High School Career Coach (Restricted)

About the role

Paul D. Camp Community College is a small 2-year college in Southeast Virginia with campuses in Franklin and Suffolk and a center in Smithfield. The college offers associate degrees, certificates, and career studies certificates in transfer and career/technical programs; credit and non-credit workforce services and training for businesses and industries; special interest classes for the community; and summer classes for youth through the Regional Workforce Development Center. A dual enrollment program for high school students, online courses, and developmental studies classes are also available. This professional position works closely with high school personnel, college stakeholders, and business/industry to help secondary students transition to postsecondary education and successful career pathways.

Responsibilities

• Help high school students define career aspirations and explore community college, including Camp Community College, and other postsecondary programs such as apprenticeships and workforce training.
• Assist students with college applications for admission and financial aid.
• Connect students to college services and resources.
• Collaborate with Admissions and Recruitment Specialists and other college staff to ensure prospective students successfully navigate steps from initial contact to enrollment in credit or non-credit programs.
• Include evening hours for student activities, events, and/or conferences.
• Perform other duties as assigned and assist agency or state government in emergency declarations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Student Personnel Services, Education, Psychology, Human Services or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and training.
• Knowledge of counseling and/or career development theory with emphasis on adolescents and career development.
• Skill in developing and implementing experiential group instruction.
• Strong written and oral communication skills; effective communication with students, administrative staff, faculty, and parents.
• Organization and data collection skills to track students who receive services; ability to interpret and report data as required.
• Skilled in using computer software, Internet for communication, data collection and research; knowledge of basic computer applications (Microsoft Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
• Ability to create, plan, organize and implement initiatives.
• Strong customer service and relationship‑building skills.
• Ability to advise students of diverse backgrounds and needs in a high school or higher education setting.
• Ability to interpret and explain complex rules and regulations and/or respond to routine inquiries regarding enrollment services functions such as admissions, registration, or financial aid.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule that might include evenings and daily travel to and from campuses, high schools, and employer partners in the service region for outreach and follow‑up services.
• Ability to travel regionally and work flexible hours, including some evenings and weekends as needed.
• Knowledge of student information systems with ability to record and access information.
• Knowledge and understanding of the community college mission, particularly as it relates to enrollment and support services.
• Considerable knowledge of regulations and laws related to college enrollment services program, record retention, and release of confidential data.

Pay

Hiring range: $25 – $30 per hour.

Schedule

• Part‑time position (up to 29 hours per week).
• Work schedule based on the school day: Monday‑Friday, 7:30 AM – 3:30 PM.
• May include evening hours for student activities, events, and/or conferences.
• Requires flexible schedule that may include evenings and daily travel to campuses, high schools, and employer partners.
• Position is grant‑funded (restricted) and runs September – June each school year.