JOB TITLE: rootEd Missouri Regional Director - Jefferson College
DEPARTMENT: Strategic Planning & Grant Development
SALARY RANGE: $65,000-$75,000
FLSA: EXEMPT
IMMEDIATE SUPERVISOR: Director of Programs – rootEd Missouri
SCHEDULE DETAILS: Full-time/12 month/Grant-funded position
LOCATION: Jefferson College – Arnold, MO
Program Summary
rootEd Missouri is a statewide initiative designed to improve postsecondary outcomes for students from Missouri’s rural communities. rootEd supports districts' dedicated college and career advisors through a partnership with the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE). Through this partnership, advisors have been placed in rural Missouri high schools. These advisors work alongside school counselors and district leadership to ensure every student graduates with a postsecondary plan.
Ozarks Technical Community College (Ozarks Tech), sponsored by rootEd, will work with DESE to set the vision and direction of this program, provide training and ongoing support to school-based advisors, collect data to evaluate the success of the program, and increase community engagement and business partnerships to strengthen postsecondary outcomes.
Position Summary
The Regional Director (RD) will serve as the coach and primary point of contact for all school-based rootEd advisors within a given geography with the goal of increasing the number of students within his/her designated schools that leave high school on a path to career success and economic stability. The RD will ensure the success of the school-based advisors providing them with initial and ongoing training, supporting them to build a plan that will reach all students, problem-solving around ongoing challenges, and coaching advisors to use key performance indicators and progress toward goals to inform and adjust their plans. The RD will support the broader rootEd initiative by partnering with advisors and school districts to collect both quantitative and qualitative data on student and advisor success and elevate advising best practices that have been proven to be successful within his/her schools. Additionally, the Regional Director will maintain strong relationships with partner district and school leadership building investment in the program and provide regular updates on progress within the school. To further rootEd’s mission, the RD will actively promote community engagement and cultivate partnerships with local business and industry leaders, helping to expand access to career opportunities. This is a full-time position, reporting to the rootEd Missouri Director of Programs and located on the Jefferson College campus in Arnold, Missouri.
Essential Job Duties
- Coaches school-based advisors to achieve goals around student career success
- Ensures the school leaders, counselors, and advisors have shared goals and a plan to increase career success
- Supports school leaders, counselors, and advisors to integrate the rootEd model into the existing strategies around college and career success
- Provides training and ongoing support to advisors on the rootEd model
- Ensures that the advisor is collecting and documenting both quantitative and qualitative student-level data on critical student milestones.
- Provide CRM support to advisors, including login assistance, student transfers, troubleshooting, and ensuring all student records are accurately maintained and up to date.
- Engages with the advisor on a review of the key performance indicators, monthly targets and goals to problem solve and adjust plans as appropriate
- Maintains relationships at the district level ensuring district leaders are aware of successes and challenges with the program and are invested in partnering with rootEd in the long term
- Regularly communicates with advisors and district leadership through regular site visits and other established communication systems.
- Builds and maintains strong relationships with key stakeholders in partner school districts and local communities.
- Promote community engagement through active collaboration with local businesses and industry leaders.
- Serve as a liaison between the school and community stakeholders to support student success.
- Develop strategic partnerships to enhance educational and professional opportunities for students.
- Collaborates with partner school districts to facilitate purchasing and procurement or program delivery materials.
- Participate in regular meetings with the central rootEd team and training to support program delivery and execution.
- Travels regularly throughout the geographic area of responsibility, and state-wide as needed.
- Exhibit exemplary attendance and punctuality.
- Comply with college policies and procedures.
- Perform other duties as assigned, including attending college functions, serving on committees and attending community events.
Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution of higher learning
- Demonstrated commitment and passion for increasing opportunities for rural high school students
- Exceptional relationship building across a diverse group of stakeholders
- Strong customer service skills
- Experience coaching adults to achieve goals
- Ability to travel regularly
- Strong oral and written communication skills
- Ability to use information technology for professional productivity (such as Microsoft Office Suite).
Preferred Knowledge Skills & Abilities
- Prior experience working with career advising
- Prior experience working in a rural school district or college.
- Three years of experience in program/project development and management.
- Prior experience in case management and/or career counseling.
- Demonstrated experience conducting and analyzing research to inform project implementation and delivery.
- Experience working within a collegiate setting.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT: (The conditions herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.)
Environment: Work is performed primarily in a standard office setting with frequent interruptions and distractions. Requires extended periods of time viewing computer monitor or standing; may require adjustment of schedule to include some evening and/or weekends; may encounter occasional exposure to inclement weather during travel.
Physical: Primary functions require sufficient physical ability and mobility to work in an office setting; to stand or sit for prolonged periods of time; to lift, carry, push, and/or pull light to moderate amounts of weight; to operate office equipment requiring repetitive hand movement and fine coordination including use of a computer keyboard.
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