Company Overview
In partnership with educators, government agencies, and community leaders across the nation, Graduation Alliance provides versatile pathways to high school graduation for youth and adults, fosters college and career exploration, and connects job creators to skilled and ready workers. Since 2007, Graduation Alliance has worked with more than 650 state agencies, school districts, community colleges, and workforce boards around the country to recruit, re-enroll, educate, and mentor students. Graduation Alliance also operates The American Academy, an exemplary online high school that is fully accredited by the Northwest Accreditation Commission, a division of Cognia.
Our full-service diploma completion programs can be delivered in facility-based, blended, or fully online settings. These programs are supported with recruiting, transcript analysis, technology, coaching and mentoring, and robust support services.
We also develop and facilitate skill certification packages with tailored support to students of all ages. In coordination with local and national employers, we offer work experience, internship programs and job placement. And we partner with institutions to provide pathways to post-secondary education and career training, complete with preferential enrollment, dual credit opportunities, and early financial aid reviews.
In early 2021, Graduation Alliance became a Certified B Corporation. B Corporations use the power of their businesses to build a more inclusive and sustainable economy, and meet the highest verified standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.
Graduation Alliance works for one common goal: creating opportunity through the power of education.
Position Description
Graduation Alliance is looking for a State Testing Coordinator to join a team dedicated to helping at-risk students reach graduation day. The State Testing Coordinator is responsible for organizing and disseminating communications regarding test dates and required materials, preparing students to successfully meet mandatory state testing for high school completion, and maintaining accurate records for test results. Our ideal candidate is detail-oriented, comfortable with technology, organized, can effectively provide academic support for at-risk learners, and willing to travel.
Key Responsibilities:
● Communicate with students using multiple modalities to advertise upcoming test dates and test preparation materials
● Communicate with internal and external stakeholders regarding testing information
● Provide tutoring/remediation resources for students who need support
● Drive student attendance to required state testing
● Record keeping for state testing attendance and results
● Monitor attendance and pass rates to ensure provider graduation rate requirements are met
● Proctor exams while maintaining a controlled exam environment, ensuring academic integrity, and adhering to all state testing procedures as defined
● Develop solutions and processes for state testing coordination and/or record keeping ● Coordinate course finalizations, tracking exam score results
● Manage exam sessions and scheduling efficiencies by leveraging proctor network for staffing
● Provide specialized academic support to meet state testing requirements
Required Qualifications:
● Proctor certification where applicable (may be completed after hire date, although employment is contingent upon eligibility and successful completion)
● Indiana State educator licensure
Desired Experience and Requirements:
● Superior organizational skills, ability to prioritize, multitask, and work independently.
● Experience providing tutoring/remediation, particularly for at-risk learners.
● A bachelor’s degree in education or counseling is strongly preferred.
● Team-focused, “can-do” attitude about the achievement of goals.
● Comfort with technology and learning management systems.
● Strong written and verbal communication skills.
● Proficiency in Google Suite or equivalent.
● Demonstrated professionalism that displays effective judgment and professional integrity.
This position is mostly remote. Candidate must live in Indiana and be willing to travel within the state up to 25% of the time. The busiest travel times are in October and February - June.
Both Stratus.hr and Graduation Alliance will extend equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified individuals regardless of their race, color, religion, creed, age (40 and over), sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, disability, national origin, ethnic background, genetic information (including of a family member), past, current, or prospective military service, and/or citizenship, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state or federal law.
In compliance with the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988, Graduation Alliance and Stratus.hr have a longstanding commitment to providing a safe, quality-oriented and productive work environment.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $24.00 - $26.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible spending account
- Health insurance
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Parental leave
- Professional development assistance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Education:
License/Certification:
- Indiana teaching certificate/license (Required)
Willingness to travel:
Work Location: On the road
