FastForward​/G3 Career Coach

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Role

Title:

Education Support Specialist III

Role Code: 29144‑SW

FLSA Status:
Exempt

Pay Band: $55,000 – $60,000

Position Number:

Agency:
Piedmont Virginia Community College

Division:
Piedmont Virginia Community College (Div)

Work Location:

Albemarle – 003

Full Time or Part Time:
Full Time

Telework options: subject to change based on business needs.

Work Schedule:

Flexibility to work 40 hours within the hours of 8:00am‑5:00pm, Monday through Friday. Occasional evening and weekend hours.

Sensitive Position:
No

Piedmont Virginia Community College (PVCC) is a nonresidential two‑year institution of higher education that serves Central Virginia – principally residents of the City of Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa and Nelson. PVCC is one of 23 community colleges in Virginia that comprise the Virginia Community College System (VCCS). The scenic PVCC campus is located in Albemarle County, Virginia.

Classes are also offered at the PVCC Eugene Giuseppe Center in Stanardsville (Greene County), the PVCC Jefferson School Center in downtown Charlottesville and at high school sites across the region. For more information, please visit pvcc.edu
. PVCC is known throughout the community and the Virginia Community College System for its exceptional faculty and staff, the quality of its programs and services, and the success of its students. PVCC welcomes, encourages, and supports the diversity of our students, faculty, and staff members and seeks to attract and retain individuals who reflect our diverse community.

The Fast Forward Career Coach will assist students interested or enrolled in noncredit workforce training with career and educational planning services, program admissions, financial aid, successful training completion and credential attainment, identifying work‑based learning opportunities, and job placement and retention. The coach will assist students in overcoming barriers to their success by connecting them to supportive services in their region, including the services of the one‑stop career centers, as appropriate.

The coach will work closely with students before, during, and after their training and credentialing programs to provide support throughout the program and into the workforce. This position is supported by grant funding and is fully funded through June 30 2028
. Extension of the position beyond this period is dependent upon the availability of continued grant funding.

Employment type
:
Full‑time, exempt, grant‑funded

• State of Virginia employee benefits
• Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, and vision)
• Virginia Retirement System (VRS) participation
• Generous annual leave and paid holidays
• Continuous learning programs
• Access to wellness resources and employee assistance programs

• Effectively guides and advises prospective and current students through career decision‑making process, using career assessment instruments and job market data to help students identify career, educational, and training options, inclusive of short‑term career training and credential programs.
• Support workforce program enrollment by facilitating individual and group funding and registration sessions to connect prospective students to appropriate funding.
• Processes Fast Forward, G3 and FANTIC funding applications.
• Meets with students facing barriers to successful completion and/or credential to identify resources…