relationships with their students and provide mentorship, encouragement, targeted resources, and help students stay on track with the many steps in the college application process. A Coach should be comfortable creating meaningful relationships with high school students all via virtual means. Full training and supervision provided.
This is a paid, year-long position (August 2022 through August 2023) that can be done virtually.
Virtual College Transition Coach
Virtual Transition Coach
Employment Type: Paid, Part-Time Remote Position
Hours: 6-7 hours/week
Schedule: Varies; must commit to the position for a full year from August 2022 through August 2023. Flexibility will be offered for school breaks/personal breaks as appropriate to meet program objectives and in consultation with your manager.
Hourly Wage: Hourly wage is at least $12.00/hour or your work location’s minimum wage – whichever is highest
Number of Openings: Multiple.
Position Description:
Organization Overview: Let’s Get Ready (LGR) envisions a future when students from all socioeconomic backgrounds have the support they need to attain a college education. Through an innovative program model that stands apart from other college access and success programs, LGR serves more than 13,000 students annually and engages more than 150 college students as paid near-peer coaches, most of whom are former participants in the program. There is no nomination process or academic requirements for participation in Let’s Get Ready programs. Any student who expresses interest is eligible for services, with students from low-income backgrounds or who are first-generation-to-college given priority. Overall, 89% of LGR students are students of color, 80% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and 71% are the first in their family to attend college. All components of the organization’s programs are designed with this population and the requisite cultural competence in mind.
Position Overview: Reporting to a Program Manager, a Transition Coach works remotely to provide virtual support by text, phone/video, and email to support a cohort of current high school seniors as they apply to college and make the important decision about where to attend school. Our near-peer Transition Coaches build relationships with their students and provide mentorship, encouragement, targeted resources, and help students stay on track with the many steps in the college application process. A Coach should be comfortable creating meaningful relationships with high school students all via virtual means. Full training and supervision provided.
Position Responsibilities & Qualifications:
- Responsible for developing relationships with a caseload of students to increase program engagement and support persistence in college. Sending weekly individualized text messages to students through LGR’s texting platform.
- Work to meet organizational goals around student engagement and milestone assessments
- Sending weekly individualized text messages to students through LGR’s texting platform
- Conducting monthly check-in calls with students via phone/video
- Utilizing LGR’s curriculum and resources to assist students with their applications for college and financial aid, college decision-making, and college enrollment
- Tracking communication with mentees using our Salesforce data platform
- Attending a weekly supervision meeting (by phone/video) with a program manager to discuss progress towards goals; flagging and notifying Program Manager of urgent/sensitive situations
Training:
- Transition Coaches are responsible for attending required training, including but not limited to: virtual kickoff orientation training and monthly virtual team meetings with other coaches
- Initial kick-off training will happen virtually over Zoom during the second week of August.
Qualifications:
- Be extremely comfortable building relationships virtually via phone calls, email, text messaging, live video streams, etc.
- Have exceptional rapport-building ability, communication skills, time management, attention to detail, and organizational and problem-solving skills
- Balance result-driven work with a personable approach
- Be comfortable working independently and dependently in a virtual environment.
Preferred Characteristics:
- Former Let’s Get Ready alumni and coaches are encouraged to apply
- Dedicated and passionate about Let’s Get Ready’s mission and helping students reach their goals
- In good academic standing and plan to be enrolled in college in Fall 2022 and Spring 2023
- Previous experience serving as a mentor
- Excellent self-motivation skills
- Experience with data entry a plus
This position runs from August 2022 through August 2023, with the expectation that coaches will work through the summer.
Let’s Get Ready is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building and maintaining a culturally diverse workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment of any kind. We encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.
