Career and College Center; CCC Coordinator

Location assignment available

• Richfield High School
  • Currently planned through June 2028
  • Regular full‑time position with health benefits

Achieve Twin Cities Career and College Center (CCC) coordinators manage Career and College Centers on behalf of Achieve in 25+ public high schools across the Twin Cities. CCC coordinators directly advise and guide students in their career and postsecondary exploration and planning, and provide career and college readiness (CCR) programming. They manage their school’s partnership with Achieve Twin Cities, and are key members of their school counseling teams, serving on and coordinating school‑level committees.

They also support the development and implementation of career and college readiness systems and activities in partnership with school and community‑based staff. Achieve is a universal service provider, and CCC coordinators work with all students in their assigned school(s) and are required to be present in the school full‑time. These positions report to a CCC program manager.

Richfield High School (Richfield Public Schools) is Achieve’s newest school partnership and is launching as part of a two‑year pilot agreement. This location is currently planned through June 2028, with continuation beyond that date contingent upon renewal of the partnership. Strong candidates for this position are comfortable managing high‑traffic programming, have excellent relationship‑building skills, and excel at maintaining multiple systems at once.

Twin Cities youth are our emerging leaders – talented, capable and ready to learn. We believe in the power of career and postsecondary readiness to enable young people to imagine and live rewarding lives, and we prioritize services for our students who face systemic barriers to access. 76% of Richfield High School’s students are students of color, 60% are eligible for free or reduced‑price lunch, and over 40 different languages and dialects are spoken in the district.

Direct and manage the Richfield High School Career and College Center:

• Set up and manage the physical space as a welcoming and informative space to adequately meet student postsecondary planning needs.
• Develop and execute systems and strategies in partnership with your school to ensure students are aware of the center, its activities, and how to access services.
• Manage use of the center space, including the use by peer program partners and school staff, as a centralized location for career and college readiness activities in the school.
• Ensure adherence to Achieve Twin Cities branding standards in the CCC space to build Achieve program visibility and recognition.

Deliver individualized student‑centered advising to foster student self‑discovery and agency in their postsecondary transition:

• Support students in developing self‑knowledge by building decision‑making, problem‑solving and self‑advocacy skills, and identifying interests and strengths.
• Build student career pathway knowledge by connecting student interests and strengths to potential careers and researching and exploring career fields/clusters/pathways.
• Lead individualized and group support for students in their postsecondary plan development and completion:
  • Support students in researching and preparing their postsecondary plan, including exploring postsecondary options and determining appropriate postsecondary match and fit.
  • Assist students in executing their postsecondary education or training plan, including applying to colleges or universities, apprenticeships, career certificate, military and other programs.
  • Support students in developing financial literacy and identifying how they will finance their postsecondary plan, including completing FAFSA/ MN Dream Act and scholarship applications, interpreting financial aid award packages and building a budget.
• Lead the maintenance of accurate student records and monitor data on students’ postsecondary planning progress

Lead the planning and coordination of both targeted and universal resources and opportunities for students to increase career and college pathway knowledge:

• Connect students to…