Career and Transfer Navigator

Career and Transfer Navigator

A FULLY completed VCCS employment application, resume and cover letter describing qualifications are required. Resumes will not substitute for a completed state application. Applications will only be accepted online through the VCCS application system and must be received on or before August 26, 2026. Rappahannock Community College is committed to a policy of nondiscrimination in employment and education opportunity. Lack of English skills will not be a barrier to admission or participation.

For more information about the employment application process, contact jobs. In support of the Commonwealth's commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth's Alternative Hiring Process.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Working Title
- Career and Transfer Navigator

Role Title
- Education Support Spec III

Role Code - 29144-SW

FLSA
- Exempt

Pay Band - 4

Position Number - 278R0002

Agency
- Rappahannock Community College

Division
- Rappahannock Community College (Div)

Work Location
- Gloucester - 073

Hiring Range
- The salary range will be $48,000 – $54,000, commensurate with experience.

Emergency/Essential Personnel
- No

EEO Category - 2-Professionals

Full Time or Part Time
- Full Time

Does this position have telework options?
-Telework options are subject to change based on business needs-

Does this position have a bilingual or multilingual skill requirement or preference?

Work Schedule
- To be determined.

Sensitive Position
- No

Job Description
- Rappahannock Community College (RCC), founded in 1970, provides high-quality educational and training opportunities throughout a 12-county service region an hour east of Richmond on the beautiful western shore of the Chesapeake Bay with access to fresh local seafood and water activities.

RCCdelivers accessible and affordable educational opportunities, including for-credit transfer and career technical programs, robust distance education coursework, quality dual enrollment courses, and award-winning workforce training and credentialing programs. RCC's annualized enrollment of 3,700 credit students in  and almost 800 workforce and community development students are supported by almost 140 full-time employees and over 200 part-time/adjunct employees across two main campuses and five satellite sites.

Are you someone who wants to help students achieve their educational and professional dreams?

RCCseeks applicants for our Career and Transfer Navigatoropening. This is a full-time, classified, restricted staff position, with an excellent benefits package. Continuation of the position is contingent upon funding. The salary range will be $48,000 – $54,000, commensurate with experience.

The Career and Transfer Navigator develops and delivers a comprehensive program of transfer and career advising in support of RCC's college and strategic enrollment management goals. Strategic enrollment management encompasses the student journey from connection, entry and progress, through to completion and transition to a career or transfer to a four-year university.

This Navigator role facilitates one on one career/transfer advising sessions, workshops, and events designed to develop transfer and career readiness for students. This includes coordinating four-year transfer support events such as college fairs, guest lecturers, transfer tours, and National Transfer Student Week. This position serves as a guest lecturer for the academic/transfer planning course, and collaborates with otherRCCdivisions and four-year college partners to create comprehensive student support activities across the student experience.

The incumbent expands the network of four-year partner contacts connected to the college and serves as the expert in transfer and RCC's guaranteed admissions agreements. This position facilitates training on theVCCSonline transfer process (Transfer VA) and best practices for faculty advisors and other college navigators. The Career and Transfer Navigator supports deans and faculty with curriculum related questions and serves as the content captain for theRCCTransfer web page.

Lastly, this role uses various…