About Us

WE'RE HIRING!

Are you organized, flexible, detail-oriented, energetic and compassionate? Do you love working with Newark’s youth and are you excited by the prospect of helping them pursue and complete their education after high school? If so, you might be who we are looking for to join our team as a part-time Associate Director of Programming with a focus on advising juniors and seniors! Overarching responsibilities of this position include: implementation, management and evaluation of projects and programs; spokesperson for A Call to College; developing student relationships and providing informed advising; and leading and collaborating with multiple teams. Some specific program responsibilities include: Advising; New Model Development, Training, Communication and Oversight; Workforce Development Liasion, Summer Melt, Campus Visits, and Financial Aid and FAFSA advising.

Please see the link below for a general job description. Also linked is our A Call to College employment application. Please email your completed employment application along with your resume and cover letter to Tara Houdeshell, Executive Director at [email protected]. All other questions and inquiries should also be forwarded to Tara. Thank you for your interest!

Associate Director of Programs Job Description

Employment Application

A non-profit 501(c)(3) college access organization in Newark, OH, A Call to College partners exclusively with the Newark City School District. Working closely with the staff, teachers and building principals across the school system and the superintendent’s office, our services have impacted thousands of Newark students and parents over the years. From introducing second graders to the vocabulary of college to helping seniors complete their Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the staff and an army of community volunteers focus intensely and efficiently on promoting education beyond high school. Accomplishments include:

Awarding over 4 million dollars of need-based aid to qualified Newark City School graduates over the past 31 years
Initiated ACT test completion rates for juniors twenty-five fold since the inception of the ACT Now! program in 2007. With the implementation of state funded ACT testing for juniors in 2016, expanded the ACT program to prepare and pay for interested NCS seniors to take the ACT again
Forming an innovative partnership in 2009 with Central Ohio Technical College, Denison University and The Ohio State University at Newark to begin a comprehensive early college awareness program in the Newark elementary and middle schools
Securing over one half million dollars of grant funding to support direct services programming since 2006
Receiving the Thomas L. Conlan Award, sponsored by the KnowledgeWorks Foundation, in recognition for excellence and creativity in inspiring students to pursue post-secondary education
Being named 2014 Non-profit Of The Year by the Licking County Chamber of Commerce

"A call to college has given me the opportunity to attend college, and has helped me financially with my expenses. Being a first generation college student, they have given me the knowledge and prepared me in every aspect. They have always been supportive and involved in not only my life but every students life. Thank You A Call to College!"

-Rylan Celajes NHS ‘22, Bowling Green State University ‘26

Campus visits made a comeback in 2022 allowing every 6th grader the opportunity to explore one of eight local campuses!