R3 Coach, Restricted

Title: R3 Coach, Restricted

Agency: Southside Va Community College

Location: Mecklenburg - 117

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: Minimum $41,655, commensurate with experience and qualifications

Full Time or Part Time: Full Time

Additional Detail

Job Description:

Established in 1970, SVCC is one of the 23 colleges in the Virginia Community College System. The Christanna Campus near Alberta and the John H. Daniel Campus near Keysville serve ten counties and one city - the largest community college service region in the state. In 1985, SVCC opened the Southside Virginia Education Center. The college is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award Associate degrees. SVCC is dedicated to the belief that all citizens should be given an opportunity to acquire an educational foundation which develops and extends their skills and knowledge. The college's goal is to provide diverse instructional programs ranging from developmental studies to associate degree curricula in academic, technical, and lifelong education. Through various activities, students will also have the opportunity to develop their roles and responsibilities as participants in a changing society.

Thank you for considering employment with Southside Virginia Community College (SVCC). We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce that enhances our status as a recognized Great College to Work For by the Chronicle of Higher Education for 12 years! With the goal of ensuring the equal educational opportunity for all students, SVCC embraces diversity among our students, faculty, staff and the communities we serve as an integral part of our history, a recognition of the complexity of our present state and a call to action for a better future.

SVCC is located in a rural setting of rolling hills, pine and hardwood forests, and farmland. There is easy access to nearby metropolitan Richmond, Virginia, the state's capital, as well as Raleigh, North Carolina, and Lynchburg, Virginia. The area is famous for its two lakes, Gaston and Kerr, and a multitude of state and national parks which offer recreational opportunities such as fishing, boating, skiing, jet-skiing, hiking, horseback riding, picnics, and relaxation. The area also offers sports arenas for baseball, softball, soccer and beautiful golf courses. There are cultural activities including various theaters and arts councils offering concerts, plays, and live entertainment, and there are many local festivals held throughout the year.

Job Description:

Southside Virginia Community College is seeking a Recruitment, Retention, and Re-entry (R3) Coach as part of the College's expansion plan for the Campus Within Walls program. SVCC's Campus Within Walls program provides second chances through higher education to incarcerated students. Through college education, Campus Within Walls provides our students with the tools they need to successfully re-enter society and become productive citizens.

The R3 Coach will address barriers to entering and maintaining participation in the Clean Energy Workforce, encourage success among program participants, provide guided assistance and follow-up to potential students from the point of inquiry to enrollment, utilize technology and other resources to strengthen student connections to the College, lead presentations to potential participants, provide information on community-based support services, and provide coaching to participants to encourage pathway persistence.

The successful candidate must be willing to travel to and work within the following correctional centers:

Lunenburg Correctional Center, Nottoway Correctional Center, Baskerville Correctional Center, Virginia Correctional Center, State Farm Correctional Center, Halifax Correctional Center, Greensville Correctional Center

Some of the duties include but are not limited to:

• Assist with the college application process

• Connect students to financial aid resources and to scholarship opportunities through the College's foundation

• Discuss career and educational goals and available pathways with students

• Provide academic advising assistance and guidance on course selection

• Lead presentations to potential participants to inform them of the Clean Energy career options and related SVCC educational opportunities

• Facilitate communication pathways that participants may utilize once released and obtain employment

• Provide information on and referrals to community-based support service agencies that provide assistance to those recently released from incarceration

Minimum Qualifications:

• Valid driver's license

• Proficient, working knowledge of internet applications and PC-based software (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite, Google docs, etc.)

• Knowledge of barriers to educational success and a desire to help others reach their educational goals

• Experience working with racially, ethnically, economically and age-diverse individuals

• Strong interpersonal skills to help engage, provide support to, and motivate students

• Excellent customer service skills, including the ability to effectively follow up and follow through

• Effective oral and written communication skills

• Effective problem-solving skills

• Excellent organizational skills

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently as well as part of a team

• Discretion in handling confidential information

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of the Virginia Department of Corrections

• Previous experience in a correctional setting

• Knowledge of available financial aid and scholarship information

• Knowledge of enrollment procedures