Career Coach

Title: Career Coach

Agency: Mountain Gateway Community College

Location: Rockbridge - 163

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: $45,600 to $47,000

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time

Mountain Gateway Community College (MGCC) is a two-year public institution of higher education and one of 23 community colleges in Virginia. The college is supported by the Commonwealth of Virginia; the counties of Alleghany, Bath, Botetourt (northern portion) and Rockbridge; the cities of Buena Vista, Covington, and Lexington; and the town of Clifton Forge. MGCC provides opportunities for the extension of knowledge, skills and personal enrichment in an environment that maintains high academic standards and respect for each individual.

The college strives to keep programs and services financially and geographically accessible for all students. Credit and non-credit courses are offered to meet life-long learning needs. On-site and distance learning options incorporate up-to-date technologies.

Help Students Discover Their Future. Build Pathways to Success.

Do you believe every student deserves a clear path from high school to college, career, and beyond?

Mountain Gateway Community College (MGCC) is seeking a passionate, collaborative, and student-focused Career Coach to help students turn their interests and potential into meaningful career and educational opportunities.

This is more than a career coach position. The Career Coach serves as a bridge between students, schools, higher education, and the workforce, helping students understand their options, develop career goals, gain real-world experience, and successfully transition into postsecondary education and careers.

If you enjoy building relationships, connecting people with opportunities, and making a tangible difference in students' lives, we invite you to consider joining the MGCC team.

As a Career Coach, you will:

• Guide students toward their future by coordinating career assessments through Wizard and helping students develop individualized career plans aligned with their interests, strengths, and goals.
• Be a trusted resource for school counselors and staff, providing expertise and support related to career exploration, planning, and postsecondary pathways.
• Help students navigate college opportunities, including college placement, program selection, career exploration, and transition planning.
• Connect learning to the real world by incorporating work-based learning experiences, employability skills, and soft-skills development into students' career preparation.
• Build relationships with business and industry to expand career pathways, connect students with workforce opportunities, and promote industry-recognized certifications available through Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs.
• Create seamless pathways from high school to college by collaborating with high school personnel, community college faculty and staff, and other educational partners.
• Become an expert on MGCC's programs, including transfer and career-oriented degrees, certificates, and Career Studies Certificates, so you can help students identify programs that match their goals.
• Support and mentor new Career Coaches, helping them understand the role, expectations, best practices, and Virginia Community College System (VCCS) reporting requirements.
• Support dual enrollment initiatives by working collaboratively with the Dual Enrollment Coordinator and Associate Vice President/Chief Student Affairs Officer.
• Contribute to program management and continuous improvement efforts that strengthen career exploration, college access, work-based learning, dual enrollment, and student transitions

Position Status: This is an 11-month, grant-funded position with an annual employment period of…