Breakthrough New York

Manager

• Build and maintain individualized placement plans for every student in your caseload, including personalized high school lists, application milestones, and direct 1:1 family meetings.
• Monitor student progress across the full placement cycle, coordinating with the Director and Program Managers to flag concerns and deploy timely interventions.
• Supervise both High School Placement Assistants throughout the fall season, including hiring, weekly check-ins, and performance feedback.
• Lead planning and execution for all placement events, including Mock Interview Day, SSAT/ISEE test days, placement seminars, open houses, Bridge Ceremony, and summer panels.
• Manage all operational details for events across both sites, including venue, vendor, transportation, and materials coordination.
• Maintain attendance tracking and post-event feedback systems to drive continuous improvement.
• Own the Placement Data Site, placement trackers, student portal, and testing registration systems, ensuring accuracy and timely communication across both sites.
• Maintain BTNY's school partner database and serve as a key point of contact for school partners on day-to-day coordination and information requests.
• Support the Director in building and sustaining relationships with school admissions and financial aid officers, including open houses and in-person visits.

Manager, High School Placement

Program Manager

• Oversee the operational execution of the College Success Program, including college transition support, student advising, data collection and analysis
• Implement strategic initiatives and standardized, tiered protocols to proactively support college persistence and success, with special attention to students at risk of off-tracking or stop-out
• Collaborate with the broader College Access and Success (CAS) and Development Teams to cultivate student internship pipelines, career exploration, and networking opportunities
• Serve as the primary owner of all college-related data collection, entry, and analysis to ensure we are on track to meet our student support goals
• Manage transcript evaluations, partner data-sharing agreements, and collaborate with the greater CAS team on case reviews to ensure seamless student transitions from high school graduation into college
• Monitor and assess student progress, ensuring timely interventions and support services are provided
• Provide expert coaching and support to students with specific needs and/or those at high risk of not persisting to graduation
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition on hiring, onboarding and offboarding seasonal staff
• Collaborate with the Development Team on grant reporting as well as donor and stakeholder engagement opportunities
• Steward team culture in alignment with our mission, vision, and core values
• Partner with other Program Team Managers to programmatic alignment and cross-department collaboration

Manager, High School Placement

Manager – College and Career Success Program