Position Title: College Success Coordinator	Host Site: Detroit Regional Foundation/ Detroit Promise
Position Type: Full-time, 1700 hours, 38-40hrs/week	Site Supervisor: Kennisha Williams
Dates of Service: September 9, 2024 – August 15, 2025	Stipend: $26,000

Position Title: College Success Coordinator	Host Site: Detroit Regional Foundation/ Detroit Promise
Position Type: Full-time, 1700 hours, 38-40hrs/week	Site Supervisor: Kennisha Williams
Dates of Service: September 9, 2024 – August 15, 2025	Stipend: $26,000

CEDAM’s AmeriCorps Information: CEDAM’s AmeriCorps program connects local and statewide agencies to meet neighbors’ critical needs. Members create community, build capacity and serve neighbors across Michigan. Our AmeriCorps program advances equity for Michiganders in two key ways 1. Cultivating the next generation of leaders in the community economic development field and 2. Supporting economic inclusion for Michiganders.

Organizational Information:

Detroit Promise is a tuition free path to college for students who live in Detroit and graduate from a Detroit high school. We partner with 25+ colleges and universities across the state to ensure that our students have not only the tuition they need but the resources they need to persist and graduate. To learn more visit: https://detroitpromise.com/ and Responsibilities:

Role and Responsibilities:

• Participate in CEDAM AmeriCorps monthly meetings, trainings, events, data collection, reporting and additional items as needed.
• Participate in AmeriCorps & Michigan’s AmeriCorps events and trainings. In coordination with the Detroit Promise College Success Team our AmeriCorps member will:
• Collaborate with university engagement team to create best practices for university outreach strategies and operations.
• Establish new partnerships with campus departments while nurturing current partnerships to best support students a part of the promise program. The Detroit Promise partners with 25+ colleges and universities across the state.
• Conduct college campus visits to support Detroit Promise students to create community, support, engagement with the Detroit Promise program and other students, and facilitate special events. Special events may include, but is not limited to alum panels, business and company job searching workshops, etc…
• Review students’ academic progress and make referrals to different college campus resources to support student success.
• Recruit, train, and lead former Detroit Promise recipients to participate and support campus events.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Willingness and interest in working with a diverse population while modeling patience, kindness, flexibility, respect and maintaining privacy to those we’re assisting in the community.
• Knowledge or dedication to secondary education, first generation college students and the challenges that can occur from these situations.
• Ability to utilize person-centered thinking and active listening skills to assess the needs, situation, strengths, and barriers of individuals and families seeking assistance and will provide appropriate resources in-person, by phone or electronically.
• Attention to detail and organization required.
• Customer service focus and patience when necessary
• Strong written and oral communication skills.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Be at least 18 years of age. Applicants must have HS diploma, GED or working toward the completion of one.
• U.S. citizen, U.S. national or lawful permanent resident of the U.S.
• Pass the following National Service Criminal History Checks: State of Michigan background check, State of residency (if not Michigan), FBI Fingerprinting, and State & National Sex Offender Registry

Compensation:

Members will receive a living allowance of $26,000 distributed in even increments, bi-weekly. Members will receive student loan forbearance for qualified loans, health care package, childcare assistance upon eligibility, and continual professional development. Upon successful completion of service an education award in the amount of $7,395 will be issued. Members will serve 1,700 hours for the term = 40 hours/week. CEDAM’s AmeriCorps Program is an equal opportunity employer. Reasonable accommodations will be made for interview/service as needed. All interested candidates must be available to spend 40 hours in training the week of September 9.