Description

The Orientation-Retention Coordinator is responsible for facilitating the Company's defined orientation curriculum with all new students and parents and ensuring a successful transition for all students resulting in early performance improvement and retention. The Orientation-Retention Coordinator tracks each orientation "cohort" for ten weeks through attendance, academic performance and behavior monitoring. They obtain regular feedback from each student's Advisory Teacher; meet with students weekly; communicate with parents; and ensure that students in need of personal/social service supports are connected with appropriate services through the student service department.

Job Requirements and Prerequisites:

• Bachelor's degree in Education or related field from an accredited college or university is required.
• Previous teaching experience required.
• Previous experience in high school guidance strongly preferred.
• Teacher certification preferred
• Knowledge of the principles of secondary education
• Knowledge of curriculum and instructional theory
• Knowledge, skills and ability to analyze and use data to drive program improvement
• Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Previous experience and/or the ability to work with overage and at-risk youth is preferred.
• Flexible scheduling with potential weekend and evening hours to accommodate working parents.