What are the responsibilities and job description for the College Success Coach position at Portland Community College?
This is a grant funded position through Youth Development Oregon through 6/30/2025
We are looking for an individual who is student centered and passionate about working with young people to actualize their
educational goals. YES to College serves high school aged students (16-20) to achieve their GEDs, earn college credit, or enhance their English language skills. This role will work with students who are looking to re-engage in education, earn their GEDs with the potential to earn additional college credits upon completion of their GED. The students served will be those who are not currently part of our contracted school districts.
The College Success Coach is responsible for providing a broad range of services in support of students enrolled in YES to College. College Success Coaches initiate student contact to ensure student success within the YES to College program, provides GED placement advising, assists in registering for classes, provides career and vocational advising, admissions advising, and counsel on attendance and other issues. This position requires individuals to not only work with YES to College staff but also ABE faculty and other various resources at PCC. College Success Coaches researches and evaluates available community services in assisting students at removing barriers, and develops and implements recruitment and retention strategies. This position may facilitate or teach a College Success class. This position will be primarily based at PCC’s Rock Creek campus and may potentially offer services at OMIC training center (in the future). This position is primarily in person with some remote work (Monday - Thursday Onsite; Friday Remote). This is a temporary one year position that is grant funded.
This role will report to the Director of High School Programs (Gateway to College & YES to College) and will join a team of four other YES to College College Success Coaches.
These qualifications, skills and abilities are critical for success in this position.
Throughout the screening process, you will be evaluated based on the demonstration of these qualifications.
- l Collaborating across teams and with your colleagues Managing a caseload of students or clients in support of their educational (includes experience building a detailed academic plan and experience connecting clients to resources) goal
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Teaching, curriculum development, orientations, recruitment or workshops in formal or informal setting - s Demonstrated experience working in an alternative education or GED environmen
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Minimum Qualifications
To be considered, your application must demonstrate these minimum qualifications. (Experience is calculated based on the start and end dates you provide multiplied by the number of hours per week worked).
Master’s in Education, Counseling, Psychology (Counseling, Clinical, School, Applied, or Educational), Social Work, or Applied Behavioral Science Experience performing the duties of this job may substitute for the degree requirement on a year-for-year basis- . Demonstrated experience working in an educational or social service environment (with 16-20 year old students). Demonstrated experience working with underserved and culturally diverse populations
- . Experience working with students or clients in advising and developing goals
- . Experience assessing student needs and coordinating educational and community based services
- . Experience managing caseload and case files
- . One or more years experience teaching and curriculum development in a college or high school
- . Bilingual in English/Spanish may be required depending on job assigned program.
Preferred Qualifications
Demonstrated experience managing a large case-load of clients /students in support of their educational goals (includes experience building a detailed academic plan and experience connecting clients to appropriate support agencies)- . Knowledge of local, state, and federal rules and regulations, PCC academic requirements high school completion requirements
- . Experience providing effective advising and counseling resources
- . Experience analyzing, interpreting and assessing data related to student progress, persistence, retention, success and drop out retrieval
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PCC offers a comprehensive benefit package designed to provide employees and their families, including domestic partners, with access to a broad range of benefit options. Includes Health, Dental, and Vision options, Group Life, Long-term Disability, Long-term Care, and Auto and Home Insurance programs.
Additionally, PCC provides a tuition waiver for you, your spouse/domestic partner, and dependent children under 24 years of age, as well as partial tuition reimbursement for full-time employees at other accredited institutions.
- Please note: Temporary Academic Professional employees are not eligible for Personal Leave Days, Life Insurance, Long-term Disability, or AD&D Insurance.
Paid Leave: (Pro-rated by FTE for Part-Time Employees)
Starts at 13.33 hours of vacation leave per month (additional vacation hours with years of services)
1 day of sick leave per month
12 holidays
3 additional personal leave days per year
View a complete list of PCC benefits.
Portland Community College complies with the Oregon Veterans' Preference in Public Employment law which provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment. You will be given instructions during the application process to claim Veterans' Preference in the recruitment of this position, and to provide the documents required for verification of eligibility. Please do not send your documentation to the hiring manager directly. For verification of eligibility, please submit the following documentation:
- Veterans: DD214
- Disabled Veterans: DD214 and Letter from the Department of VA
Portland Community College is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or any other protected class.
Please note that Portland Community College is not currently able to provide visa (e.g. H1-B Visa) sponsorship for potential employees.
Notice of the Availability of the Annual Security Report:
Pursuant to the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), you may view Portland Community College’s (PCC) most recent Annual Security Report (ASR) on the Department of Public Safety website. The ASR contains current security and safety-related policy disclosure statements, emergency preparedness and evacuation information, crime prevention and sexual assault prevention information and resources, and drug and alcohol prevention programming. The ASR also contains crime statistics for Clery Act crimes which occurred on PCC properties for the last three calendar years. Paper copies of the ASR are available upon request at all Department of Public Safety offices.
Salary : $56,139 - $60,139
