Student Navigator-Impact

• Summary:
• Impact Youth Re-engagement is an Open Doors program that supports 16--21-year-old students in pursuing their education at Bellingham Technical College (BTC). At Impact, students work towards earning a GED, rather than a high school diploma. Once completed, Impact students can pursue college courses tuition-free at BTC with an opportunity to earn an associate's degree for free! To be eligible, students must be deemed "credit deficient" where they have either dropped out of high school or are significantly behind on credit completion and will not earn a high school diploma with their cohort. Students attend Impact from across Whatcom County, so the population is diverse from rural to urban living with diverse lived experiences, varied academic backgrounds, and individual familiarity and comfort within higher education systems, all within one classroom.
  
  

As an Impact Student Navigator, you will collaborate with a team of dedicated staff to empower 16--21-year-olds to navigate college pathways by providing personalized advising, long-term education planning, and hands-on support through admissions, registration, and resource navigation specific to the Impact Youth Re-engagement Program. In this position, you'll build strong relationships, collaborate across campus, represent the program in the community, and help shape student success by coordinating activities, tracking outcomes, and supporting program operations.

• Salary: ** $5528 per month, $66,336 per year
• Position Duties and Responsibilities:
• Under general direction, this position primarily supports students with tasks such as enrollment and assessment, academic navigation for both GED and college degree attainment, light-touch case management and resource advising, and development of strong relationships with youth, many of whom have had negative experiences in school previously. Of primary importance is empowering young people to explore academic pursuits through compassion and patience with an understanding of growth mindsets and motivational resilience. This position is contingent upon signed approval of the inter-local agreement between Bellingham Technical College and local School Districts every three fiscal years.
  
  

Manage a case load of 16-21-year-old students from diverse learning backgrounds and lived experiences

Independently advise participants in courses and pathways, connect students to applicable local and college resources, and serve as primary contact for enrolled students in most matters of their education

Establish strong relationships and rapport with students to help foster positive relationships with learning and school environments

Develop understanding of the GED, testing center policies/ procedures, and the college's professional technical degrees and general education coursework to best advise current and prospective students

Develop working knowledge of Washington State high school graduation requirements; the BECCA bill, FERPA, House Bill (HB) 1418, and college/community resources

Assess student applications and calculate credit deficiency, eligibility, and overall "program fit" in collaboration with the program director

Schedule and facilitate registration appointments with incoming students following structured processes for both Impact and BTC requirements

Provide comprehensive education planning on a long-term as well as quarterly basis with both GED and college student populations

Coordinate student progress conferences to identify and address barriers to student success

Manage GED class capacity tracking for an open enrollment program with a constant rotation of current students in collaboration with other program staff and faculty

Provide coverage of GED classes, college case management classes, and the program front desk in the case of staff absences

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