Program Associate , PACE Programs; Part-time

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

All employees are expected to maintain a permanent residence within the State of Utah as a condition of employment. New employees must provide a valid Utah residential address within 30 days of their start date.

SLCC Partnership for Accessing College Education (PACE) is a mentorship and scholarship program created to increase college participation and graduation rates for low‑income and first‑generation high school students in partnering schools in Salt Lake County. The program designates pre‑college advisors to select high schools to support students with high school completion, college admission, and scholarship program requirements. PACE students who complete our high school requirements and enroll at SLCC will continue receiving dedicated advising and scholarships for up to six semesters.

The Program Associate II will be part of the PACE Programs team and work collaboratively to support a comprehensive student success strategy. This strategy includes pre‑college advising and programming at six Granite and Salt Lake City School District high schools (i.e., Cottonwood, East, Granger, Highland, Kearns, and West), educational events and programming, campus tours, and graduation celebrations for PACE high school graduates.

This is an in‑person position that requires reliable transportation and traveling to our multiple service sites. Under limited supervision, the Program Associate II will provide support to the PACE Programs advisors and additional team members as necessary.

• Be able to commute efficiently between multiple service sites (i.e., six PACE high schools and multiple SLCC campuses).
• Motivate, encourage, mentor, and teach students how to navigate and graduate high school, pursue higher education, and access the six‑semester PACE Program scholarship to Salt Lake Community College.
• Demonstrate initiative, creativity, teamwork, conflict resolution, and decision‑making skills.
• Employ excellent communication skills, including active listening and responding skills.
• Work collaboratively with other office staff, a variety of campus departments and community personnel.
• Gather, process, and organize large amounts of information accurately.
• Utilize basic computer operating systems and SLCC’s computer systems (My Success, Degree Works, Ring Central).
• Demonstrate professionalism.

This position starts on Monday, July 6, 2026.

• Two (2) years of full‑time post‑high school education equivalent to 60 credit hours or an Associate degree.
• Two (2) years of related work experience.
• Trade‑off 1:1 experience/educational requirement.

• Bilingual.
• Experience working in an educational environment.
• Experience in event planning.
• Experience mentoring first‑generation and low‑income students.

Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is fully committed to policies of equal employment and nondiscrimination. The College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability, religion, protected veteran status, expression of political or personal beliefs outside of the workplace, or any other status protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

This position is subject to a successful completion of a criminal background check.