Join a culture of excellence and collaboration as a Thrive Academy Summer Assistant Site Director. We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced individual to play a key role in the daily execution of our summer programs. As a Thrive Academy Summer Assistant Site Director, you will have the opportunity to work with high-achieving, diverse, and underrepresented students, including students of color from under-resourced communities. Our comprehensive and data-driven program model focuses on the key inflection points that can be the difference between graduating from any college and graduating from a top college with the grades, degree, career skills, and network needed to thrive in any career.
Thrive Scholars is a non-profit organization that provides high-achieving, diverse, and underrepresented students with the opportunities they need to thrive at top colleges and in meaningful careers. Our organization originated in Los Angeles as South Central Scholars (SCS) twenty years ago and has since refined its program model and expanded nationally. We have approximately 75 year-round employees and close to 200 summer employees. Our mission is to empower high-achieving students to reach their full potential and make a positive impact in their communities.
Summer Academy has long been the keystone of Thrive Scholars' Six-Year Program, offering a signature summer experience through intensive college-preparatory courses taught by college instructors. Our current strategic direction builds on the success of Summer Academy to expand our impact by establishing community-based Thrive Academies in cities across the United States. We launched our first two Thrive Academies as commuter programs in Los Angeles and New York City in 2024, while simultaneously continuing to offer the residential Summer Academies for Scholars who are part of our Six-Year Program. We are gearing up to open a third Thrive Academy in Chicago and expect to continue extending our reach to other cities in the coming years.
Our students are high-achieving and identify as underrepresented, including first-generation college-goers, students of color, and those from under-resourced communities, with an average high school GPA of 3.9 on a 4.0 scale. They are eager to learn, inquisitive, and highly motivated to succeed. In general, they see themselves as good students who perform well in school and are determined to live up to that expectation. Students in Thrive Academy I are rising high school seniors, while students in Thrive Academy II are rising college freshmen.
We are seeking multiple Assistant Site Directors (ASD) for each of our summer 2025 locations. The ASD will assist the Director in the daily execution of Thrive Academy summer programs at the assigned host university, ensuring a positive, enriching, and safe experience for Scholars. The ASD may be assigned a specific area of focus, including special events, faculty support, or transportation.
As a Thrive Academy Summer Assistant Site Director, you will receive a competitive salary of $12,000 for your time and effort. This is a temporary, full-time, exempt position. You will also have the opportunity to work with a talented and dedicated team of professionals who are passionate about empowering high-achieving students to thrive. Our organization offers a comprehensive benefits package, including professional development opportunities, a collaborative work environment, and a chance to make a positive impact in the lives of our students.
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a seasonal employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this role. The Assistant Site Director will be required to:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Thrive Scholars provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, sexual orientation, age, disability, or veteran status. Knowing their importance to the success of our work, Thrive Scholars is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we aspire to build a diverse staff team and community. We strongly encourage people of all backgrounds to apply.
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