About Breakthrough Silicon Valley
Breakthrough Silicon Valley launches talented but underserved middle school students on the path to college, while at the same time inspiring high school and college students to become educators. While ambitious in our goals, BTSV works: a stunning 99% of BTSV graduates are accepted into four-year colleges and 74% of BTSV Teaching Fellows are inspired to pursue a career in education as a result of their summer experience.
BTSV’s tuition-free program provides year-round out of school time academic support, advising, and advocacy for a diverse group of talented students, most of whom come from under-resourced communities and are first in their family to go to college. Through our students-teaching-students model, BTSV also provides a consummate professional development experience in education by providing talented high school and college students the opportunity to design and teach classes under the direction of seasoned education professionals.
Located in San Jose, California, Breakthrough Silicon Valley is an affiliate of The Breakthrough Collaborative, a leading national service organization that acts as the national voice for 24 Breakthrough sites across the country.
The Position
The Admissions Program Intern is a part of BTSV’s admissions team. In the fall, you’ll work with the team to support the launch of BTSV’s middle school application. You’ll develop presentations and marketing materials for potential students and families and answer their questions about our application process. You’ll also provide logistical support, including partnering with school liaisons to schedule presentations both virtually and in person.
You’ll also support the team with data collection and management. You’ll use data to determine which recruitment strategies are most effective, create reports for school partners and other stakeholders, and keep our Salesforce data up-to-date.
In the spring, you’ll support planning for BTSV’s summer programs, including outreach to families to enroll students and placement of students in appropriates.
The Admissions Program Intern reports to the Director of Admissions and Middle School Programs.
What background and skills do you have?:
Proficient with MS Office and Google Suite
Experience working with data (pulling reports, basic Excel formulas)
Bilingual (Spanish or Vietnamese)
Commitment to Breakthrough Silicon Valley’s mission and goals as well as a passion for educational equity
Bonus points if you’ve got:
Experience with Salesforce
Experience creating videos, flyers, or other marketing materials
Experience at a youth development or educational organization, particularly one focused on college access for first-generation students and students of color
Bachelor’s degree preferred
We know that many strong candidates will not have all the skills we list. That’s OK. What else do you bring to the table? Please tell us!
Location and Commitment
BTSV is conducting in-person programming this school year, and this is an in-person position, located at Breakthrough’s two offices in San Jose, listed below. Occasional travel to partner school sites in San Jose is also required.
- Herbert Hoover Middle School, 1635 Park Ave, San Jose, CA 95126
- Bridges Academy, 1702 McLaughlin Ave, San Jose, CA 95122
BTSV is continually monitoring the COVID-19 situation locally and will follow all state, county, city, and/or school district directives on PPE, social distancing, vaccination, and remote work. As of October 2021, our partner school districts require all individuals on campus to wear masks both indoors and outdoors, regardless of vaccination status, as well as provide proof of vaccination or submit to regular COVID-19 testing. BTSV will continue to comply with our partner school districts’ policies as they evolve.
This is a part-time, hourly, non-exempt position through the end of the spring semester (May 2022) with the potential to extend through summer 2022. While we can accommodate your class schedule, you must have availability at least two afternoons per week in order to be considered.
Application Process
Apply online through this site. Please indicate where you heard about the position in your cover letter. We will review applications on a rolling basis.
Breakthrough engages with individuals of all backgrounds and we are committed to embracing diversity within our organization, including developing a team who represents the communities we serve.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Breakthrough is committed to providing employment opportunities to all individuals and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, gender, gender identity and expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law.