Esperanza Academy, an independent middle school for girls in Lawrence, Massachusetts, seeks a Director of Graduate Success to provide comprehensive support and guidance to Esperanza Academy’s alumni in high school and college, empowering them to achieve academic, personal, professional, and financial success.
The Director serves as a dedicated advocate for Esperanza alumni, many of whom are the first in their families to graduate from high school and attend college. The Director oversees a caseload of graduates, providing tailored college counseling, financial literacy coaching, and workforce readiness support while fostering meaningful partnerships that expand opportunity and long-term stability.
In addition to direct support, the Director strengthens and sustains the Graduate Success Program through disciplined systems and documentation, and builds strong relationships with students, families, and institutional partners to coordinate programs that honor the many ways our alumni define and achieve success, ensuring that Esperanza’s alumni support is trackable, scalable, and aligned with our mission. This position is primarily in-person and reports to the Chief Alumni Success Officer.
ABOUT ESPERANZA: At Esperanza Academy, we are fortunate to serve our students, their families, and the community of Lawrence. We are a tuition-free independent middle school with a 12-year commitment to our students because we believe that everyone deserves the right to a high-quality independent school education. Our school is a revolutionary antidote to racism; we, as an academic community, emphasize racial and cultural identity affirmation, love of community, and restorative justice. By creating a culture of achievement in which academic success and self-discovery are paramount, we protect and nurture the innate confidence that each of our girls possesses.
