College Connection Coach

Job description

The primary goal of the College Connection Coach is to establish relationships with a case load of high school students to encourage and assist toward enrollment at Ivy Tech Community College. The Coach will work closely with the assigned high school(s) and Ivy Tech stakeholders on dual credit/dual enrollment, while identifying gaps in dual credit/dual enrollment offerings that must be available to lead to an Ivy Tech credential/conversion. The coach will increase the conversion rate of traditional age applicants to Ivy Tech and provide strategic guidance to high school students for a completion pathway to high wage/high demand employment. The coach will provide college and career support to high school students without a post-secondary plan to possible career options that include workforce ready short-term training all the way through to associate degree options and beyond. This position will be a hybrid model that will include campus-based work along with travel to assigned high schools. - Complement services that may be available through high school, college, or the community including college exploration services, admissions processes, financial aid and scholarship resources. -...