Re-Entry Services 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! This position will provide high-touch navigation and support to justice-impacted individuals seeking to enroll and succeed at RTC. The Navigator serves as a primary point of 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.

The Re-Entry Services Navigator will collaborate with college departments, the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC), facility education navigators, community corrections, and reentry partners to reduce barriers and support student persistence and completion. This includes providing ongoing case management and connections for enrolled students with academic advising and other college services to support progress toward credential completion. The position maintains accurate student records, tracks outcomes, and completes required reporting in support of grant objectives.

The Re-Entry Services Navigator is represented by the Renton Professional Technical Association (Prof-Tech) union. This is a full-time, classified, and overtime eligible position reporting to the Director of Entry Services. The pay range for this role is $67,572.37 - $86,932.28 annually. Salary placement will not exceed step 10 ($82,902.86). Additional information can be found on our benefits page and in the Collective Bargaining Agreement. The priority consideration date for this position is November 22, 2026. This position is grant funded through an on-going partnership between the DOC and the State Board of Community & Technical Colleges, and is contingent upon continued funding.

Renton Technical College, located southeast of Seattle, has provided quality education in a variety of occupations for over 75 years. Our professional-technical certificate and degree programs offer entry and mid-level training in the areas of allied health, trades, and industry, culinary, business, technology, and automotive. Our outstanding college & career pathways program with classes in adult basic education, English as a second language, and GED preparation is available to those who need additional preparation before entering a training program and for those who simply wish to improve their math and English skills. Career Education and apprenticeships degrees round out our offerings.

Student Navigation and Support

• 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.

DOC and Reentry Partnerships

• Develop and maintain collaborative