Director of Outreach

Position Summary Big Bend Community College (BBCC), a rural college serving vibrant, culturally rich communities in the Columbia Basin of Central Washington invites applications for a Director of Outreach in the college's Student Services Division. The Director of Outreach leads the development and implementation of most outreach and recruitment efforts across the Big Bend Community College (BBCC) service district. The Director ensures that all high schools and communities within the service district are adequately served by department staff.

The position coordinates with other BBCC departments involved with outreach, recruitment, and marketing.

The Director must be able to adapt to a rapidly changing environment and maintain a flexible schedule that includes some evenings, weekends and regular travel throughout the service district. The Director Outreach has extensive involvement with BBCC faculty, staff, students, parents, community-based organizations, businesses, the public, and partner school district personnel to support the operation of BBCC programs.

To work at BBCC you will be participating in a movement. We are taking action to intentionally and fearlessly create a college where all feel they belong, all people are represented and respected for their lived experiences, and each has received the recognition and support needed to thrive. Our students, the HEART of BBCC, and our employees, the SOUL, are the reason we are deepening our commitment to this movement.

BBCC’s organizational strength is captured in our small but mighty spirit. A small college taking on BIG things to enact BIG change to lift our students and employees. We are dedicated to extending postsecondary access to all our service district members and providing an environment for all to grow personally and professionally, steered by our mission and vision.

To become our communities' first choice to dream, learn, and succeed

Serve as a Bridge

Stand as a Leader

Support for Success

Our guiding principles are a call to action, establishing a standard for how we interact with each other, present BBCC in the community, serve students AND act upon areas of inequity.

Honor our Role as a Hispanic-Serving Institution

Advocate for Equity, Inclusion, & Diversity

Embrace our Workplace Norms

Innovate Proactively

Model Integrity

Educate All

If you share these values, we encourage you to come be a part of the movement happening at Big Bend Community College.

This position is open until filled. Priority consideration will be given to applicants whose complete application has been received by October 19, 2026. Big Bend Community College reserves the right to offer this position to a qualified candidate at any time, so a prompt response is encouraged.

Primary responsibilities include but may not be limited to the following:

• In collaboration with other campus departments and the Dean of Student Services, identify college outreach needs.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate a culturally appropriate student outreach program that expands access to higher education services, with particular attention to communities of color, students with disabilities, and low-income communities.
• Plan, implement, and evaluate the TRIO Educational Opportunity Centers (EOC) grant program designed to increase the number of low-income and first-generation college students seeking educational training opportunities.
• Serve as the primary lead for college outreach initiatives and activities. This includes overseeing the outreach events calendar, planning and developing campus promotional materials, coordinating campus tours, and implementing outreach events and meetings.
• Coordinate outreach efforts with other college departments.
• Collaborate with the BBCC Office of Public Information to develop and disseminate public announcements, marketing materials, and informational publications in print, via social media and online
• Liaison and coordinate with external partners including school districts, city governments, state agencies, and community-based organizations.
• Supervise and train department staff
• Coordinate staff activities and responsibilities
• Develop and maintain positive and effective working relationships with staff, students, parents, faculty, and external contacts.
• Develop and maintain an outreach tracking system in accordance with enrollment management efforts in the BBCC Strategic Plan.
• Participate in higher education outreach efforts including making regular…