Non-traditional Student Engagement Specialist VISTA

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Benefits offered by this job

Childcare assistance

Education Award or End of Service Stip

Health Coverage

Living Allowance

Relocation Allowance

Training

Job summary

College Possible is seeking an AmeriCorps VISTA to strengthen its capacity to support nontraditional, unenrolled, and stopped-out college students in Minnesota. The role focuses on data analysis to inform engagement strategies, development of a re-enrollment toolkit, multi-channel communication resources, and Salesforce optimization to sustain long-term impact.

The program runs 12/14/2026 to 12/13/2027, with a full-time schedule and generous benefits to support volunteers and families.

Qualifications

• Communications, Community Organization, Computers/Technology, Writing/Editing, General Skills, Team Work.

Responsibilities

• Analyze historical data and develop a Specialized Engagement Toolkit with workflows for re-enrollment, student parent grant processing, and transitioning students into appropriate support.
• Create a multi-channel communications calendar and resources, including re-enrollment guides, academic reminders, and funding opportunities.
• Evaluate and develop training materials for the “Students Navigating Higher Education Independently” curriculum.
• Refine Salesforce tools to track re-enrollment outcomes, student parent participation, and barriers to persistence, and document engagement workflows, communication templates, and community resources to ensure the model is sustainable for future staff and volunteers.

Skills

Communications

Community Organization

Computers/Technology

Writing/Editing

General Skills

Team Work

Job description

Further College Possible's efforts to close the degree divide by building capacity to support non-traditional and unenrolled college students facing barriers to persistence. The VISTA will strengthen organizational capacity to address college access, affordability, and postsecondary success for students from low-income backgrounds. They will develop sustainable engagement strategies for student parents and stopped-out students, expand communication tools and resource-sharing systems, and evaluate curriculum to improve support for students who may not engage in traditional one-on-one coaching.

Member Duties:

The AmeriCorps member will strengthen College Possible’s capacity to support nontraditional, unenrolled, and stopped-out college students. The member will analyze historical data and develop a Specialized Engagement Toolkit with workflows for re-enrollment, student parent grant processing, and transitioning students into appropriate support. They will create a multi-channel communications calendar and resources, including re-enrollment guides, academic reminders, and funding opportunities. The member will evaluate and develop training materials for the “Students Navigating Higher Education Independently” curriculum. They will refine Salesforce tools to track re-enrollment outcomes, student parent participation, and barriers to persistence, and document engagement workflows, communication templates, and community resources to ensure the model is sustainable for future staff and volunteers.

Program Benefits:

• Childcare assistance if eligible
• Choice of Education Award or End of Service Stipend
• Health Coverage*
• Living Allowance
• Relocation Allowance
• Training

Terms

None

Service Areas

Community and Economic Development , Community Outreach , Education , Public Health AmeriCorps .

Skills

Communications , Community Organization , Computers/Technology , Writing/Editing , General Skills , Team Work .

Program Type:

AmeriCorps VISTA

Program

Non-traditional Student Engagement Specialist VISTA

Program Start/End Date

12/14/2026 - 12/13/2027

Work Schedule

Full Time

Age Requirement

Minimum: 18 Maximum: None

Program Locations

MINNESOTA

Accepting Applications

From 09/15/2026 To 11/05/2026

Contact

Arshiya Fatima

755 Prior Ave N

Saint Paul MN 55104

6512889455