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Posted: 24-Jun-22
Location: New York, New York
Type: Full Time
Preferred Education: Some College
Salary: 50,000 - 60,000
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Unique opportunity at a nationally acclaimed, small, independent middle school in East Harlem, New York!
The East Harlem School at Exodus House is seeking a dynamic and reflective High School Placement Coordinator for the 2022-2023 school year. Applicants must have a strong academic foundation, as well as a commitment to working with students from East Harlem and the surrounding community. Qualified applicants will have at least a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Degree, strong written and oral communication skills and a desire to collaborate with colleagues. The position offers a competitive compensation and benefits package. An idea candidate for this position will be extremely organized and able to manage many different task and projects at once.
The High School Placement Coordinator will work closely with students, families, and faculty and will have the opportunity to take an active role in daily school life by running computer labs, coaching sports, substituting, and chaperoning field trips.
Responsibilities include:
- Assisting with the high school placement of 8th graders at public, parochial, private, and boarding schools by managing applications, financial aid forms, and other paperwork. Depending on boarding school’s policies regarding visitors during the Covid-19 pandemic, the position will likely require traveling with students to visit boarding school campuses throughout New England.
- Communicating with student and parents about all matters related to high school placement.
- Advocating on behalf of EHS students.
- Keeping detailed and highly organized records of all matters related to high school placement.
- Assisting Program Director with academic program including covering book clubs, computer labs, math groups, coaching sports, chaperoning field trips, covering study hall, tutoring, substituting, and more.
How To Apply
Interested candidates should email a cover letter and resume to hiring@eastharlemschool.org. Please include “High School Placement Coordinator Application” in the subject line of your email. Qualified candidates will be contacted for a phone and/or Zoom interview if they are being considered for the position.
About the East Harlem School
Founded in 1993 by two African-American Ivy-League graduates from East Harlem, The East Harlem School is an independent middle school that serves 150 students and over 180 alumni. EHS seeks to develop in its students a sense of themselves as creative, self-reliant and responsible members of their communities. EHS fosters intellectual, moral, athletic and emotional development through a rigorous, multi-faceted curriculum, individual tutorials, a comprehensive physical education and arts program, as well as numerous travel opportunities. Students graduate from EHS and go on to top independent, public, and parochial schools.