Outreach & Admissions Coach — Guide Students to Enrollment

Virginia Community Colleges; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 54,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Tuition waiver

Generous leave benefits

Job summary

Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) seeks an Outreach & Admissions Coach to drive targeted outreach, recruitment, and onboarding across Charlottesville and surrounding counties. This full-time role guides prospective students from interest to enrollment, ensuring equitable access to education and training.

The position emphasizes collaboration with high schools, community partners, and PVCC teams, delivering on-campus, community, and virtual outreach with occasional evenings and weekends.

Qualifications

• Experience planning, coordinating, and carrying out outreach, recruitment, educational, or community-based activities.
• Experience providing guidance, coaching, advising, customer service, or other direct support to students, prospective students, clients, or community members.
• Experience communicating information to individuals and groups through presentations, information sessions, workshops, or similar activities.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and manage multiple assignments, deadlines, events, or priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with individuals from a variety of backgrounds.
• Experience using technology to maintain records, track interactions, or manage communications.

Responsibilities

• Coaching prospective students by providing tailored orientation details and guidance on academic and career pathways.
• Assist prospective students through registration for recruitment events, application submission, and pre-enrollment milestones.
• Support new students during onboarding and handoffs to academic advisors, financial aid counselors, and college support personnel.
• Design and produce informational materials that help prospective students make timely enrollment decisions.
• Represent PVCC at college fairs, community events, and information sessions across the region.
• Serve as a primary liaison between PVCC and community organizations, educational institutions, employers, and homeschool cooperatives.
• Partner with regional high schools to deliver outreach and facilitate a smooth transition to college.
• Help design and implement strategic recruitment plans that promote equitable access.
• Collaborate with internal teams to plan onboarding activities and special events.

Skills

Outreach planning

Student advising

Public speaking

Communication skills

CRM tools

Tools

Salesforce CRM

Navigate

SIS

XAP

Job description

Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) seeks an Outreach & Admissions Coach to drive targeted outreach, recruitment, and onboarding across Charlottesville and surrounding counties. This full-time role guides prospective students from interest to enrollment, ensuring equitable access to education and training.

The position emphasizes collaboration with high schools, community partners, and PVCC teams, delivering on-campus, community, and virtual outreach with occasional evenings and weekends.