Justice-Impacted Student Success Navigator

Renton Technical College; Renton (WA); On-site; USD 68,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Renton Technical College (RTC) is seeking a Re-Entry Services Navigator to provide high-touch navigation and support to justice-impacted individuals seeking to enroll and succeed at RTC.

The Navigator serves as the primary contact during the transition to postsecondary education, helping prospective students navigate admissions, enrollment, career exploration, education planning, funding, and connections to campus and community resources.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive navigation services for prospective and enrolled justice-impacted students, supporting their transition from incarceration to postsecondary education and training.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for justice-impacted students and maintain regular communication to promote student engagement, persistence, retention, and program completion.
• Meet individually with students to identify goals, address barriers, and connect them with appropriate college and community resources.
• Support students through the admissions, onboarding, enrollment, funding, career exploration and educational pathway planning by facilitating connections to appropriate college departments and services.
• Connect students through warm handoffs and referrals to college and community resources, including advising, financial aid, workforce funding, accessibility services, counseling, housing, transportation, employment, recovery supports, and other basic-needs resources.
• Monitor student progress and provide ongoing encouragement, advocacy, and navigation support in collaboration with student supports throughout their educational journey.
• Develop and maintain collaborative

Job description

Renton Technical College (RTC) is seeking a Re-Entry Services Navigator to provide high-touch navigation and support to justice-impacted individuals seeking to enroll and succeed at RTC.

The Navigator serves as the primary contact during the transition to postsecondary education, helping prospective students navigate admissions, enrollment, career exploration, education planning, funding, and connections to campus and community resources.