Part-Time Career Coach: Adult Education Pathways

College of Southern Nevada; Las Vegas (NV); On-site; USD 29,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

The College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas invites applications for a Part-Time Career Coach in the DWED/ABE program. This role supports adult learners with navigating educational and workforce pathways, referrals, enrollment, and transition activities.

The coach collaborates with campus teams and community partners to maximize student persistence and success. The ideal candidate will assist with career readiness, group and individual sessions, and tracking student progress across multiple

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Experience providing customer service, student support, workforce services, education support, or related services.
• Ability to communicate effectively with students, staff, community partners, and members of the public.
• Ability to use computers, Microsoft Office applications, and electronic information or student-tracking systems.
• Ability to organize work, maintain accurate records, follow established procedures, and manage multiple responsibilities.
• Ability to work effectively with diverse adult learners and provide professional, student-centered customer service.
• Ability to work flexible hours, which may include mornings, evenings, weekends, or off-site assignments based on program needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide students with information about ABE, DWED, CSN, workforce training, career pathway, and postsecondary opportunities.
• Assist students with identifying next steps within HSE, ELA, IET, bridge, short-term training, industry certification, ATB, and college pathways.
• Assist students with enrollment navigation, onboarding, orientation, registration, intake, and transition activities.
• Connect and refer students to appropriate CSN departments, workforce agencies, training programs, community organizations, and other support services.
• Conduct follow-up with current, inactive, transitioning, and exiting students to support persistence, re-engagement, and successful transitions.
• Assist students with career readiness activities such as resumes, interviewing, digital literacy, job-search resources, employability skills, and workplace readiness.
• Facilitate or assist with orientations, pathway presentations, career-readiness workshops, informational sessions, and student engagement activities.
• Maintain accurate student notes, referrals, follow-up information, and participation or transition information in applicable data systems.
• Assist with tracking student participation, persistence, progression, transitions, employment outcomes, and other required follow-up activities.
• Assist with collecting and reviewing student documentation related to program participation, referrals, transitions, and reporting requirements.
• Support retention and re-engagement initiatives designed to improve student attendance, persistence, participation, and successful transition.
• Participate in recruitment, outreach, and community engagement activities to increase awareness of Adult Education and DWED opportunities.
• Collaborate with instructors, advisors, registration staff, workforce teams, and community partners to help students access appropriate services.
• Support testing, registration, intake, onboarding, and other student-service activities as needed.
• Assist with student-facing materials and communications related to career pathways, workforce opportunities, registration, and program services.
• Attend staff meetings, professional development activities, and program or community meetings as needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned to support the needs of Adult Basic Education, DWED, and the College.

Skills

Customer service

Student support

Communication

Multitasking

Office software

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

MS Office

Student information systems

CRM systems

Job description

The College of Southern Nevada in Las Vegas invites applications for a Part-Time Career Coach in the DWED/ABE program. This role supports adult learners with navigating educational and workforce pathways, referrals, enrollment, and transition activities.

The coach collaborates with campus teams and community partners to maximize student persistence and success. The ideal candidate will assist with career readiness, group and individual sessions, and tracking student progress across multiple