Outreach Coordinator

The AIM Institute is an innovative not-for-profit organization that grows a strong and diverse tech community through education, career development, and outreach. We are seeking a full-time Outreach Coordinator for Thomas Jefferson High School, Wilson Middle School, AIM’s Brain Exchange locations.

The position ensures individuals from across Nebraska area ages 13 and over learn about tech careers, obtain tech skills, and can successfully address barriers preventing the pursuit of a tech career or further tech education. Individuals from underrepresented populations are targeted for services in order to break the cycle of poverty in their families. Coordinators are responsible for implementing the daily operations of assigned programs, and therefore, should be highly independent yet communicative to ensure the needs of the program/location are met while AIM goals are also achieved. They must maintain strong relationships with key constituents and represent AIM to the public. They must be passionate about teaching others about the opportunity tech provides to improve one’s life and the community at large. 

Essential Job Functions:

• Program Administration:
  • Participate in annual planning process which includes the development of the program services model and creation of outreach, recruitment, or services planned as assigned
  • Assess the needs of participants
  • Conduct participant evaluations including satisfaction surveys, personal development assessments, tech skills tests, pre/post Assessments, and partner surveys.
  • Assist in Teacher Mentor/Instructor recruiting w/HR including vetting, interviewing, onboarding, training, and evaluation.
  • Ongoing Supervision of part time staff assigned to the coordinator.
  • Attend monthly data audit and audit prep meetings
  • Participate in the creation and maintenance of data collection processes and forms
  • Assess participants eligibility for admittance 
  • Data management in participant and community engagement tracking systems including Lacai and Netsuite 
  • Monitor weekly metrics and monthly program reports
  • Plan event/activity logistics, execute, deliver, host, oversee
  • Participate in program marketing to recruit participants
  • Update and maintain STEM Community Platform 
     
• Participant Recruiting & Service Delivery:
  • Develop and implement plans to recruiting students thorough outreach efforts
  • Recruit participants into 1:1 Sessions and classes as assigned
  • Follow the program application, enrollment, onboarding, and service tracking policies and processes
  • Services provided to participants may include but are not limited to: Tech Career Information/Resources, Teach Interactive Tech Lessons, Teach Basic Tech Skill Training, Teach Advanced Tech Skill Training, College Preparation, Academic Support, Goal Setting, Mentoring, Self Awareness/Exploration, Tech Career Coaching, General Career Coaching, Leadership Development, Field Trips, Teach Core Subject Curriculum, Identify Student for Placement in Mentoring, Shadows, Job, Internships, other services identified or assigned.

Education and Experience:  

• Preferred Bachelor’s degree in psychology, counseling, educational leadership, Technology, or a similar field required
• Proven interest (through education or experience) in tech or tech career guidance
• Minimum three years related work experience including working with low-income, first-generation, and other at-risk populations required.
• Personal experience overcoming barriers similar to participants (low income, first-generation, and at-risk status) preferred.
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal skills
• Experience with mentoring, tutoring, or counseling

****REQUIREMENT****

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