Virtual Core Coach
Reporting to a Let’s Get Ready Program Manager, Core coaches are dynamic and motivated undergraduate students who virtually support fellow college students or high school students in their journeys to and through college. The Let’s Get Ready staff team sends pre-scheduled text messages each week to our college and high school students with helpful tips, reminders, and check-in questions. When students reply to those pre-scheduled texts with questions or comments, Core Coaches respond to students and start a conversation. Core Coaches jump into action when a student shares a challenge to build a relationship, provide individualized support, and troubleshoot the issue. This role is an exciting opportunity to have a large-scale impact on the students we serve by supporting them through our weekly texting curriculum, answering their questions, and providing encouragement and resources to support their college goals. Full training and supervision provided.
This is a paid, year-long position (August 2022 through August 2023) that can be done virtually.
Virtual Core Coach
Virtual Core Coach
Employment Type: Paid, Part-Time Remote Position
Hours: 5-8 hours/week
Schedule: Varies: must commit to the position for a full academic year from August 2022 through August 2023. Once or twice per week, pre-scheduled messages will go out to students which typically generate an influx of student responses that the Coach needs to answer during those pre-scheduled windows. In addition, coaches will need to “spot check” the platform each day and respond to any messages that might have trickled in.
Hourly Wage: Hourly wage is at least $12.00/hour or your work location’s minimum wage – whichever is highest
Number of Openings: Multiple
Organization Overview: Let’s Get Ready (LGR) envisions a future when students from all socioeconomic backgrounds have the support they need to attain a college education. Through an innovative program model that stands apart from other college access and success programs, LGR serves more than 13,000 students annually and engages more than 150 college students as paid near-peer coaches, most of whom are former participants in the program. There is no nomination process or academic requirements for participation in Let’s Get Ready programs. Any student who expresses interest is eligible for services, with students from low-income backgrounds or who are first-generation-to-college given priority. Overall, 89% of LGR students are students of color, 80% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, and 71% are the first in their family to attend college. All components of the organization’s programs are designed with this population and the requisite cultural competence in mind.
Position Overview:
Core coaches are dynamic and motivated undergraduate students who virtually support fellow college students or high school students in their journeys to and through college.
The Let’s Get Ready staff team sends pre-scheduled text messages each week to our college and high school students with helpful tips, reminders, and check-in questions. When students reply to those pre-scheduled texts with questions or comments, Core Coaches respond to students and start a conversation. Core Coaches jump into action when a student shares a challenge to build a relationship, provide individualized support, and troubleshoot the issue.
This role is an exciting opportunity to have a large-scale impact on the students we serve by supporting them through our weekly texting curriculum, answering their questions, and providing encouragement and resources to support their college goals.
Core Coaches report to a Let’s Get Ready Program Manager who provides guidance and support through weekly supervision meetings.
Responsibilities
- Respond to student text messages received on our texting platform within 24 hours
- Provide engaging support to students, including advice, resources and encouragement around topics such as: completing tasks to get ready for the school year, signing up for fall classes, talking to their guidance counselor or academic advisor, accessing academic and mental health support, school-work-life balance, and other obstacles
- Provide a college perspective – sharing relevant stories from your experience as a college student to help students navigate their own journey
- Send relevant tip sheets from LGR curriculum and guide students to make good use the school resources available to them
- Develop warm rapport with students and ask follow-up questions, with the goals of increasing program engagement and supporting matriculation and persistence in college
Qualifications
Must be a current or recent undergraduate student who has demonstrated leadership and communication skills. Students must be able to commit to the position for the full school year (through August.)
Preferred Characteristics
- Dedicated and passionate about Let’s Get Ready’s mission and supporting our students
- Lived experience or experience working with students from under-resourced communities
- 1st generation college student
- Strong problem-solving, organizational, and time management skills
- Excellent interpersonal, oral and written communication skills – especially the ability to communicate with warmth and build mentoring relationships over text.
- Ability to use discernment and clear judgment about the level of support and follow-up needed including following LGR’s escalation protocols to identify and support at-risk students
Training:
Coaches are expected to attend a pre-service training (~6-8 hours) to be scheduled closer to launch.
This position runs from August 2022 through August 2023
Let’s Get Ready is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to building and maintaining a culturally diverse workplace that is free of discrimination and harassment of any kind. We encourage women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and veterans to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.
