Position Title: KAA Regional Coordinator
Duration: January 2022 – July 31, 2022 (Year 1) (Possible second year: Year 2 – August 1, 2022 to July 31, 2023)
Living Allowance/Pay: $1,800 per month in living allowance, less FICA and other applicable taxes
Regions: Positions will be organized by the Educational Cooperative Regions whose headquarters are in the following cities: Ashland, Bowling Green, Cold Spring (NKY), Hazard, Lexington, Murray, Richmond, and Shelbyville
Benefits: Healthcare and childcare if eligible, education award of $1718 – $3247 (depending on start date) upon fulfillment of contract, federal student loan forbearance eligibility, and professional development.
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree, excellent communication and organizational skills, knowledge of college access and student success components. Experience working in schools or as a school counselor is preferred.
Position Description:
As a KAA Regional Coordinator, you will serve as an AmeriCorps member to help strengthen and build the capacity of the college access ecosystem in Kentucky. You will help students succeed by helping school professionals build their own skills. You will facilitate professional development, lead communities of practice and offer technical assistance and support to school counselors and Family Resource/Youth Service Center (FRYSC) coordinators in K-12 schools in one region of the state. In addition, you will serve as a liaison between the school and community organizations to strengthen the partnership and opportunities for connections.
The Kentucky Advising Academy (KAA) program will also develop a toolkit that inventories effective and up-to-date local, state, and national resources that school professionals can use to help students and parents navigate the transition from high school to college and other postsecondary opportunities.
One of your tasks will be to become familiar with the toolkit, as well as best practices for college advising, the resources available regionally and statewide and attend workshops on how to effectively train and support school professionals. KAA is a new program and your expertise will be used in the ongoing development of the resource toolkit, virtual and face to face professional learning sessions, on-site support for school staff, community partnerships and other opportunities.
The academy is organized by regions, based on the eight Kentucky Educational Cooperatives. The main offices of the Cooperatives are located in Ashland, Bowling Green, Cold Spring (NKY), Hazard, Lexington, Murray, Richmond, and Shelbyville. Each Regional Coordinator will lead a team of 4-5 AmeriCorps members to serve the region. Two full-time members will serve as Outreach Specialists, one will focus on K-12 and the other on institutions of higher education. These members will spread the word about the Academy and recruit counselors, FRYSC coordinators, teachers, and staff to participate. The other team members will generally be current college students and will serve part-time as a program assistant.
The Academy will be a free comprehensive series of professional learning and resources for school counselors, teachers, and Family Resource/Youth Service Center(FRYSC) coordinators and will provide flexible opportunities to connect and learn with higher education and counselor leaders. Designed to enhance professional learning and build the capacity of school counselors and FRYSC coordinators statewide, the academy will consist of insightful discussions, updates and advising strategies relevant to the ever-changing postsecondary landscape that will aid students, families and professionals.
The structure of the academy will include a variety of options giving school counselors and FRYSC coordinators the freedom to take part in learning that aligns with their specific professional needs and availability:
- Face-to-face professional learning meetings as part of a geographical cohort/series
- Virtual professional learning meetings/series
- Face-to-face mentoring and support in schools, FRYSCs and institutions of higher education
- Development and promotion of a school counselor’s college and career counseling toolkit
- Development and promotion of online guidance and sample counseling plans
More Information:
Regional Coordinators will serve in a full-time capacity, generally 37.5 hours per week beginning in January, 2022 through July 31, 2022.
There will be significant travel to schools in the region to provide training, facilitation and support. Other work with the regional team will be done in person or virtually.
Application Process:
- Send resume and email of introduction to karen.mann {at} kycompact(.)org">Karen Mann.
- Have an introductory conversation (someone from KyCC will send you a zoom invitation).
(After step 2, you are ready to apply through AmeriCorps)
- Create an account with MyAmeriCorps and an application: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/recruit/registration.do
- Submit your application to the Kentucky Advising Academy (It may say Kentucky Counseling Academy in MyAmeriCorps) program here: https://my.americorps.gov/mp/listing/viewListing.do?fromSearch=true&id=98193
- Need help submitting your application? Click here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/19XnetmJ3EQ3S7-rp8Y6k8ilJaPjT0LL2/view
- Complete a required screening survey and attach your professional resume: https://forms.gle/Vt1hK9ynrJNaA4Br7